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Daily Arsenal - S1-E119 : Leicester Review, who needs a striker anyway?
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It's Monday, and today we're bringing you the classic double Josh reaction to Arsenal's 12:30 game against the foxes at the King Power Stadium! Listen along as the boys discuss the game, Mikel Merino and the laughing stock that is Old Trafford!
Host : Josh Vince
Guest : Joshua Duncan
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Introduction and Arsenal vs Leicester Recap
00:00:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to the Daily Arsenal Podcast, brought to you as part of the Global Sports Podcast Network. It's Monday, which means it's time to review that 12.30 kickoff against Leicester on Saturday. And joining me, your host, Josh Vince, today is the man who is probably more scared of 12.30 kickoffs than anybody else. It is the wonderful Joshua Duncan. Josh, the curse is broken. You've not had a weekend ruined.
00:00:34
Josh D
Yeah, yeah, i I was a bit worried about the 12.30 kickoff and you know that usually this ruins my weekend if we do lose um But it was a good result for us, you know, I mean
00:00:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
It really was and kind of I would certainly say against what I expected.
Pre-game Expectations vs Reality
00:00:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
what What were you sort of thinking going into it with obviously the chaos that's been the Dubai training camp and all the injuries? so
00:00:56
Josh D
um I thought it would be a no-no draw
00:00:59
Josh D
I really thought it'd be a boring game, no chances, and we wouldn't have scored.
00:01:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, i I struggled to see where the goals were going to come from. And then when I saw the start and line up, it was kind of exactly what I expected. I don't know about it. You know, what was it?
00:01:12
Josh D
Yeah, was
00:01:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sterling, Trossada and Wenieri. And good right I didn't get to watch the game because I was working. Did you actually get to sit down and watch it?
00:01:21
Josh D
yeah yeah I did.
00:01:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:22
Josh D
i did
00:01:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we're goingnna we're going to go through sort of like the key events of the game. And I've got the highlights down. But if there's any other points you want to bring up at any point, and then do just shout them straight out.
Offensive Struggles and Defensive Highlights
00:01:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
it From the looks of the highlights in the match report, it didn't look like we started that well, Josh.
00:01:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Would you they say that's fair to say? Were so we sort of under the cosh a bit from Leicester?
00:01:41
Josh D
Yeah, we we were real terrible. I think defensively we weren't too, too bad.
00:01:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:01:46
Josh D
But going forward, I mean, we were we were doing nothing. The only person that was trying to make something happen was Minari. I think he played brilliant. But apart from that, Trossard, I know you hate him.
00:01:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm.
00:01:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I do, yeah.
00:01:55
Josh D
eat yeah I mean, this is a game for you.
00:01:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:01:58
Josh D
I'm happy you didn't watch this game. You probably would have lost your head. And I'm Sterling. Sterling, you know, i I think we need a whole podcast to talk about Sterling and his performance on that. It was so bad.
00:02:09
Josh D
It was it was really bad.
00:02:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah You know. We could probably do that tomorrow or just do a deep dive on Raheem Sterling and what the hell has happened to that man. I mean, there was so Lester had the best chance of the first half, I think, didn't they?
00:02:22
Josh D
yeah
00:02:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
So indeed, he hit a volley straight at Raya and then also headed wide. I mean, did it feel like momentum was swinging in their direction?
00:02:29
Josh D
Yeah No, I think they just they just took their chance I think they only had like two chances I mean the first half was really was really boring really I mean if you're not a football fan for neutrals I put if I didn't spot I probably would attend over it was can Yeah, it was pretty boring to be fair
00:02:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It was that bad.
00:02:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
i the the efforts look the like The efforts looked all right,
Second Half Surge and Youth Impact
00:02:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
to be fair. And then the second half comes along. And like you say, Wanyeri just came alive. He started running that show, didn't he?
00:02:55
Josh D
Yeah. Yeah. I mean, i'm this is what you kind of want. You know, you want players to kind of step up now. And, you know, we we we knew you need this. If we're fighting for this title, you know, we we need players out one area, everyone else, you know, to really step up and pull the shift and hats to up, you know, 17 year old performance like that. I mean, he really, he really took his chance.
00:03:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, towards the beginning of the second half, he he actually, he went for a Saka, didn't he?
00:03:17
Josh D
Yeah.
00:03:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sort of like the edge of the box, cutting on his left, hit it, and it just over.
00:03:21
Josh D
Yeah, that's unlucky.
00:03:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, did did you see him at the start of this season molding into a Saka-resque player?
00:03:22
Josh D
He was unlucky with that one.
00:03:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because I always thought he was like an Erdogan replacement more than ah a wide man. But he seems to be emulating all of Saka's game.
00:03:35
Josh D
um I knew he could play both, but I think um what I thought that he would, you know, I thought I would like him to play more yeah as Odegar's replacement.
00:03:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:03:45
Josh D
And, you know, it's good to have the city city in, in in the you know, in our squad. and But yeah, I mean, well, was it from what, said September, August, from the teams that started from him, just more than into the team.
00:03:56
Josh D
He's eat done a tremendous job then.
00:03:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
He really is. He's probably the brightest... spot him and Louis Skelly are the brightest sparks of this season, I'd say, without a shadow of any doubt.
00:04:03
Josh D
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:04:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Speaking of Louis Skelly, I mean, Partee gives the ball away to Jordan Ayu.
00:04:11
Josh D
Yeah. oh Yeah.
00:04:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
That was one of the worst passes I've ever seen, by the way. Just played it straight great to him.
00:04:16
Josh D
was.
00:04:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
It wasn't like he missed it or anything. It was just like, oh, there's Ayu. There you go. Have it. it's just absurd. Then IU managed to get forward because Partey sort of jogs after him. IU puts a really good ball across the face of goal. Raya misses it. Saliba misses it. Gabrielle misses it. Bobby Day called over Reed. Is that in the far post? But who is there to get an important foot on it?
Key Performances and Unexpected Roles
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It's that boy Louis Skelly. I mean, he's keeping Califiori out and he's proving why at the moment, isn't he?
00:04:47
Josh D
Yeah, I think I've said him and touched on other podcasts. I prefer him over, kind of from what I've seen in certain games. And it's easy, one of those ones, it's easy, you can see him putting your own back on the net, you know?
00:04:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, so easily.
00:04:58
Josh D
I've been doing, I've done one of those ones where I've literally tried to clear it and I've screwed it up and go, and I'm, you know, a bit annoyed. But yeah, you know, again, he's a tremendous breakout scene for him, you know, but again, I think Arsenal fans and England fans as well, we get a bit carried away with our English players.
00:05:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
We do. Yeah.
00:05:14
Josh D
let's just give them out, you know, because they still got big shoes to fill, you know, they don't measure up to Jack Walsh or when he was 17, do you know what I mean?
00:05:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no, exactly.
00:05:24
Josh D
And you know, his career of injuries, it didn't really work out as it was meant to be.
00:05:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that's that's a really big fear amongst a lot of Arsenal fans. We're going to kind of get onto that in the second part about possibly a slight over-reliance on them.
00:05:36
Josh D
Yeah.
00:05:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But eventually things happened for us. Were you surprised to see Marino being put on as a striker?
00:05:44
Josh D
Do you know what? Yeah, I wasn't, because I kept on seeing memes online. He goes, ah, yeah, man, you know, he's going to be playing up front. He's going to be playing up front. And I thought, surely not.
00:05:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Surely not.
00:05:55
Josh D
Surely he's not going to do that. Well, I mean, ah the front three, apart from Ranieri, it was so bad. I thought they had to do something.
00:06:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:03
Josh D
And, you know, good fair play to Marino. He got his two goals. And, you know, he took, I mean, Ranieri, the great cross ring, you know, whipped it.
00:06:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
That cross was brilliant, by the way.
00:06:10
Josh D
Yeah. Yeah.
00:06:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
No one's talking about it, but it was such a good cross.
00:06:14
Josh D
I mean, it was perfect. I mean, all he had to do, he he literally guided into the positions from Marino could just headed it into the back of the net, you know, it didn't really require any, any rule for him. um And then the second goal, you know, again, it's kind of funny that he's playing off and I still can't, I can't, I can't think about it.
00:06:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
i You know what, i was ah i was I was at work, I was literally, I was making a cocktail and I had my phone on the bar and it popped up, ah I think it was 81 minutes and it was like Arsenal 1-0, Michal Morina, and obviously I was incredibly relieved, but also very surprised at the name.
00:06:37
Josh D
Yeah.
00:06:44
Josh D
Yeah.
00:06:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
of the course And then the fact he popped up yet again with, by the way, a great poachers finish at the Far Post.
00:06:53
Josh D
yes Yeah, yeah.
00:06:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was like, When you're running onto a ball that's coming at some pace along the ground, it's so easy to foul that sort of effort up. But he took it, he took it like you've been playing that position for years, didn't he?
00:07:07
Josh D
Yeah, I mean, I think I really think if habits were there, I think you'd have missed it, you know. It was it was a great ball by Trossard as well, the way he found the man.
00:07:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:14
Josh D
Trossard had a lot to do there. He'd whipped it into a position. where And what I liked about Marino, he was literally he's like he he knew the attacking police presence to where to be.
00:07:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:23
Josh D
And that's quite surprising for someone who he's never played up front ever, like nobody knew who he is, like he's his first time.
00:07:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
He literally drifts forward from the eight, and he's quite good at that.
00:07:28
Josh D
and you know So, no, I mean. Yeah, yeah.
00:07:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
But he's never he's never been one to literally be in the box and also have the foresight to peel off the last defender because he was in acres of space.
00:07:39
Josh D
Yeah.
00:07:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
No one was near him.
00:07:42
Josh D
Yeah, he was.
00:07:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
like The defenders completely missed him. So
Sterling's Decline and Loan Question
00:07:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
i think I think you're right. He did an absolutely incredible job there. In terms of the game, there wasn't many huge moments. So that's probably pretty much the main summary of the game. When we come back,
00:07:52
Josh D
There it was, there was, I mean, still a moment.
00:07:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, oh, go on. Go on. Oh, oh, go on.
00:07:57
Josh D
I there was times when he he, I think there was one where he tried to take on a playoff, right? And he run the ball out of play. And I was just like, what?
00:08:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
He ran the ball out of play.
00:08:06
Josh D
Yeah, he literally, so he tried to, I can't remember who he was facing against, but he was trying to get past him. To be fair, he did get past the guy, but he also taught the player as well.
00:08:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:16
Josh D
It was a tight angle, but I just, in my head house I was like, why would you try that?
00:08:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go on.
00:08:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
What?
00:08:20
Josh D
Because you have nowhere to go.
00:08:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
what What has happened to the Liverpool Wonderboy and Man City machine? Honestly, like, it can't just be confident, surely. He is getting on a bit, but i've a drop-off that much is I've not seen in a while.
00:08:36
Josh D
You know, it's like what Lee Gunner said, you know, I think he owes Kevin to bringing his wages.
00:08:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, was said why want that's Just be honest, every goal he scored for City was two yards out, wasn't it?
00:08:41
Josh D
Do you know what I
00:08:46
Josh D
and the
00:08:49
Josh D
Yeah.
00:08:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was always that cut back.
00:08:50
Josh D
Yeah. I mean, I don't know of him. For me, this loan move, I think is is probably the worst loan we probably had in a very long time. I can't think of.
00:09:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:03
Josh D
We've had work. We have worse but we I think we had does it was it kelstrom that was worse Yeah, so but yeah Yeah Yeah, he's I don't know if them I think you know, it's like Jamie Carragher um, leave the football for the league boy leaves you do you know I mean
00:09:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah but he came to us like a broken back. in tellstro Yeah, so I feel for him a little bit. But he was he was always sort of like a bit of a stopgap player where Sterling was brought in to sort of like, I will rejuvenate his career. And he will be that extra man that we need up front. But he's just been useless. Yeah.
00:09:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and it certainly has left him. Right, we're going to take a little bit of a break now. When we come back, we're going to talk about sort of some
Concerns on Overusing Young Talents
00:09:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
specifics, in particular, Marino, because I think we need to talk about him in a little bit more detail.
00:09:41
Josh D
Yeah.
00:09:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're going to talk about the youngsters as well, and maybe touch on Sterling again. So we'll be back with you just after this message from our new partners at Bionics.
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00:10:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
um back to the football, back to Leicester Arsenal at the Cape House Stadium. We do have to talk about Mikel Morino because I think for a lot of fans over the season we brought him in for a fair bit of money and it was a long time getting him over the line.
00:10:55
Josh D
Yeah.
00:10:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I don't know about you Josh but I think for a lot of other fans he's kind of disappointed a little bit, sort of up to now hasn't he?
00:11:05
Josh D
um Yeah, yeah, I think a lot of fans came with a big expectation and, you know, he's just... For me, I think he's done all right, to be fair. I don't think he's been quite amazing, but I think he's put a shift in here and there.
00:11:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:18
Josh D
and He did come here, I had to have that injury as well, so we did get to see him straight away. And, then you know, I think, was it his collarbone, was it? Or...
00:11:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was Gabrielle landed on him in his first training session and broke his collarbone or something like that.
00:11:28
Josh D
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So, you know, that's a bit unlucky.
00:11:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:11:34
Josh D
But I think he's done all right. I think the money we spent on him is not... Oh, I've seen worse signings, you know, that we've bought. You know, he's not terrible.
00:11:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
It wasn't sort of like an absolute break the bank signing. It was a relatively sensible fee for someone who's you know a midfielder in their prime, international, made sense.
00:11:45
Josh D
Yeah. Yeah.
00:11:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think a lot of people were just expecting him. There was such an over expectation of him to immediately be the number eight, to be the Jaka replacement and just to absolutely kick on a fly.
00:11:59
Josh D
Yeah. Yeah.
00:12:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
But we do have to question because like you kind of mentioned it earlier. But is he a better finisher than Kai? Because those two opportunities, the header, admittedly he just had to sort of he had to direct that, but we've seen Kai in situations like that have headers handed to him on a platter and send them over or send them wide.
00:12:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the finish as well at the far post was really smart, really controlled, really good finish. I mean, obviously it's just one game, so we can't get too excited.
00:12:33
Josh D
Yeah.
00:12:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
They looked and incredibly composed up front.
00:12:36
Josh D
um Yeah, it is. But, you know, then again, it is Vanisterys Lester, and who are in a relegation battle and have not been particularly great this season.
00:12:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:45
Josh D
I thought they would have done a bit better, um not under him, but, you know, just thought they would do a bit better. um Is he a bit of a finisher?
00:12:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
It might be too early to say that, to be honest.
00:12:56
Josh D
I don't know because I don't think Kai can finish. I don't think he can finish at all.
00:12:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:01
Josh D
you know and if For me, I don't know. I've said many things about Kai habits.
00:13:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:13:06
Josh D
you know and um you know it's It's a shame that he is injured. and But I'm laughing because I get to win my bet.
00:13:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh yeah you're not losing that there now he's not playing again what was it 20 goals all seasons the bet wasn't there and Noah yeah so was it 20 goals in all competitions you said or just the Premier League right all competitions how many did he get he got 15 he was getting close
00:13:18
Josh D
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I did a bit with my uncle and I think I did it with ah no was it is a Noah anddund and Edmund and Edmund as well. Yeah, so um yeah. Yeah, yeah, and I said all competitions, right?
00:13:37
Josh D
I don't lost a bit. It's such a kind of habits thing to do.
00:13:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
it really is isn't it to get so close to having you who's there and we get injured for the rest of the season obviously we we're ah we're very upset that he's injured but by word there's some relief in Josh as well yeah
00:13:56
Josh D
Yeah, but there was that there was a cheeky smile I had and then I called my cousin. I was like, yeah, tell your dad I'm coming to collect, you know.
00:14:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is when he makes a miraculous and recovery. Somehow his hamstring refixes itself and in the last game he scores six goals and finishes with 21 for the season.
00:14:16
Josh D
god he would dare kill me again he would dare to have me in it
00:14:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
He would do. You know what he's going to do with all this time that he's got off, he's going to find the Daily Arsenal podcast. He'll go through it all and go. No, I am going to get back and I'm going to score these
Arteta's Tactical Surprises and Marino's Role
00:14:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
goals.
00:14:30
Josh D
with
00:14:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
but I mean, it's good to see that Arteta, I thought it was quite brave of Arteta to put Marino upfront, actually, because it certainly surprised me when I heard that he'd been put in as a number nine. know And who knows, maybe he could be something we could rely on, but realistically, I mean, Sterling has to do better because we need him, don't we, right now?
00:14:42
Josh D
Oh God, he would dare to show me again, he would dare to have me in it.
00:14:52
Josh D
Yeah, I mean, the performers are disappointed with Stan and I really wanted him to kind of prove I think most Arsenal fans wrong.
00:14:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:59
Josh D
God damn, I don't know what's really wrong with him. Maybe some family problems at home. I don't know. From what I've heard, he has a beautiful life, you know, got beautiful kids, beautiful wife.
00:15:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Mm hmm.
00:15:10
Josh D
And I think he's born again. Christian, I think he's a Baptist now, I think, I think.
00:15:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, really? Wow.
00:15:15
Josh D
Yeah, yeah. I remember I saw it online and he had a, what do you call it again?
00:15:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:15:21
Josh D
Oh, gosh, I'm Christian myself.
00:15:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
The baptism confirmation, something like that.
00:15:23
Josh D
Yeah, something like that.
00:15:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:24
Josh D
Yeah, I saw online.
00:15:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:25
Josh D
So on paper, he seemed not to be having a decent life. So I don't know what the conference is. I don't know why it's like it's really gone bad. Like at Chelsea, he was bad, but there were certain games he was all right.
00:15:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:15:36
Josh D
I don't think an Arsenal game, the only time he played been all right has been the United game when he came on an FA Cup.
00:15:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:42
Josh D
He played all right like that game. You know, we we kind of we kind of need him. We we need everybody, you know, and
00:15:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
We do.
00:15:49
Josh D
To show that, you know, also we're we're really sure at the moment, the fact that we have to put Merino up front. I mean, I don't even want to start getting onto the transfer window because I could be here all day.
00:15:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh mate, I don't know if you heard on Thursday, I just got angry.
00:16:01
Josh D
Oh, yeah, I listened to it.
00:16:03
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I got so angry.
00:16:05
Josh D
I listened to it.
00:16:06
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who
00:16:06
Josh D
I listened to it on my way. I think I was going somewhere and I put it on.
00:16:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:16:09
Josh D
I was just like, yeah, dang on, Joshua.
00:16:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah ah but that it's i I personally look at Sterling and I think yeah we we laughed about him joining us and you know there's a lot of banter around him but we do want him to succeed because him succeeding means that we succeed and you're right he's he currently has a blessed life maybe that's what it is maybe he's so comfortable that you know the the the drive possibly to be better and improve has gone, but i don't know ah something has gone wrong.
00:16:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I'll be really interested at the end of the season to see if anybody talks about it, because he's not been shy in the past, Sterling, about coming out and talking about these things.
00:16:47
Josh D
No.
00:16:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
So if he comes out and speaks about it, I'd be really interested to hear what you have to say, actually.
00:16:52
Josh D
Yeah, it's funny enough, you know, Sterling, he used to live not that far from what where I live in the moment.
00:16:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Really?
00:16:58
Josh D
And um yeah, yeah. And some of the guys I used to play football with used to play a football with Sterling as well.
00:17:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, wow.
00:17:03
Josh D
And I need to say about him is that there's one thing about Sterling is that a coach, he's not he's never been the best, actually the best around everybody else. But you can give him something to do. And he will just do it.
00:17:14
Josh D
He'll get it straight away. And he puts 100% effort in. And I think sometimes you do see that because I think he trains the right way.
00:17:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:22
Josh D
He's never in the paper for the wrong reasons, really. I know the media was after him for one point, but he's, from what I've heard, I've never heard him do anything bad.
00:17:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:17:28
Josh D
So I think he's but got the right mentality to have. I just, I don't know what's going on with him. You know, maybe, maybe it's just a confidence thing and maybe he needs to be a bit of love around there. Maybe I'll try to needs to kind of motivate him a bit.
00:17:39
Josh D
I don't know.
00:17:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ateza doesn't strike me as the most sort of like man manager friendly manager, if you know what I mean. The man sort of put an arm around you and say, well done, chap, you're doing really well.
00:17:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
He doesn't give that vibe from the touch line to see.
00:17:54
Josh D
um I don't know, I can't disagree with it. I think, I think, I think behind closed, door I think he did with with him he does a lot of mind games, you know, he likes to do those sort of things there.
00:17:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:18:05
Josh D
So it's probably things he does behind closed scenes to kind of mob it plays in in a different way. um Mr. And I don't know what you need to do with him.
00:18:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:18:12
Josh D
each He just needs to be better, right?
00:18:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
He does.
00:18:15
Josh D
You know, yeah for me, if you ask, I also said at the beginning of the season, I'd rather have Rhys Nelson than Sterling, because I think Rhys Nelson, Rhys Nelson.
00:18:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, same.
00:18:23
Josh D
I'm not the biggest fan of him, but I think you can get more out of him. I think you...
00:18:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Actually, that's a thought.
00:18:26
Josh D
Oh, sorry.
00:18:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why didn't we just recall Rhys?
00:18:31
Josh D
i oh no I don't know.
00:18:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
We could have just recalled him.
00:18:34
Josh D
I don't I don't...
00:18:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah He's not had the best season at Fulham, but
00:18:36
Josh D
It's got more rules than Sterling.
00:18:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
He has. I can have scored more goals than Sterling in that fight and have a fat overweight centre back.
00:18:45
Josh D
but you You know, it's so funny, yeah. I got the phone um to my cousin, I was on Friday, and I was just like, oh man, we got some, we really got short plays, you know. I don't know what we're gonna do. And he's like to me, what are you doing on Saturday?
00:19:01
Josh D
You wanted to bring your shorts on, man.
00:19:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah so just pop down Lester yeah just see if just knock on the bus and just be like Miquel I mean if you want it
00:19:05
Josh D
Yeah.
00:19:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah The last thing I want to touch on before we talk about the rest of the Premier League is the youngsters. Because like we said, Lewis Skelly and Wanyeri have been the bright lights of this season.
00:19:20
Josh D
Yeah.
00:19:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
They've been really, really good. But I don't know about you. I'm already scared because you look at what's happened with Saka. Saka was incredible in terms of the fact he hardly got injured. Like his fitness was phenomenal.
00:19:29
Josh D
Yeah.
00:19:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
But he's been overworked this season. He's got a bad injury. Hathers has been overworked this season. Got a bad injury. Martinelli is a bit injury prone. Gabrielle J. Zeus is made of matchsticks. Are we putting too much on them too soon? I know it's kind of we need them at the moment and they're so they're doing a job, but are you a little bit worried that we're overusing them?
00:19:52
Josh D
I think I'm a bit worried that we're overusing the squad and everyone's getting injured and it's the same sort of injuries, the hamstring injury. All right, the second one, I understand that that it's in a game, um you know, stop starting with VAR and all that sort of stuff.
00:20:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:05
Josh D
They're fine. I can forgive that one. um have it I mean, I think he got the hamstring because he was stretching for a ball. I think he was trying to block a shot.
00:20:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:15
Josh D
Again, I think that's a little bit unlucky, but we have had a few hamstring injuries, whereas a bit, you've got to look at what we're doing. Maybe it's the extra games, maybe it's the training, maybe it's it's too intense. I don't know.
00:20:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:26
Josh D
But overall, I think, you know, with the injuries, something needs to give. Like, we haven't got a squad to have all these injuries. um And relying on, um you know, the youngsters, Lewis Gilly, I think he's deservedly gone into the team because even when California was there, he's, you know, he's been picked ahead of him.
00:20:43
Josh D
um I think he's not put a foot wrong and I think he deserves to be on there. When Yeri, he's one's more of an opportunity because obviously with the injury thing, and he has had the chances to shine as well this season.
00:20:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:20:54
Josh D
um Because literally before the beginning of the season, when we put Viera on loan, what I heard word in the camp is is that when Yeri, what utter rates when Yeri, way more highly than Viera,
00:21:06
Josh D
And I think, I think now, I think maybe Arsenal are thinking, can I really see? and This boy is kind of the real deal. Well, not the real deal, but he's a very talented lad.
00:21:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
the It's proved his point, hasn't it?
00:21:18
Josh D
Yeah, yeah.
00:21:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because the error Vieira, I liked Vieira and he seemed to have a really good spot in the squad in terms of like the character of the squad but he never really got running but with Arsenal.
00:21:24
Josh D
Yeah.
00:21:28
Josh D
Yeah, I think with him, he was just a bit too skinny.
00:21:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:21:31
Josh D
You know, he just, he just needs to probably go KFC and see a bit more chicken, you know what I mean?
00:21:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is the nutritionist Joshua Duncan, official nutritionist for Arsenal FC. You're a bit skinny, lad. Get down, KFC. Get a bargain back in. You'll be absolutely fine. Right. We're going to take another little break. We're going to hear from our partners at Zencaster. When we come back, we're going to have a quick look back at the Premier League fixtures from the rest of the weekend. So we're back just after this message.
00:22:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
And welcome back to the Daily Arsenal Podcast. It's the last section with me, Josh Vince and Josh Duncan. And we're talking about the Arsenal game against Leicester at the weekend where we were 2-0 victors. It was a very, very, I think we were all pretty relieved when we won 2-0 very, very much so.
00:22:40
Josh D
Yeah.
00:22:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Jamie even messaged in the group saying that was a close shave. But there were some other interesting results throughout the Premier League. I mean, I'm just looking at the fixtures now. Ipswich drawing with Aston Villa at Villa Park.
00:22:56
Josh D
Yeah.
00:22:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
incredible result for them absolutely incredible which brings them i mean they're still in the drop zone but they're only two points behind wolves i mean of of the teams who are in the drop zone who do you see has been the most likely to survive if any of the three were going to i mean
00:23:14
Josh D
Ooh, it's a tough one. I think it's probably between it's which semester really. So I'm having to make one. I know that was your team to stay up, but they're they're gone.
00:23:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah No, they they are I I went wrong on that one and I was actually gonna ask you I mean they were beaten by Bournemouth Which isn't an embarrassment at the moment Bournemouth are a really good side beaten 3-1.
00:23:29
Josh D
Yeah. Yeah.
00:23:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
They have nine points currently Southampton Now as many of you I'm sure are aware the lowest tally of points in the Premier League season is Held infamously by Derby County, which is you remember how many is?
Southampton's Struggles and League Surprises
00:23:47
Josh D
Yeah, 11.
00:23:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
11 Now, they've got 13 games left to get two points. But at the rate they're playing, I'm not convinced they will get them. What do you think of it?
00:23:58
Josh D
Yeah, they must get two points.
00:23:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
They've got to, haven't they?
00:24:00
Josh D
Yeah, they've got, you know, just they must, in 13 games, they must get always one win.
00:24:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
They've got to.
00:24:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:07
Josh D
You know what I mean? One win, that's...
00:24:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or three draws. Like, they can't have 13 losses.
00:24:10
Josh D
Yeah, yeah.
00:24:14
Josh D
Yeah, it's pretty bad. You know, teams like that, you know, come coming out, just wasting people's time, really.
00:24:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
It shows, it genuinely shows the unbelievable difference in quality that you need nowadays.
00:24:24
Josh D
Yeah.
00:24:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
It proves why the Prem is the best league in the world, because it is the most competitive.
00:24:28
Josh D
Yeah.
00:24:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
If you're not up to it, you will be spanked and sent back down to the kids in the championship.
00:24:32
Josh D
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:24:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or league one, as my second team Redding are currently struggling at the moment.
00:24:36
Josh D
Yeah.
00:24:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
West Ham lost to Brentford again, not a huge surprise. ah Potters doesn't seem to have really hit the ground running there, does he?
00:24:47
Josh D
Um, I think it takes a bit of time. You know, I think he's had a few injuries himself.
00:24:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:52
Josh D
And I think that they'll, they'll allow out front. We will obviously, we have a unturned nose and car crash and the other lad from Germany, even, even, even a nightmare since he'd been started, he'd always been injured.
00:24:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh God, yeah, of course he was. and
00:25:01
Josh D
So they want Ferguson in. So hopefully he can probably bang a few goals and for them.
00:25:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hopefully he can, because he seemed to drop off the radar a bit at Brighton, didn't he recently? But fingers crossed he can start putting some performances together, because I quite liked Ferguson.
00:25:13
Josh D
Yeah.
00:25:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
um City beat Newcastle 4-0. I was surprised that Newcastle got spanked that badly.
00:25:19
Josh D
Yeah, so.
00:25:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, um, oh mama moosh hat trick.
00:25:20
Josh D
i
00:25:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
He looks a good sign.
00:25:25
Josh D
Yeah, I mean, and i they didn't really spend that much money.
00:25:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
50 mil 55.
00:25:28
Josh D
We were linked to them for, but yeah, we we were linked to them for as well.
00:25:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:25:31
Josh D
um I think just before the start of the season, and obviously we didn't really follow up from it. We don't follow up anybody.
00:25:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. No, of course we don't.
00:25:37
Josh D
and But yeah, he, he, he does have good decent sign. And, you know, I think, I think he's one to look out for definitely next season.
00:25:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I mean, he's a perfect replacement for Alvarez and actually looks a little bit more dangerous potentially than Alvarez was as well.
00:25:49
Josh D
Yeah. Yeah.
00:25:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I think the big surprise yesterday, we're recording a Sunday, so yesterday, was actually Fulham beating Forrest 2-1. Now, Fulham aren't a side of pushovers by any means, but not in the forest have been playing so well.
00:26:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Smith row on the score line as well.
00:26:05
Josh D
Yeah.
00:26:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Our boy, Emi, he did well. but um I mean, Nottingham Forest, they can't they can't maintain where they are, can they? thiss It's not gonna happen. They can't maintain... Can they maintain a Champions League spot, do you think?
00:26:17
Josh D
Ah, boy. Well...
00:26:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're currently four points above Bournemouth who have... Oh, actually, do you know what? I just need to read this table to you quickly.
00:26:25
Josh D
yeah it's it's it's crazy i sort of a day
00:26:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
This top half... It's bad. So Liverpool top with 60. Us second with 53. Nottingham Forest third with 47. So we're comfortably second. So then third is Forest with 47.
00:26:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fourth is Man City with 44. Fifth is Bournemouth. with 43, then Chelsea, Newcastle, Fulham, Villa, Brighton. Like, what the hell, Bournemouth?
00:26:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
They kind of come out of nowhere, haven't they?
00:26:51
Josh D
Yeah, it's crazy. I saw I think you it saw every day. a bit last season, last thing they played a bit of well as well. And, you know, their manager, he's you did a tremendous job with them, you know.
00:26:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm.
00:26:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, here I go, yeah, it's very, very good.
00:27:00
Josh D
Yeah. Yeah.
00:27:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, the game that disappointed me was the one that was played today, Liverpool 2, Wolves 1. I mean, Wolves gave them a game,
00:27:10
Josh D
Yeah.
00:27:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
They did give him a game and, you know, pulled one back in 67 minutes with Mattias Cunha. I mean, he said no to us. The least he could have done was score two bloody goals instead of one. But I, mean weve I talked about this a little bit.
00:27:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously they dropped points against Everton Liverpool.
00:27:27
Josh D
Yeah.
00:27:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
set Do you think seven points is a bit too much of a mountain to climb at the moment with us being so deep in or do you see Liverpool dropping points?
00:27:32
Josh D
um
00:27:37
Josh D
I don't see Liverpool dropping points.
00:27:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:27:39
Josh D
Well, you know, I do see them dropping points, but I don't see us, you know, capital, you know, making the best of them dropping points.
00:27:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah it's
00:27:46
Josh D
And that's where is we've got it's a big ask, you know, I mean, to fair play that we've been on being for a little while.
00:27:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
huge isn't it yeah yeah yeah born with a good while ago yeah getting results yeah and we will be to the bitter end
00:27:53
Josh D
I think the last loss we had was against Bournemouth, if I'm correct. Yeah, that was, yeah, that was a good while ago. So fair play, you know, we've not played the best, but we're not losing matches. So we're still with, yeah, well, you know, famous Kevin Keegan, we're still in this fight, this title, you know.
00:28:10
Josh D
and
00:28:13
Josh D
But I just, I think seven points. It's a big, arms we have to play in my hand for those why don't you ask me in that game?
00:28:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
no no if we if we win at anfield it's on but
00:28:20
Josh D
Yeah.
00:28:25
Josh D
Yeah, that's in May though. It could be, tatters could be done by then.
00:28:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, it could. Yeah, that'll be 12 points clear by that point. It will be fourth somehow. Now we have to talk, of course, the last thing we have to talk about was the clash of Titans.
00:28:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was the bottom half powerhouse match of Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester United at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium Spurs winning one nil through, I think it was a James Madison goal.
00:28:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:51
Josh D
Yeah.
00:28:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
James Madison. Again, I didn't get to watch it because I was at work. Uh, did you get to catch this thrilling contest, Josh?
00:28:58
Josh D
Yeah, I watched a bit of the games and I realised I was kind of pointless watching it because it's not funny thinking.
00:29:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
yep completely inconsequential let's be honest although it means that spurs are now 10 points off of the magic 40 points needed for survival they have a lot yeah
00:29:13
Josh D
It's a really bad season I have. I know they've got a lot of injuries to be fair. They've got a lot of injuries. But, God, you never thought it would be this far, this late into the season.
Tottenham vs Manchester United Post-match Discussion
00:29:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Josh, they've they've won nine out of 25 games.
00:29:28
Josh D
yeah yeah this is this is something qb don't think of and united i mean i mean i i knew it would be bad but it would be this bad
00:29:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. Night is absurd.
00:29:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, at least United are currently 12 points above the drop zone. And Amorim, what was Amorim saying? I saw it on BBC News today. My job is so hard, said Room and Amorim.
00:29:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, Sherlock. I mean, you took on Manchester United, the job which nobody else wanted. There just, I think, it's been a really weird season for a lot of teams, but I think Manchester United has been the one good joke that we can all share in.
00:30:12
Josh D
Yeah, yeah, I mean, he's got the job and a half on there, you know, I mean, I think with him and his press conferences, him saying that, you know, we're going to play our way. and We're not really going to change. that I think that might backfire on him because I don't think he's got the players to play the way he wants to play.
00:30:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm. No, he doesn't.
00:30:27
Josh D
You know, I mean, I think the recruitment they did in the summer was pretty much of a joke. They bought players that no one really wanted or was any after, you know, and It's just everything in the club.
00:30:37
Josh D
I mean, like look, with Antony, he's gone out on loan and he went on the match the other day.
Manchester United's Internal Issues and Fan Reactions
00:30:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, for better, he got the winner.
00:30:42
Josh D
You know, ya yeah, something at this club.
00:30:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's just
00:30:46
Josh D
I don't know if it's the players, if it's the management, if it's the board. You know, they keep talking about the Glazers now. And I think the Glazers, what they've done now, they've they put Jim Ratcliffe in charge and he's made all these changes here.
00:30:57
Josh D
And I don't know i don't know he if he's the throw in front that everyone hates now.
00:31:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
a man he's He's just firing everyone.
00:31:03
Josh D
Yeah.
00:31:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's all he's done. He's just fired everyone.
00:31:06
Josh D
Yeah, yeah.
00:31:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
but I live in Manchester. I know a few people who work at Old Trafford and for United, and four united apparently it is toxic there at the moment.
00:31:10
Josh D
Oh, wow. Yeah.
00:31:16
Josh D
Really?
00:31:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
like Everyone is terrified for their jobs because he is brutal and he has a track record of this. He just goes around and he is cutting costs everywhere he can. So people are worried.
00:31:27
Josh D
you know I don't really like that because at the end of the day, forget all football and things. that I think the United staff, they go in there every day. They're everyday Joes.
00:31:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
they do. Yeah.
00:31:37
Josh D
They've got probably mortgages and families to feed. And to be fearful of their life when they've got you know players on hundred over 100 grand a week, wages.
00:31:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:46
Josh D
Why can't you cut their their their ways?
00:31:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
100%.
00:31:48
Josh D
They're the reason why the club's where it is, you know, and they're not performing on the pitch. What, you know, people in the cantina, wherever they work in the bar, they're they're just regular people that just live locally and just want to have a job like a normal normal person.
00:31:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's
00:32:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, they rely on it to get by.
00:32:02
Josh D
Yeah.
00:32:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
They don't rely on it to get rich. They rely on it to get by and they're, you're right.
00:32:04
Josh D
Yeah. Yeah.
00:32:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're the ones who are being punished, which isn't, which isn't fair. It's not right.
00:32:09
Josh D
yeah And the fans as well. The fans as well.
00:32:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:11
Josh D
I mean, tickets going up. I mean, don't get me wrong.
00:32:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
They are getting mugged off old traffic. They are mugged off there.
00:32:16
Josh D
Yeah, they did it midway through the season. I mean, where are they? What are they for? 15th?
00:32:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Uh, yeah. 15th, I think it was. Yeah.
00:32:24
Josh D
15th. And you're telling me you want to put the tickets up with the riders.
00:32:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:29
Josh D
You're having the last there, mate.
00:32:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
if ah I don't understand how they can genuinely sit there in a board meeting and go, yeah, we can justify this.
00:32:30
Josh D
You're having the last.
00:32:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. But we justify putting the prices up this much because we're such a good, so because we're the richest club in the world with such a good club. It's bonkers, isn't it?
00:32:44
Josh D
Yeah.
00:32:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's, it's. it's just ah It's a bad joke at the moment, Manchester United.
00:32:48
Josh D
Yeah, yeah.
00:32:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
And do you know what? I'm very glad that we're London Red and not Manchester Red because God, life would be miserable if it was the other way around. And on that note, I think we're going to call it a day.
00:33:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
So thank you very much, of course, to Josh for joining us. Joshua Duncan, ah wonderful one of our top guests here on the Daily Arsenal Podcast. um We'll be coming to you tomorrow. I think we're going to do a sterling deep dive, Josh.
00:33:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think we're going to do I look at his career and I look at what's going wrong at Arsenal. So I think we're going to do a standing deep dive. And then on Wednesday, for Wednesday's episode, I have a fun game.
00:33:21
Josh D
Oh
00:33:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're going to play the Arsenal draft.
00:33:25
Josh D
wow.
00:33:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we're going to get a list of all the players who have played for Arsenal, and we're going to play a live draft to see who gets the best Arsenal team. And then we'll have a vote on social media for who has the best team from the Arsenal draft.
00:33:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
But until then, from Josh and myself, Josh, Thank you very much for listening. We'll see you tomorrow and have a great day. Take care everyone. Goodbye.