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Daily Arsenal - S2 - E14: Arsenal overcome Port Vale to progress into the next round!
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In this episode we will discussing our 2-0 win away to Port Vale as we progress into the 4th round! 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
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Craig matthews
Thank you.
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Thank you.
Introduction to the Daily Arsenal Podcast
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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 and of course I'm joined by my amazing crew of Arsenal connoisseurs.
00:00:34
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And of course I'm joined by the amazing Mr Encyclopedia himself, Craig Matthews and... I'm now going to call him, he's now got a new nickname, it is Mr.
00:00:43
Rodney Gooden
Oh. Yeah.
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Rodney the Mystic Gooden.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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Because, goodness me people, does this man know how to get a prediction spot on?
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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And, you know what, Fuzan, if you're listening, goodness me, I mean, um' um hoping that you don't have to bet on anything else, because...
Mystic Predictions and Match Outcomes
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In our group chat, he turned around and said, all I bet my house that Saka would start.
00:01:11
Rodney Gooden
yeah fair
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And look at what happened.
00:01:14
Rodney Gooden
Yep.
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Look at what happened. So, either way, guys, how are we feeling?
00:01:22
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, decent, you know. I mean, expected result, really. But honestly, I think there were some questions about how we played today, but I can't comp complain too much. 2-0. Wonderful. So there we go. We move. We move on.
00:01:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
course... And Craig, you seem a bit deflated. You seem a bit deflated. he seem a bit depleated
00:01:38
Craig matthews
No, I'm good. I'm good. I think, as Rodney said, 2-0 win away from home. You go in there, pick up the points, i've got pick up the win and go home. and It's a hard game. It's far place to travel to as well. It's a cold wind now on a Wednesday. So, you just go there, get the points and get the win and move on to the next round.
00:01:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
Arsenal vs. Port Vale: Match Recap
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And as always, guys, in this episode, we we're going to be discussing our 2-0 win away to Port Vale as we progress into the next round of the Carabao Cup.
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But as always, if you want to get involved with any of the topics discussed on the show, please do get involved through our social media, which can be found in our show notes in the description.
00:02:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, boys, it finished 2-0. Let's be honest with ourselves here. It wasn't entertaining, was it?
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Rodney Gooden
ah yeah There was definitely a large chunk of it that, ah yeah, it's a bit of a nail buyer, you know, a bit boring to watch, I won't lie.
00:02:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Absolutely. I mean, let's let's start off with Port Vale because the thing is, right, they actually done all right for the majority of the game.
00:02:48
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I mean, they kept us quiet.
00:02:49
Rodney Gooden
Facts. Hmm.
00:02:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
And again, Rodney, let's let's go back to what we were discussing on on yesterday's pod, where formation played a big where kind of formation played a big part, really, didn't
00:03:02
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, stifling mid block. Yeah, that middle five. Whoa, yeah, yeah. Impressive.
Port Vale's Impressive Defense
00:03:08
Rodney Gooden
And also, I thought some solid defensive performances from some of their players as well.
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Craig matthews
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
00:03:13
Rodney Gooden
Was it Humphreys at the back? Yeah, there we go.
00:03:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:03:15
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. Absolutely solid from him too. So I got to say, yeah, during that kind of end of the first half slash large parts of the second half as well, I thought they did quite well to stifle us as well. And importantly, you know, that kind of bit the second half where there was a lot of pressure that we were just kind of having to soak up too.
00:03:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
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Rodney Gooden
I thought props to them. They wanted to win. They wanted to get a result. We kept them in the game. there was only 1-0. They fought hard to try and get that equalizer. And yeah, on another day, they could have had it. So props to them.
00:03:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely, yeah. Craig, I mean, your thoughts on Port Vale? Did you think... yeah I mean, Rodney predicted... What you predict on yesterday's show?
00:03:50
Rodney Gooden
I was just shy. I predicted three no Yeah.
00:03:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was... You said 3-0, didn't you?
00:03:53
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, I'm telling you When Yeri scores that last shot, I'm laughing.
00:03:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I was... Oh, yeah. Yeah. That's it. I don't think you would have made it for tonight's podcast if you had thought that, because I think he would have probably had another, he probably might have had another drink, to be fair, just to celebrate that.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
but but
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um i predict predicted I mean, goodness me, I was really ambitious to predict 4-0, wasn't I?
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Rodney Gooden
It would have to be done.
00:04:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Goodness me, really ambitious. But Craig, what did you make of Port Vale tonight?
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:04:19
Craig matthews
They're good team, they've got a good manager, they set their team very well, tactical, they did very well physical, we but they they they gave a couple of players a couple of hard challenges here and there.
00:04:31
Craig matthews
They defended very wall well as well, Humphries is a very good defender, he really impressed me.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:36
Craig matthews
He stopped a couple of goal-scoring chances as well, like the one God Crestles here and a couple of other ones as well, I can remember, and they're some good last-ish blocks, so they're a decent team.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Question I need to ask the both of you, is because it's been running right in my head. And that is, do you feel like we gave, you feel like we gave too much respect to Port Vale in tonight's game?
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Rodney Gooden
hmm i mean define respect in that sense i think there were times in which yeah maybe we held off on taking too many risks you know there were some key moments in that game where i thought we could have turned on the burners and really kind of pressured them but i think the kind of mentality of strategy was maintaining a possession you could see early on in that first off as well arsenal's possession stat early on was about 81 it was ridiculous and so you already know the school where
00:05:16
Craig matthews
Thank
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
there might be times where it's preferable to kind of maintain that possession as opposed to taking a risk going forward. So I think maybe in that case, you know, it's respect. Do you want to risk it against a team that are pressuring you? Do you want to risk it against a team that need just the slightest window to equalize and completely change the game?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
e
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Rodney Gooden
Maybe in that sense, there could have been a bit too too much respect offered to them in that second half.
00:05:48
Rodney Gooden
But yeah, for the most part... I would have liked to have seen us go a bit more full throttle in that first and second, but ultimately was happy to see us see it out that way. But agreed. Could have been a very different game if we'd just gone full blast from the first half and go into that second half, maybe two, three up.
00:06:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. Craig, do you you know, I'll echo the same question to you do you. Do you also feel like we might have given Port Vale a bit too much
Respect and Performance Analysis in Arsenal's Play
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respect?
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Craig matthews
I think they were scared.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair enough.
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Rodney Gooden
Fair. yeah
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and And why do you think we were probably, why do you why do you think that?
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Craig matthews
feel like maybe because we thought that there might be a physical team as we do try to be more like, try to take on players more than Reds might get hurt.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:06:38
Craig matthews
went down, you saw everyone was surrounded and making sure it was okay. So, they thought that if they try anything too flashy, they'll get kind of hard titles against them.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
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Craig matthews
So, yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I mean, for me, i was a bit of a i was in a bit of... I was a bit divided, in if anything, because I kind of sat there thinking, hmm, I don't know how I feel, because...
00:07:00
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
but my Part me thought that we did give a little bit too much respect. Part of me thought, if you are if you're coming up a team against a team like Port Vale, you would kind of want to try and get the job done as early as you can.
00:07:15
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:07:16
Craig matthews
Thank you.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And it felt like, you know, it was it was a good start. You know, Eze, let's talk about Eze. And I mean, goodness me, what a week he's having. Bagging...
00:07:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, but two goal contributions, one assist, one goal. And I mean, goal was taken really well, wasn't it? Yeah.
00:07:35
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, it really was. You can see the way he sort of almost opened up his body to change the angle of that shot the last minute too as well.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:41
Rodney Gooden
Absolutely phenomenal composure from Eze. But I really got to give it to Lewis Kelly as well with the little flick on and the dummy too. I thought that was incredible. Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think, I think that does not get discussed enough of, you know, it's great that Eze scored his first goal for Arsenal, but the dummy, though, from Mars Luskele, unbelievable.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
yeah
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Rodney Gooden
yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Craig, what were your thoughts on on that finish?
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Craig matthews
He followed
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Craig matthews
the defender as well. He flits around, defender was going the other way and the defender was going the other way and Ezra just passed in the back of the net.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah. but
00:08:18
Craig matthews
As we said, should be in the normal turn role.
00:08:21
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, when he scored, I took to the group chat and was like, that's my cam.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:08:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then and then Craig was like, what, over Odegaard?
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And then the gif I put was, I prefer not to speak. Yeah.
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Craig matthews
it
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Craig matthews
um I think I agree with you.
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but
00:08:41
Craig matthews
think I said that. I think I should take him over over guard.
00:08:45
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. Greg said he's better than Odegaard.
00:08:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:08:47
Rodney Gooden
And that's when I but just put the eyes in the chat. I was like, boys, the captain's been out for like three games. Are we sure?
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Craig matthews
yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
honestly i mean surely for newcastle there's no doubt is there
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Craig matthews
Nah.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah,
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Craig matthews
He has
Eze's Rising Potential and Team Dynamics
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Craig matthews
a thought.
00:09:05
Rodney Gooden
yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
I think definitely he's made that kind of midfield position.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
oh rodney sounded a bit i don't know i kind of got a little bit a bit hesitant there
00:09:11
Rodney Gooden
but so So here's the thing. I think Eze over Odegaard is a bit difficult, but I would really love to see us play them in the same game. I'd love to see them next to each other. Left-sided eight, right-sided I'd love to see that.
00:09:23
Rodney Gooden
And I think that based on the last two performances, Eze has absolutely warranted a start in that midfield.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:09:29
Rodney Gooden
Both times he's been there, he's made an immediate impact.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
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Craig matthews
ah
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Rodney Gooden
And this time he's come away with a goal. Last time was the assist. So I said, look, all right, I think definitely worth a start. But over Odegaard, mean, we'll see. Ha ha ha ha!
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, the way I see it, because I've currently got Arsenal's next 11 fixtures in front of me, I would i would save him.
00:09:46
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:09:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
i would actually save him for Olympiacos. I'd save Odegaard for Olympiacos.
00:09:55
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Okay.
00:09:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Get him back up to full fitness.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:09:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
If you didn't want to play him against Olympiacos, West Ham would be brilliant the weekend after.
00:10:03
Craig matthews
He's got a good record against West Ham as
00:10:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
One of them two games i but I'd like to hope that he'd be back by.
00:10:08
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:10:09
Craig matthews
well.
00:10:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, yeah, either way, I think right now, with the way Eze's going, why would you why would you kind of not have a reason to start him this weekend, especially with the way he's been playing?
00:10:12
Craig matthews
laza
00:10:23
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:10:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, he's been playing some great football. And i'm honestly, I'm glad that he's off the mark. Glad he's off the mark.
00:10:31
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:10:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
I had to message my girlfriend and be like, Eze scored! She's like, you happy now?
00:10:35
Craig matthews
Hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
was like, yeah, I am. Very happy.
00:10:38
Craig matthews
Hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
but Then after that, we kind of, I thought we'd kind of kick on.
00:10:45
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:10:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it seemed like we didn't quite, how could I say, in Gary Neville's words, release the handbrake. Goodness me. Them words haunt me and all.
00:10:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
um What, you know, where where do you think it kind of, where do you think Arsenal could have gone a little bit better after the Eze goal? Because it was an early goal as well that we scored.
00:11:07
Craig matthews
kill the game off early and then they can rest players, I would say. They didn't have the killer instinct to kill the game off.
00:11:11
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:11:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:14
Craig matthews
They might go for the second and third goal. They kind of sat back undefended as we always do on the go 1-0 up.
00:11:21
Rodney Gooden
yeah there was also some individual areas which i do think could have called us to kill the game off early too do you remember the martinelli chance in transition where the keeper got to it just before him
00:11:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:30
Rodney Gooden
When you watch that back, it looked like Nelly slowed down just a second before the keeper got to it And I thought if he fully committed, I know you risk a collision, but you could have knocked that around the other side the keeper and then passed it into the back of the net as well.
00:11:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know what?
00:11:41
Rodney Gooden
Had he done that, we'd be 2-0 up going into the second half. And I think that would have ended it.
00:11:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, i I actually agree. I thought, for a minute, I thought that should be Martin Eddy's ball all day long.
00:11:51
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:11:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
But then, like you said, Rodney, by the time he stopped, I was like, hold on minute. but Why? Where's, you know, everyone talks about, oh, well, it seems like Martin Eddy's discovered his Brazilian passport and whatnot and this, that and the other. I'm like...
00:12:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Come on now, go for it. But no, it was very hesitant. And I just don't know why. You know, you'd think for a player like Martinelli, he would really kind of be a bit more confident, especially after his last two games, Craig, surely.
00:12:26
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:12:27
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:12:28
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. But it's true. But I think he was, he had moments this game where he looked really electric. Like, let's talk about the Eze goal again as well. He hugged that touchline, gave the pass to Waniere, you know, which ultimately goes on to Lewis Kelly leading up to the goal.
00:12:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:39
Rodney Gooden
So he's got a kind of, pre-assist or at least a kind of involvement in that build-up too that was wonderful but he also had a moment just after that where he received the ball on a touchline and then kind of stumbled through the receive I don't know guys remember this one but there was a moment where had he controlled it perfectly he could have cut in and then been one-on-one with the keeper and he literally stumbled that took a second to sort his feet out and by that time fullback's in position and he's now got to pass it backwards recycle it so there's a couple moments with Nelly where I thought oof
00:12:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:12:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:13:05
Rodney Gooden
The instinct is there, the execution is not quite. But then there's other moments in that game where, yeah, really direct, looked like he was really wanting to be as progressive as possible. So I just think with Nelly as well, yeah, it's just one of those games, you know. There was a lot to kind of like, but there's also some still some key points in this game, which I think need a little bit tweaking, a little bit of work.
00:13:22
Rodney Gooden
But happy to see that he's got a little bit more confidence. I would have liked to have seen a bit more in that one v one
00:13:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. What are your thoughts Martinelli-Craig?
00:13:33
Craig matthews
He had a decent game, played well. Could have had two goals at least.
00:13:37
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:13:38
Craig matthews
The one that Ron is talking about, think he thought the keeper was going to hit his leg. That's why he kind of jumped past the tackle.
00:13:44
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:13:44
Craig matthews
That's what think. He didn't want to get injured. Last season, he would have gone 54-50. But I think because of the injury and the past, he kind of got scared, didn't he? They don't want to risk it.
00:13:54
Craig matthews
So he pulled out.
00:13:54
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:13:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just quickly, do you guys feel like tonight Arsenal kind of lacked that cutting edge and were were not really kind of, you know, kind of didn't come out of their shells tonight? Do you really feel like, its wow, Craig straight away nodding nodded, nodded. on, Craig, I'll let you carry on.
00:14:15
Craig matthews
I thought we were just in the motions today, not really. that game not Normally, that's on another day, we would have won that five or six in over, we would have batted them.
00:14:24
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:14:24
Craig matthews
Today, we just thought, let's go know Defensively, they're not going to score against us. We're very good defensively. just Offensively, today, we just didn't look. like the one is it more like, but only when Dalman came
Arsenal's Conservative Play Critique
00:14:38
Craig matthews
on he looked more lively on the wing, he looked like he'd taken on his players, been effective, Schwarzler came on, killed the game.
00:14:45
Craig matthews
So goes to show when you make, I don't know, I don't know what it is this not just this game but throughout the season so far, in certain games, when we had the chance to go and make a massive statement, yeah, make a massive statement and kill games off, they seem to be very
00:14:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
so Kill games off.
00:15:04
Craig matthews
Yeah, not getting into something like that.
00:15:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Lackluster.
00:15:07
Craig matthews
yeah
00:15:08
Rodney Gooden
Mm-hmm.
00:15:08
Craig matthews
yeah
00:15:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Rodney, would you would you agree with that?
00:15:11
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, sure. I actually feel that part of what it is is um we had some players that seemed really up for it, you know, to kind of really kind of take the game to them that game. I think if you look at the first half, Ethan Winieri's performance in a first half, I think was better than his second performance.
00:15:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:24
Rodney Gooden
But I think more would have come from chances he created.
00:15:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm, agree.
00:15:27
Rodney Gooden
But I felt that in the first half, Mikel Moreno didn't really seem to want it. In fact, if you look at the whole game as a whole, I was like, yeah, I don't know.
00:15:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:33
Rodney Gooden
I thought when I saw Moreno in the nine, i thought he's a bit more advanced. You know, that lovely little one-touch football he likes to play for Spain. I thought we'd be seeing that.
00:15:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:15:40
Rodney Gooden
You think it's chosen him because you can kind of drop into that midfield, help out with that kind of midfield five or whatnot. But I felt when it came to creation today and also just kind of build up, I thought Mourinho wasn't quite as on as he needed to be.
00:15:51
Rodney Gooden
So if Mourinho's having an off and that's kind of going to be one of your main outlets, I go, how's the midfield? How's the kind of wingers supposed to kind of link up with that and create? So I think it's one of those ones where if you've got a few players that are kind of ready for the game and other players who are kind of off it, yeah, you get a sort of lackluster arsenal attack because not everyone's on the same wavelength.
00:16:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
00:16:08
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:16:08
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
00:16:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, you're spot on there. we'll We'll talk a little bit more about Mikel Marino a little bit later on. But um in the meantime, we are going to take a quick break and hear from our partners at Bionic. But when we come back, we are.
00:16:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I am actually going to ask Craig specifically about Mikel Marino because seems like we all have players that we're not familiar. We're not we're not biggest fans of. And I feel like, Craig, you might be starting to, you know,
00:16:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
fall into that trap of maybe not being a fan of Mikel Marino. so join us after the break.
00:16:40
Rodney Gooden
Thanks.
00:16:41
Craig matthews
Hmm. oh
00:17:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
and welcome back to the second part of this Port Vale review now seems like on this on this show right we we've we've slowly start to establish now but you know some people on the panel might have players they're not to they're not obviously going to enjoy watching you know josh Vince with you know with Trossard and you know as you guys all know we have
00:17:38
Craig matthews
but
00:17:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Kai Havertz and JD's relationship. But I think now we can actually add a third person to that panel. Straight away, straight away, this one person's nodding his head.
00:18:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Craig, we need to talk about Mikel Marino because I've noticed on the last few episodes, Mikel Marino is really starting to do your head in a little bit, isn't it?
00:18:04
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:18:13
Craig matthews
It's not him, it's the manager. well the greek Because he picks him every week, yeah.
00:18:16
Rodney Gooden
Fair enough.
00:18:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh my gosh.
00:18:18
Rodney Gooden
It's a problem with Tets himself.
00:18:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh dear, Tetz.
00:18:19
Rodney Gooden
Oh, Lord.
00:18:24
Craig matthews
and'm I'm not having a big at him, but you have to justify why you've been pitching a team over players who feel can suit the system better and a better job.
00:18:31
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:18:33
Craig matthews
Like, you picked him against bomb the last three games in a row, you picked him.
00:18:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Since, basically since the international break.
00:18:38
Craig matthews
And what
00:18:41
Craig matthews
um and I want to ask you guys a real serious his question. What has he done in three games?
00:18:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Gone.
00:18:45
Craig matthews
What has he actually did done on the pitch in those three games? Not digging him up, but what has he actually done to him warrant to get picked the next game after that, after that, after that?
00:18:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, realistically, in my opinion, I don't think he's done much.
00:18:57
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:18:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I and i hate to say it right, but but, you know, yes, it's great that you went and scored a hat-trick against Turkey. Let's not take nothing away from that. But internationally, you play really well.
00:19:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
But when you come back to your club, it's a different story.
00:19:12
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:19:12
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:19:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Rodney, I know where you're going to go with this, because you're obviously going to talk about the transitions and obviously the setups are going to be much different.
00:19:15
Craig matthews
yeah
00:19:17
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:19:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
But for me, yeah i would i would have... ah Personally, I would be having Mourinho on the bench. you know
00:19:33
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:19:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
i don't think he's done much. And especially with the games that are coming up. I mean, for example, Newcastle this weekend. i would't I would not have him in my starting 11. I'd bring him on maybe as an alternative.
00:19:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I wouldn't have him starting.
00:19:48
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:19:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd start him against Olympiacos and maybe West Ham. But maybe some of the bigger games, I probably wouldn't feel comfortable starting him in.
00:19:57
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:19:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
i feel like he hasn't made much of a statement for me. And I think when I saw Mourinho in the starting 11 tonight, I thought, you know what? Maybe we might see something. Maybe we might see something.
00:20:07
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:20:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And straight away, for those of you that are not watching this, Craig has nodded his head so quickly, i couldn't even finish my sentence off. Rodney, I mean, what are your what your thoughts on Mikel Moreno?
00:20:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because the thing is, right, it's it's completely different. like You've said it before on the show, you know the the setups for Spain and Arsenal are completely different.
00:20:26
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:20:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
But how can we get the best out of Mikel Moreno?
00:20:35
Rodney Gooden
I think based on what I've seen, I think you kind of have to change the system a bit better, or you have to kind of really shift it around Mikel Moreno. I'm actually thinking that maybe just in behind the striker might be the best kind of positioning for him.
00:20:48
Rodney Gooden
You see a lot of what he does for Spain as well. It's kind of, one touch quick releases to kind of link up play. At that point, either side of the midfield where you've got to be a left eight or array where you've got to do too much driveling, receiving a ball on a half term, you know, having the vision to kind of pick out the perfect pass.
00:21:02
Rodney Gooden
That's not really him. You kind of want to see him receiving the ball just on the edge of the box. And then almost like the kind of little Odegaard flicks, where it's just kind of straight on, you know, a little back heel, a little flick here and there. He needs to be surrounded by most of the offense in the center.
00:21:14
Rodney Gooden
And I think that's how you get the best out Mikel Moreno. But in order to do that, we'd have to completely change the formation, which we're not going to do. We play a 4-3-3. And so either side of whether he's the left A the right side at A, I think he's given too much to do.
00:21:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yep.
00:21:26
Rodney Gooden
And he tends to hesitate on the ball as well, likes to kind of come back and recycle it. Sometimes he does have a decent vision for that pass forward, but not always can he complete it. And sometimes he's a bit hesitant, you know, is a bit slow to release it, holds on to the ball for a bit too long.
00:21:38
Rodney Gooden
And again, we know the Premier League is incredibly fast paced. You don't have that time. Often you see him get dispossessed, like against Man City, received the ball on the edge of our box, hesitated, dispossessed, almost became a goal scoring opportunity for City.
00:21:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
night
00:21:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
yep
00:21:50
Rodney Gooden
So I think the system sort of needs to change in the way he's placed needs to be. I think it's quite frustrating because You look at where he played today's game, where he's kind of up top, and you look at where he plays usually for us, left side and right side, it's in between.
00:22:01
Rodney Gooden
It's in between those positions is where he needs to be. But right now, there's not a slot there on that team.
00:22:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:05
Rodney Gooden
So I agree. Right now, it might be better to be coming on off the bench.
00:22:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I mean, going back to tonight's game, I, something that kind of really bugged me a little bit is the negative football that we were, that we were playing. I didn't see that positive football that I'm normally used to seeing from Arsenal.
00:22:25
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:22:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Again, why what, what What was the thought behind being negative? I know that sounds that sounds crazy, but, you know, why do you think we kept playing the ball back and we weren't trying to transition forward?
00:22:38
Craig matthews
Thank
00:22:40
Rodney Gooden
Honestly, because because that will win you the game. Right. I'm being real, guys.
00:22:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:44
Rodney Gooden
I said at the end of the day, when you're one nil up or you're two nil up, if you got possession, the other team can't score. It's not fun to watch. but you can tell that when it's 1-0 and it shouldn't have been 1-0 i think this is where i kind of agree with you guys if we made it two or three you can afford to take more risks and you can afford not to do this but when it's 1-0 you realize that by the time the game gets to 70 80 minutes you've got to either hold on to that lead or you've got to score another and at that point every attack you do you're vulnerable to a counter and remember that bit of pressure where yeah there was i think i think it was about maybe a 10 15 minute period we were just getting peppered for a little bit portvale couldn't make anything of it but it was just attack after attack after attack
00:23:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:11
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:23:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
o
00:23:18
Rodney Gooden
When you're weathering that storm, you've got to realize when you hit that counter, if you don't make it a success, you're vulnerable to another. And at that point, it's safer to just recycle it. It's not fun to watch, but yeah you know the score.
00:23:29
Rodney Gooden
And so when you argue, like, is it negative and why is it? I think that's why. When you only got a shallow lead, I think that is pragmatic, but it's not exciting football. And that's why we did it.
00:23:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Craig, what were your thoughts? Because i know i know in a few episodes you've spoken about sometimes how negative we can be by going back and you know not taking that risk. Again, for tonight's game, why why do you think we weren't positive positive enough going forward?
00:23:56
Craig matthews
didn't have a um They have a red-class number now on the pitch.
00:23:59
Rodney Gooden
Well, not till the end of the game, yeah.
00:24:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's so true.
00:24:02
Rodney Gooden
Not till the end! Hmm.
00:24:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's so true.
00:24:06
Craig matthews
ah for I feel that if you have a focal point off front, a focal number line up front, you've got Sakar, you've got who's on the left, Martin Nemi and you've got creative players like Ethan Wainieri, you've got players like Norgard who can find passes.
00:24:19
Craig matthews
have long bananas making good runs. You should be able to open them up early and get goals. And Eze has someone you can play the ball to. And someone you can run to space. Clever players, isn't it? Clever players you can do that against ah a low-block team like that Port Vell being low-blocked today.
00:24:37
Craig matthews
Eze can kind of unlock their defence. Like how he scored defence, but how he unlocked them. Like the passing between Martin Ali, Lewis Skelly and Eze finishing off.
00:24:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:47
Craig matthews
We could have done that more today if players were up for it. Other players would be, not only up for it, but more hungry. And that's up to the manager as well to tell the players, go out attack, get the win at half time, kill the game off, and then we can rest on these for Sunday.
00:24:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
Impact of Substitutes on Match Outcome
00:25:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
00:25:03
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:25:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, as the second half kind of rolled on, we then started to so we then had to kind of turn to the bench, you know, start bringing on familiar faces that could really change the game.
00:25:12
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:25:12
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:25:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
And in a way, they were good subs that were made because, again, you know, the ball that was put through for Jokeres.
00:25:22
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:25:26
Rodney Gooden
By Max Dalman. Yeah.
00:25:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:27
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:25:28
Craig matthews
Yeah, what path.
00:25:28
Rodney Gooden
Amazing.
00:25:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
What a ball.
00:25:29
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:25:29
Craig matthews
What path.
00:25:30
Rodney Gooden
That was solid.
00:25:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Great pass. I think the subs...
00:25:32
Rodney Gooden
That was one of my highlights of the game. I love that. It didn't come to anything, but I was saying in a group chat as well, it's lovely to see that we've got another player on the pitch that can see the runs Jokeres is making and even time a pass to play that onside ball.
00:25:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes. Yes.
00:25:44
Rodney Gooden
Amazing.
00:25:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely.
00:25:45
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:25:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think, again, we've we've kind of said this over and over again, but we're going to keep repeating ourselves by saying this. But to play that, you're you're playing into Jokeres's hands right now.
00:25:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
By playing a ah long ball, you are literally playing into his hands because those are the type of balls he's want he wants to receive.
00:25:57
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:26:04
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:26:05
Craig matthews
and Definitely.
00:26:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
wants to be receiving them kind of plays.
00:26:08
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:26:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, he doesn't want to be, you know, yes, you know, maybe like, for example, what has he done against Forest for yokari for one of Jokoraz's goals? You know, that is brilliant.
00:26:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
But again, what we saw against Leeds needs to be repeated more often. And I think someone, again, like an Eze playing in that 10 could have the power to go and do.
00:26:32
Rodney Gooden
Mmm. Mmm.
00:26:33
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:26:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go and pick the ball out there and let someone and let someone get to it.
00:26:37
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:26:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Whoever's in the middle.
00:26:39
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:26:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
But in the meantime, guys, we're going to take another quick break. And when we come back, we're going to discuss who we've got in the next round of the Carabao Cup as the draw was only made minutes ago.
00:26:55
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:27:08
Rodney Gooden
Thank you.
00:27:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And welcome back to this third and final part of the Port Vale review. And before we discuss about the about who we've got in the next round, let's let's go on to talk about Trossard and his goal. Because, boy, did we need, did we really need a second goal?
00:27:52
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, we really did.
00:27:52
Craig matthews
with this, with this, with this, with this.
00:27:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
But what a time for it to come at as well.
00:27:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, good good finish. And again, it seems like Trossard and Martinelli have something in common, don't they?
00:28:05
Rodney Gooden
What super sub stays.
00:28:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yes, indeed.
00:28:08
Rodney Gooden
There we go. Well.
00:28:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely.
00:28:11
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, Trossard for one, definitely really living up to Mikel's title. Finishes, he likes to call themselves. And I think, yeah, fair enough. This is what he does.
00:28:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:18
Rodney Gooden
Comes on, finishes the game as well. And you know it. I think Trossard is just one of those players where he's very observant in the game.
00:28:21
Craig matthews
And,
00:28:25
Rodney Gooden
And I think he's more effective when you just allow him to watch that game for about 60, 70 or minutes. Then he can come in and better influence it. I think he's got too much to adapt to when he comes in and starts as well. But I think this one, classic.
00:28:36
Rodney Gooden
Look at the game, observe it see what it needs, and then bam. Comes into space. Lovely assist from William Saliba. And of course, you know, Leandro Trussard is one of the most clinical finishes in the squad currently. Bam. Done deal. See the game out to bed.
Port Vale's Performance Acknowledgment
00:28:48
Rodney Gooden
We needed it.
00:28:48
Craig matthews
He's our only goal of social, comes to the bench and bag the goal.
00:28:48
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:28:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Go on, Craig.
00:28:55
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:28:55
Craig matthews
Simple as that.
00:28:56
Rodney Gooden
but da
00:28:59
Craig matthews
He's our social, man. Comes to the bench, bag the goal. Not happy, you come spot spot not Spartan, but he does a job for us because we need impact soccer.
00:29:07
Rodney Gooden
the
00:29:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
True. True. And do you know what? This isn't the first time we've seen something like that from Trossard, have we?
00:29:14
Rodney Gooden
No.
00:29:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've seen it before.
00:29:15
Rodney Gooden
He's done it. Yeah, time and time and again. And I hope to see it time and time and again in this season as well.
00:29:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly that, yeah. Absolutely.
00:29:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
But again, let's put, apart from the goal though, we have to talk about Saliba though. What a pass, because that pass is not being spoken about enough.
00:29:22
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:29:30
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:29:33
Rodney Gooden
No, I know. Sublime.
00:29:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
What a ball. Again, going back to what I said it previously, you know, if, say if Jokeres was that could you imagine if Jokeres was there?
00:29:44
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:29:45
Craig matthews
a boss.
00:29:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Could you imagine? you imagine?
00:29:47
Rodney Gooden
Yeah,
00:29:48
Craig matthews
more above
00:29:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
to feed off them kind of chances, he'd be loving it.
00:29:50
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:29:51
Rodney Gooden
yeah that's what he needs.
00:29:51
Craig matthews
No.
00:29:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Absolutely. But thank goodness Trossard was there at the right time. I don't think I could have coped watching another, like the last 10 minutes or so still being 1-0 up.
00:30:04
Craig matthews
No.
00:30:05
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, still just being 1-0 up.
00:30:05
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:30:07
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, it would have been a nightmare. Yeah.
00:30:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
But credit due where it where it's due though, Port Vell did have their chances. They they played incredibly well and
00:30:15
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:30:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, ah to say that they lost only two nils is it's actually not as bad as others thought it would be.
00:30:15
Craig matthews
and
00:30:23
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:30:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, some people often think, oh, well, Premier League against League One or Premier League against ah lower league team, you know, it might be a bit of a battering. But in all fairness, it wasn't too bad.
00:30:32
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:30:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
So fair play to Darren Moore and Port Vale and wish them all the best for the for the season ahead.
00:30:42
Rodney Gooden
o
00:30:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
But...
00:30:43
Craig matthews
Definitely.
00:30:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've now come to the draw.
Anticipation for Next Carabao Cup Round
00:30:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
The draw only got made about 20 minutes ago, half hour ago. And we find out that we are at home against Premier League opposition in Brighton, Hove Albion.
00:31:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
How are we feeling about the draw?
00:31:07
Craig matthews
yeah
00:31:07
Rodney Gooden
Honestly, I'm going to be real with you guys.
00:31:09
Rodney Gooden
Last time I saw Brighton play us at the Emirates, you know, it didn't go so well.
00:31:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
on.
00:31:12
Rodney Gooden
So I've got PTSD.
00:31:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to be really honest.
00:31:15
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:31:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm glad someone also has got PTSD because I still have PTSD from the season where Brighton denied us Champions League football.
00:31:20
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:31:27
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, don't get me wrong.
00:31:28
Craig matthews
and
00:31:29
Rodney Gooden
um i I hear it. I'm confident we can do something. But I said sitting at the Emirates and watching a 3-0 defeat. but That still means that every time I see us play Brighton at the Emirates, I'm saying no.
00:31:41
Rodney Gooden
Strongest XI, batter them, please. ha
00:31:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:43
Rodney Gooden
I can't go through that again.
00:31:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
00:31:46
Rodney Gooden
But no, it should be an exciting fixture.
00:31:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I mean, to be honest with you, I'm pretty sure my girlfriend will pretty much be saying the same thing. Whatever you do, go and batter them. Go and batter them. But going into that game, it is going to be really interesting because we'll have... So this is the fixture. So we'll have Fulham on October the 18th away.
Upcoming Fixture Challenges and Strategies
00:32:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
We then have Atletico Madrid at home midweek. Have Palace at home on the weekend. And then have Brighton away. ah Sorry, Brighton at home before then going away to Burnley.
00:32:08
Rodney Gooden
hmm
00:32:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you feel like that on on October the 29th, by the way? So do you think that might be a good time to play Brighton?
00:32:30
Rodney Gooden
It's a tough run of games as well. Is there really a good time to play it?
00:32:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:33
Rodney Gooden
I just hope that, well, we've got several players, well, fit, ready. We've got the personnel to kind of go and take that game to them. I think, yeah, any time. Game can't come at a better time. We've got to just deal with it.
00:32:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:45
Craig matthews
Godcrowse has to start.
00:32:47
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:32:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go
00:32:48
Craig matthews
Godcrowse against his former club has got to start, man.
00:32:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
on.
00:32:52
Rodney Gooden
Oh, fair. ah
00:32:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
that a good yeah That's a good shout there. And he has to score.
00:32:58
Craig matthews
Yeah, score and win the game.
00:32:58
Rodney Gooden
Fair enough.
00:32:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Has to score. The question is, does he celebrate?
00:33:02
Craig matthews
Yes.
00:33:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:33:04
Rodney Gooden
He's played at two different clubs since then. Yeah, he's got to.
00:33:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah, absolutely.
00:33:07
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:33:09
Craig matthews
Yeah. Yeah.
00:33:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. I think...
00:33:10
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:33:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
The only thing that really kind of concerns me with Brighton is they've had a decent start to the season.
00:33:17
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:33:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, drew, what was it? Drew to Tottenham, beaten Man City at home.
00:33:22
Craig matthews
the the
00:33:25
Craig matthews
yeah yeah
00:33:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, what car i don't know what kind of form they'll be in by the time we get to that game. Really don't know. But i could see I can see us just about winning that game.
00:33:40
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:33:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I'd like to hope by then... Wait, how long is Hincapié out for?
00:33:45
Craig matthews
human sit there she It sit for that game.
00:33:45
Rodney Gooden
It's yeah.
00:33:50
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I tell said it shouldn't be a long spell.
00:33:50
Craig matthews
It's only a couple of weeks.
00:33:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:33:53
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:33:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I need... Yeah. I ah need Hincapié to be be fit, ready to go. trial and then And that's when we can go back to you going back to yesterday's conversation. We can then go in trial and MLS in the midfield.
00:34:07
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:34:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because... The whole point of tonight was to experiment, and I feel like we didn't experiment tonight.
00:34:08
Rodney Gooden
could do.
00:34:09
Rodney Gooden
What?
00:34:13
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:34:14
Craig matthews
yeah
00:34:14
Rodney Gooden
That'd be interesting to see if you had Hincapie on the left, left, what, left back, then MLS in the left A, and then what, have Eze left wing, and then just have Hincapie do the overlap.
00:34:21
Craig matthews
and
00:34:23
Rodney Gooden
I think, yeah, that'd be exciting to watch.
00:34:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:34:24
Craig matthews
Yeah. i don't i don't think I don't think you're playing half-year left-back. think they're playing centre-back next to Muskegon.
00:34:29
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:34:31
Craig matthews
I think Lewis Schedy will play left-back in that game.
00:34:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:34:34
Craig matthews
I think he won't put Skelly in this sword yet. I think he does deserve to not to start, but come out of impact, but I don't think he's going to play in there for another year or two.
00:34:39
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:34:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, of course.
00:34:44
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:34:44
Craig matthews
ah Maybe doesn't think he's mature enough to play in this sword yet. I think he can play there now, but I don't think he's mature enough.
00:34:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Same. I agree.
00:34:51
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, I think so too.
00:34:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
i agree. He's got the experience now. He knows what the Premier League is like. He knows what the Champions like he knows what every competition is like now.
00:35:01
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:35:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't see how you can't gamble with it. And I think the best time to gamble with it would be like the FA Cup or the Carabao Cup.
00:35:08
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:35:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, start building his confidence up in them kind of games.
00:35:09
Craig matthews
yeah
00:35:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Then you maybe try and transition to the Premier League games and then maybe think ahead to Champions League.
00:35:17
Craig matthews
I feel a like it's right now he's second choice left back. If California gets into the team. At the moment, California is first choice left back. So, he ain't going spot ahead of California right now.
00:35:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:35:28
Craig matthews
California is in good form as well.
00:35:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, definitely.
00:35:30
Craig matthews
and
00:35:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. And I think this season for Calafiore as well is going to be such a huge season because we didn't have him... for a huge chunk of last season, it kind of gave gave me a bit of flashbacks from like Timber, except obviously the injuries were different.
00:35:41
Craig matthews
the
00:35:47
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:35:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
like I mean, if we we got you know we got an amazing player out of Timber and we still have now, I can see the exact same being said for Califiori.
00:35:56
Craig matthews
California. What do you guys think of Ben White performance tonight?
00:36:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
know what? I'm going to be really honest. I saw glimpses of the old Ben White and it's, and it was really refreshing to see the overlapping runs.
00:36:07
Rodney Gooden
yeah yeah yeah I'll get a set aside
00:36:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just would like to, I just hope that we can ease him in slowly though.
00:36:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's like for for Newcastle this weekend, go and, you know, go and play Timber, but say for like Olympiacos or maybe West Ham, maybe give him, give him an hour out there just so that you can kind of integrate him back into that first team.
00:36:17
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:36:29
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:36:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know what mean?
00:36:32
Craig matthews
I'll give them 45 minutes.
00:36:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:36:35
Craig matthews
Rotate both of them, 45 each. I would do. You want to start him in a game when he breaks down again. That's the only problem. You have to worry about that. Since he had that knee injury, he's not been the same.
00:36:45
Craig matthews
The knee injury has messed him up. Every time he keeps on breaking down from that knee injury.
00:36:47
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:36:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
That is true.
00:36:49
Craig matthews
I don't know, Mahou needs to take caution with him. There's still a good player in there. Hopefully he can stay fit for the whole season now.
00:36:57
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:36:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that would be that would be a miracle. That would be absolutely amazing if that was the case. Absolutely amazing if that would be the case.
00:37:03
Craig matthews
ah
00:37:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I guess we'll have to
Concerns for Newcastle Match
00:37:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
see. But next up is Newcastle away at St James' Park. Oh, my gosh. that's goingnna be That's going to be a great game, isn't it?
00:37:14
Craig matthews
Oh, our record is horrendous, bro.
00:37:18
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, it's not been great for about two seasons. Yep.
00:37:20
Craig matthews
Two, three years of number one there.
00:37:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, gosh, yeah. Goodness me. But let's let's enjoy this win now. Let's just enjoy the win now.
00:37:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, enjoy it.
00:37:29
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:37:30
Rodney Gooden
St. James's Park, that's the weekend's battle. Yeah.
00:37:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then, yes, yeah, goodness me, if if we end up getting a result at St James' Park and, Rodney, if you if for some reason you can't make the pod on Monday, I know exactly why, because you'd be celebrating at the pub.
00:37:32
Craig matthews
yeah
00:37:43
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, you know the score.
00:37:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
You'd be celebrating at your local.
00:37:48
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:37:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
already picked Me and Craig can already picture it I'm telling you.
00:37:52
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:37:52
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:37:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
We can already picture it.
00:37:53
Rodney Gooden
Fair. Oh, but to say it to on that point, though, I think the last time we won at St.
00:37:54
Craig matthews
but
00:37:57
Rodney Gooden
James' Park, you're going to need Odegaard in that start at 11, because I'm pretty sure he was present.
00:38:00
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:38:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:38:01
Rodney Gooden
The 2-0.
00:38:01
Rodney Gooden
Yeah,
00:38:01
Craig matthews
He scored. He scored. He scored a scream him off from outside the box.
00:38:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
He did, yeah.
00:38:04
Rodney Gooden
yeah you see?
00:38:05
Craig matthews
Hit. Hot.
00:38:06
Rodney Gooden
Oh, we might need him back!
00:38:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
did.
00:38:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
But...
00:38:10
Craig matthews
Ezhe can do that for us. Don't worry.
00:38:11
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:38:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
There you go, yeah. There you go. And you know what?
00:38:14
Rodney Gooden
Fair enough. I'm going need from one of them.
00:38:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now that he's got his first goal for Arsenal, he'll be confident.
00:38:19
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah. Hungry for more.
00:38:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
He'll be confident.
00:38:21
Rodney Gooden
Nice.
00:38:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
But...
Podcast Closing and Listener Engagement
00:38:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Guys, that is it for us today. Have you liked what we've had to say? If so, we'd love to hear your thoughts on social media as always. You can find us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify by searching Daily Arsenal.
00:38:35
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00:38:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:39:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:39:23
Rodney Gooden
you