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Daily Arsenal - S1 - E149: Newcastle preview… final home game to give it everything!!!
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In this episode we will be discussing our final home game of the Premier League season against Newcastle on Sunday as well as discuss about Arsenal’s new home kit for the new season! 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.
Host: Jamie Patterson
Guest: Craig Matthews
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Introduction and Co-Host Welcome
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Hello everyone and welcome to the Daily Arsenal podcast, the only place to catch your daily fix of Arsenal, where we eat, sleep and repeat talking all things Arsenal.
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As always, brought to you on the GSPN Podcast Network. I'm your host Jamie Patterson and I'm joined by Mr Football Encyclopedia himself, Craig Matthews. Craig, is we're currently recording this on a Thursday night.
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How are you feeling, mate?
00:00:39
Craig matthews
I'm feeling good today. know the weather wasn't that great today, but I'm feeling in good spirits for today.
00:00:45
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Yeah, can't lie. The weather was ah was a lot more cooler today. Even working in the weather, I was a bit... I had to put on a bigger jacket today and I was like, no, I'm not used to this.
00:00:54
Craig matthews
a
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Not used to this at all.
Episode Topics Overview
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Craig matthews
the
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But in this episode, we will be discussing our final home game of the Premier League season. And we face the mighty Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon.
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We will also be discussing about the release of Arsenal's new home kit for the new season. And we will also be discussing about shirt numbers as we've had a couple of shirt changes um during the course of the of the day.
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But guys, 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 the show notes in the description.
Importance of Upcoming Newcastle Game
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Right, Craig, let's run you through this quickly. So it is Arsenal v Newcastle. It is second versus third.
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Two points separate Arsenal and Newcastle in the Premier League table. How are you feeling going into this game?
00:02:05
Craig matthews
We have to win no matter what. If we win on Sunday, we confirm the Champions League football for next season. It's massive and they've really beaten us twice this season.
00:02:11
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Yeah. Yeah.
00:02:14
Craig matthews
No, three times this season, sorry. We beat us twice in the Cup, the winners in the league as well.
00:02:15
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Yeah.
00:02:19
Craig matthews
So we we owe them a big one on Sunday. We owe them a little confidence on Sunday. Is it going to be easy? No. you think the way they can do it after the comeback last week at Liverpool?
00:02:30
Craig matthews
Yes. You have to always make your team no matter what because that's your team and you've got make your players as well.
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Absolutely.
00:02:36
Craig matthews
So, thought we have to be 100% on it on Sunday. We can't lapsed days like we were against Liverpool last week Newcastle capitalised in battle, so we have to be on it from minute one to minute 90, 95 or 92, 93, how long minutes have left in the game.
00:02:52
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yeah yeah, no, definitely. Absolutely.
00:02:54
Craig matthews
yeah
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For me, right, and you've you've touched on it there, but I can go back to previous games as well where... We need to be taking our chances. we We have to take our chances against Newcastle.
00:03:05
Craig matthews
Hmm.
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Especially when you've got the likes of Isaac, who has been in absolutely... oh He's been in scintillating form, hasn't he?
00:03:20
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:03:21
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But I think, for us, we we have to go into this game, especially coming off the fact that we we did a really good comeback against Liverpool... But I think we've got to learn, lessons need to be learned from that game, as well as other games we've also played.
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You know, the fact that we need to be, we need to stop chances going in the net, but also we need to capitalise on our chances at the other end of the pitch.
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Now, going back, do you remember what the last result was at St James' Park?
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Craig matthews
in the league.
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In the league, yeah.
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Craig matthews
I think it was 1-0.
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Do you remember who the goal scorer was?
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Craig matthews
I think it was Isak. Hedda. A good cross on Gordon.
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Yes, it was.
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Craig matthews
Cross on Gordon and he beat two defenders and back on top corner.
00:04:11
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Yep.
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That's the one. That is the one. Now, you look back at that game, and even in that game, we we didn't look our best, did we?
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Craig matthews
Hmm.
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Craig matthews
No, we look very shaky.
00:04:28
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Yes. You know, I think that was one of the first few games where we saw a chink in our armour, didn't we? You know, we we'd actually played some really good football up to up till Newcastle away.
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And it suddenly seemed to just falter away slowly. ah Question to you is. How
Aggressive Play and Player Expectations
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can we change? How can we avoid the mistakes that we made in that away leg to then make a difference in the home leg?
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Craig matthews
We have to be aggressive. um I don't mean aggressive I get sent off. I mean, we have be aggressive with our pressing, aggressive with our passing, sidling backwards all the time, just going forward.
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Yeah.
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Craig matthews
Like last week, Liverpool from prime example, we got a free kick. you remember the free kick we got. And then the ball got put into the box and Saka had a simple chance of scoring and he missed it.
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Yeah.
00:05:22
Craig matthews
why It's an interim like that against Newcastle. Any chance we get, early chance we get, we've got to put the water back in the net. And thing we've got to do is when we score the first goal, don't rest on our laurels, get a second the second or third goal, kill the game off early, kill the noise.
00:05:38
Craig matthews
And that's only how win the game because we have to kill them off early. Simple as that. that
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Yeah, no, absolutely. you You're spot on there. You know, at the end of the day, the one thing that we've never really, i don't know, we've kind of, you know, it wasn't really like that last season and it wasn't like that two seasons ago, but I think, wasn't it in Arteta's first season?
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Craig matthews
Yeah.
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we always struggled to you know, we took the lead, but then we always struggled to go two, three goals a ahead. And especially with the team that we've got now, you would think, surely, right, right, you know, we go 1-0 up, we need to be going after that second goal.
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Craig matthews
No. yeah
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You know, as they say, you know, in football, 1-0, 2-0 is not a dangerous scoreline.
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Craig matthews
no
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Like, it is, it's not, it's not threatening whatsoever. And for me, again, You look at the players that Arsenal have got, right? And the fact that for us, right, we, you know, it's... This is the thing. we You look at the players that we have, you know, but the... I'll go through a few, actually, before I start going on to my concerns, but Saka, Martinelli,
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um
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Rice... You know, Myles Lewis-Skelly, I could go on, but i'm not going to go on any longer, Ross. We're going to be here for for ages on end. But my point being is, it's a strong enough squad to go and at least be threatening and go and score at least more than one goal.
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Craig matthews
yeah
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And my thing is... can we Can we go and capitalise? Can we go and take an advantage? And can we get that early goal? Because that early goal is what will make the difference for us.
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And I'd like to hope that it gives us a bit of momentum going forward.
00:07:33
Craig matthews
We need to because Man City are up behind us. Newcastle, they win, they go above us. Bad point.
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Yeah.
00:07:40
Craig matthews
We need get time for these football still end up and then i mean this is We need to start building the momentum for now for next season, how we want to go and win the league next season.
00:07:50
Craig matthews
We have to and that our title could tend the favour of next season. We don't want to be going through the same players on holiday mode already after Dramatine league upset last week.
00:08:01
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Yeah,
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Craig matthews
We need to be, the season's not over, let's try and do well and build something for next season after and' stephen lock yeah
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yeah yeah, absolutely. No, you're spot on.
00:08:12
Craig matthews
yeah
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Absolutely spot on. And I think for us right now, that's where momentum needs to come in. And you know what,
Odegaard's Captaincy and Future
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right? There's one player I want to speak about, and we've spoken about him for the past few weeks on on the pod, and that's Martin Odegaard.
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Someone for, let's be honest, the majority of this season where they've not stood up to the plate.
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Craig matthews
and
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However, last few games we've we've seen we've started to scene ah see a better side of Odegaard. What would you be demanding off Odegaard on the weekend?
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Craig matthews
Take shots, don't be scared to take shots. He scored an absolute screen mark a couple seasons ago. I forgot two seasons ago against Newcastle when he hit from outside the box, bottom right corner, won that game.
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He did. bottom Bottom right corner.
00:09:04
Craig matthews
but i'll send into this bar I remember that goal, like a lift of it.
00:09:06
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Yep.
00:09:08
Craig matthews
I honestly feel he's not been fully fit. I'll say it again. ah don't think he's fully fit.
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You've said it before, yep.
00:09:15
Craig matthews
I thought that maybe the season, it's been one of his, I wouldn't say his worst, I'd say challenging season. the worst, the worst is a bit negative. I'd rather say it's a very challenging season from this season to be honest you.
00:09:25
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Yeah, I get you.
00:09:29
Craig matthews
He's been challenging with injury, lack of form, lack of maybe confidence, maybe not believing in himself. I want to see that him step on the captain again like we did in Liverpool last week, take the game by scruff of the neck, get the goal, get a goal of the system, help the team win the game.
00:09:46
Craig matthews
That's what I want to see from him.
00:09:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, you are absolutely spot on there. I think with Odegaard, again, i thought the the penalty, well, what what game was it that he scored that penalty? i forgot.
00:10:04
Craig matthews
In the league or tapas league.
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what have been the league champion. ah Recent. I don't know if it was Champions League. It might have been, actually.
00:10:13
Craig matthews
I know he missed the penalty against Miami United in the FA Cup, if you remember correctly.
00:10:17
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Yeah.
00:10:19
Craig matthews
I think he did score again.
00:10:19
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But my point being is, i think he got a penalty. and And I remember him scoring a penalty. And I thought, you know what? Surely, to boost someone's confidence, I thought if they could get a goal, that would go a long way for them.
00:10:30
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:10:34
Craig matthews
yeah
00:10:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
But it just seems like with Odegaard, and i'm goodnna um I might have asked this question before, and apologies to to the listeners for repeating myself if I'm going to ask the same question here.
00:10:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
But is the captaincy too much pressure for Odegaard?
00:10:56
Craig matthews
oh
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Craig matthews
He's captain for his national team. and they' They're similar to Arsenal, they're not really qualified for a major European tournament or World Cup yet.
00:11:01
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Yeah.
00:11:08
Craig matthews
They've got a good friend like Haaland, they've got him, they've got Neusser, they've got some good decent players.
00:11:14
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Yeah. Yeah.
00:11:15
Craig matthews
But they've not reached that pinnacle of qualifying for major tournament yet. Same like Arsenal have not won a major trophy in a long time. In a similar kind of scenario kind of thing. ah The thing I don't know if the captain is swaying up on him now, what also but also got a lot of leaders in the team anyway who can step off me if he decides to step down as captain or na decide to remove him as captain.
00:11:38
Craig matthews
So, other players are there waiting in the win to take over.
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yeah
00:11:41
Craig matthews
so But I would say give him another season as captain and see how it goes, I would say.
00:11:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, you know what? I was actually going to ask, and I don't want to sound harsh asking this, but you've already answered it, and which is, which you would you would you maybe give him another season? Would you would you maybe strip the captaincy of him this ah during the summer? But you know what? I agree. I think, I personally think with Odegaard, I think you you give it another season.
00:12:11
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If he can change during the course of that season, brilliant.
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Craig matthews
Mm. Mm.
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Maybe we don't need to worry. But if it's a similar if it's similar to this season or a little bit worse, then i would be looking I would be looking maybe at another captain because, you know, there's certain pressures I've noticed in the Arsenal team that, you know, that you know have come under pressure.
00:12:35
Craig matthews
a
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You know, in the past, it's been shirt numbers, you know, people living up to certain shirt numbers, you know. Like the last number nine. Can you possibly name me a number nine that Arsenal had where they've done well?
00:12:54
Craig matthews
Nickersonelka, that's the only thing I can remember. Paul Mercer, Nickersonelka. Only two I can remember that's not well. I would say Eduardo...
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But anyone else that's taken that number nine shirt, they've been under pressure. I'd say Podolsky's actually done all right with the number nine shirt. But...
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Craig matthews
Eduardo is one for his appropriate name.
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And Eduardo. I think I could go back far back as Eduardo and Podolsky. but And then you look at the 14 shirt. You know, again, Henri made that his own. But then, her who took the 14 shirt then?
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It was Walcott.
00:13:27
Craig matthews
Walcott, then it was, and Bamian.
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Aubameyang, who done really well, actually, with the 14 shirt.
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Craig matthews
got And and is
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And then then we had it to Nketiah.
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Craig matthews
then it was, um yeah.
00:13:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, again you know Could it be a thing where maybe the shirt numbers um maybe way down weigh down something? do you know what I mean?
00:13:48
Craig matthews
Yeah. I thought it could be that as well.
00:13:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
There are many, yeah, there there could be many, many factors. But I want to quickly, before we do move on actually to the next bit, I do want to talk about um the Arsenal open training session that they had at
Arsenal's Training and Player Returns
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the Emirates. What did you what did you make of that?
00:14:09
Craig matthews
I think it was good for finding what the Marv's doing in training to kind of get an analysis and find out why players are breaking down all the time and all that. No disrespect by that.
00:14:20
Craig matthews
I read an article today, I put it in the group as well, they say that
00:14:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
I- do you know what? I was just about to read it, but go on.
00:14:28
Craig matthews
that the manager does high intensity in training, the training sessions are very high intensity, lot of running, a lot of this, a lot of that. So it's a lot of work on your body, especially hamstring and knees and ankles and muscular, there's a lot of muscular injuries because of the high intensity of your training.
00:14:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:47
Craig matthews
yeah
00:14:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so for for those of you that um but don't know, anyway, on our on our group chat, we Craig put something up from The Athletic and I'm going to quickly read it out. And the title of it was Observing an Arsenal training session. Music, a large stopwatch and intensity.
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The Arsenal fans who attended Wednesday's open training session at the Emirates were treated... to a welcome sight. We will talk about that in a second with Kai Havertz returning to full training.
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The German international has been absent since suffering a hamstring injury during Arsenal's training camp in Dubai in early February. As Arsenal jogged out onto their home turf with the club anthem North London Forever playing over the PA system, the tall figure of Haberts was immediately visible among the squad and the 25-year-old went on to be heavily involved throughout the session.
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He was given guard of honour, complete with playful slaps to the head by his teammate to mark his return to training. Now, let's talk about that. Do you know what?
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JD, I hope you're listening to this because look who's back. Look who's back. Your favourite player is back. And I'd like to hope that he'd be back with a vengeance.
00:16:04
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How do you... ah let's Let's get it out. lets lesss let Let's get your opinions. But what's your thoughts on Kai Haberts returning back to Arsenal training?
00:16:13
Craig matthews
Timely boost I guess for the rest of the squad That means he can kind of have another option off the bench. He won't start him in the game, he'll come off with an option to make the bench even stronger as well.
00:16:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:24
Craig matthews
So he's fully fit. Do I think that I'm a little risk on the team match for those final two games? I don't know. If he's fully fit, he'll be back in the squad. I'll say was fully fit back in the team.
00:16:37
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Yeah.
00:16:39
Craig matthews
um Maybe he can give us a boost as well.
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ah
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And just to know, ah for those of you that listened early doors to to the Arsenal podcast... There was a bet that was made between JD and Noah. and it's And I'd like to know what the situation, I'd like to know what the update is on this. Because with Haberts being out for a chunk of the season, I'd like to know if this bet is still on. Where I believe it was a, I think it was a £10 bet.
00:17:11
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between JD and Noah. And I think JD said, i think if Kai Habert scores 20 plus goals this season, I don't know if it's in all competitions or just Premier League.
00:17:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah I think, yeah, he I think he said he would eat his own hat or some or some some craziness. So I'd like to know if that bet's still on, but I would probably assume it's off because of the injury that Kai Habert suffered ah before in February.
00:17:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
But quickly, just before we go to a break, right? With Havertz back in training, and obviously we've heavily relied so much on Mikel Moreno, what happens to Mikel Moreno once Havertz is ready and raring to go, really?
00:18:03
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would you be Would you be willing to give him a shot in the midfield? Would you be willing to start him in a midfield role? Or would you bench him and bring him on later on in the game?
00:18:14
Craig matthews
Marina or Havers? Marina.
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Marino.
00:18:19
Craig matthews
What was a harsh thought? Someone who does so well and it ended up moving. ah and
00:18:23
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Because that's my, that's exactly my point. Because let's be honest, when Haberts returns and say if he does start against Southampton next weekend, for example, what do you do with Marino?
00:18:34
Craig matthews
and
00:18:37
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Because he's been, he's, He's done a decent job. he's filled is He's filled a reasonably good void since since we've had no striker.
00:18:49
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But what happens to Mourinho?
00:18:53
Craig matthews
He to fight for his face in the team, I guess. Fight his face back into the field. Or maybe spot and method then still play him up front because think it happens as well to start after a long-term injury. You want to start him there.
00:19:02
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Yeah.
00:19:04
Craig matthews
I think he's done... Marina's done an excellent job playing up front. I think he's got seven or eight goals up front. He's not a striker as well.
00:19:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I believe so, yeah.
00:19:12
Craig matthews
I thought that you would... You've got to pick the guys who've done a job for you. think if you drop him now, he loses confidence.
00:19:22
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a I agree. would you Would you be willing to play him fur for the rest of the season, for the last two games, and say, don't know, you bring Kai Havertz on for the last maybe 20 Yeah.
00:19:35
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twenty minutes
00:19:37
Craig matthews
Yeah, because Haverson's not matched up. He's been out for four months now. Within four or five months, I've been into it.
00:19:43
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Yeah.
00:19:44
Craig matthews
So you'd rather play somebody who is in form and is in shock. Like the goal you scored the other day, Nick and Marina against Liverpool. I don't know if Haverson scored that chance, you know.
00:19:56
Craig matthews
I would have gambled to score that chance. Not for a shame, but I think Marina is very, like, a penalty, like a post, right? He saw that opportunity, opportunity it took it straight away.
00:20:07
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Yeah.
00:20:09
Craig matthews
Anybody else would have been outside the box of watching and not doing much more gambling. he gambled very well to get the equaliser. So that's kind of player you need. Somebody's going to sniff a goal out nothing.
00:20:19
Craig matthews
Fox in the box, as they say.
00:20:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. But guys, in the meantime, we're going to take a quick break. We're going to hear from our pi our partners at Bionic. And when we come back, we will be investigating and taking a look at this Newcastle side so far during the course of the season and also building up towards their game against us on the Sunday.
00:21:23
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And hello there and welcome back to the second part of the Daily Arsenal, ah GSPN Daily Arsenal podcast. I am with Craig Matthews and we are looking ahead to this Newcastle game at the Emirates on Sunday.
Newcastle's Performance Under Eddie Howe
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So we've spoken a bit about Arsenal, so let's have a look at Newcastle. now now when we look at Now, we looked at the Premier League table earlier on and...
00:21:54
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When we looked at the table, Arsenal sitting second with 18 wins, 14 draws and 4 losses, but the goal difference of thirty three and sixty eight points newcast have won twenty of them thirty six games drawn six and lost ten with a goal difference of and are 2 points behind Arsenal.
00:21:56
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:22:20
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And we've got to speak about... how well Eddie Howe's done at Newcastle this season. Bearing in mind, actually, not only this season, but you think back to last season, the season that they were playing Champions League football in, the question is, how good can this Newcastle team get in, say, the next two to three seasons?
00:22:49
Craig matthews
Well, I've already said it, they've got the best midfielder in the league. Tonali, what's up midfielder, Tonali, Guamara and John Linton, I think they're the best front midfielder in the league.
00:23:00
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yeah
00:23:02
Craig matthews
The way how they work for each other, the way how they do closed-off spaces, how they play good technical football. think they've got the best the league and I think they've got the best striker in the league. Even the front line their front three is not bad either.
00:23:15
Craig matthews
They've got Isak, they've got Gordon on the left and they've got the underrated player, say, um Jacob Murphy.
00:23:18
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gordon harvey barnes oh jaco oh yeah
00:23:25
Craig matthews
ah Jacob Murphy, I think he's done hundred. think he's had an excellent two seasons. He's got two losses, he's been very good, scoring and in goals through his game.
00:23:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree.
00:23:36
Craig matthews
I feel like he's done excellent. I feel like Newcastle has done very well this season. If they'd given up Manager of the Year award, I would give it to either him or Santo from none of them.
00:23:48
Craig matthews
feel anyhow deserves it because of what he's won the Carabao Cup.
00:23:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Forrest, yeah.
00:23:53
Craig matthews
Newcastle won a trophy in a long time. They're playing Cincinnati football. They're playing good football, battering teams.
00:24:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:06
Craig matthews
So you're going to give credit where credit's due.
00:24:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Now, there's there's been so much discussion between Arsenal and Newcastle because, let's be honest, we we all want Izak at Arsenal, don't we?
00:24:23
Craig matthews
Yes.
00:24:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
we with I'm sure we'd give anything to have Izak at Arsenal. But let's be honest, I think if we were to even throw £150 million at Newcastle, there's no way Newcastle would take the offer.
00:24:35
Craig matthews
Ah.
00:24:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's no way they would.
00:24:38
Craig matthews
yeah
00:24:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
But for Arsenal, how will they be able to stop Isak?
00:24:47
Craig matthews
I've got no gabriel well as from that but it's gonna be a long day it's gonna be a lot hmm
00:24:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, but but to be fair though, we've got Kivior who's been, you know, he's played some brilliant football. He's stepped in really well. So the question is,
00:25:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
who Who takes on Izak? will Izak try and target Jakub Kivior?
00:25:15
Craig matthews
ah lot A lot of the pacey strikers in the league have really targeted Kibliu in the season. I remember he made a mistake against Palace. um Meteta targeted him and he scored.
00:25:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:26
Craig matthews
I feel that so and in the League Cup at home, so there's quarterfinal League Cup, he's really challenged him.
00:25:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:35
Craig matthews
I think Mbappe, as I did it the other day, did a workout for Ramadu.
00:25:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nope.
00:25:39
Craig matthews
um I think Brentford was targeting him a couple of weeks ago as well.
00:25:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I
00:25:46
Craig matthews
Bournemouth definitely targeted that last two weeks ago as well. there's been some games the season where Tidra has been trying to target Kibbe or 50-day to weakling, but I think he's done well.
00:25:57
Craig matthews
I think he's done very well for us.
00:25:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
i agree.
00:25:59
Craig matthews
think he's done very well for us in season, but this last couple of months. The one I'm really worried about Saliba, the one next to him I'm worried about. Not the one but beside him, the one next to Saliba. think he's the one
00:26:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
now Now, I'm sure for our listeners for our listeners hearing that now, some people are probably sitting there thinking, hold on a minute, but Sabres are Rolls-Royce.
00:26:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, he is an absolute rock at the back. But i get I understand where you're coming from, though, Craig, because we think back to Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, think back to Palace. What the game what was the other game as well?
00:26:38
Craig matthews
Liverpool, Wal-Math.
00:26:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
look Yeah. Liverpool, Bournemouth, you know,
00:26:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Saliba especially, is it is he missing Gabriel? Because it seems like, yeah, because it seems like to me, despite maybe, how many games do you reckon they've played together, Saliba and Kivior?
00:26:54
Craig matthews
Yes.
00:27:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
About, what, seven or eight?
00:27:08
Craig matthews
Yeah, something like
00:27:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Similar, yeah. But you'd think maybe in that time they would kind of get used to each other's playing style, wouldn't they?
00:27:18
Craig matthews
that. The problem is, I will say, ah I'll break it down.
00:27:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
on.
00:27:22
Craig matthews
Gabriel's a leader at the back. He has talked and organised the defence.
00:27:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:27:27
Craig matthews
Salimah's not a talker in the defence. It's more quiet reserved and more. What I'm watching, outside watching Lin, is more like ah He'll stamp his authority, kind of thing. He won't shout, I'll give you a go left, go right.
00:27:39
Craig matthews
Gabriel's more the vocal one at the back.
00:27:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:27:42
Craig matthews
And he will kind of organise the defence and tell players where to go. Like, you'll see him pointing at Deca Rast where to go. him pointing at Skelly where to go. Pointing at Timber where to go. Or Medwell where to go. Or Sneva where to go. And that's how that defence works well together.
00:27:55
Craig matthews
And even talk about shout at Reyes sometimes as well. Reyes making a mistake or something. he kind He's the kind of the lead at the back. That's one thing if he wants to be an elite, world-class defender. He's on the verge of beating that, Saliba.
00:28:07
Craig matthews
But he needs to be more vocal and more of a leader at the back, I would say. That's lacking in this game. I think he's a very good defender right now, but once he's on the back up on that level or even elite level, he needs to be more vocal and more organised at the back.
00:28:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. I think also with Saliba as well, I'd like to hope he's kind of learnt his lessons from from his previous mistakes during the course of this season.
00:28:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I just think for me... Saliba, I just hope that, fingers crossed, this might be just a blip. And hopefully next season, he's learnt from his mistakes and he goes on to be bigger and better than ever before. you know I mean?
00:28:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think... I don't know. I think Izak will look at, you know, Izak and, you know, the likes of Tonali and Jolington and and everyone else. I think they're going look at this Arsenal defence and think, well, on paper, this is a good Arsenal defence. However, under pressure, it'll be a much different story altogether.
00:29:16
Craig matthews
Definitely.
Strategies Against Newcastle and New Kit Release
00:29:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just quickly, before we do go into another break, I need to know, where do you think Arsenal can try and take advantage of Newcastle? Or where do you think they could get caught out?
00:29:30
Craig matthews
so back right and If Trippin is playing on the right-back as well, target the wide areas and through the middle. Dan Burns is not the quickest defender. I think target him, target Bultman as well, target Fabian Sear as well.
00:29:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:43
Craig matthews
Target the goalkeeper as well. The goalkeeper, He's a poor goalkeeper, but he does make some mistakes sometimes as well as Nick Pope, targeting Nick Pope as well.
00:29:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nick Pope.
00:29:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
do you Do you see Martinelli having the opportunity to run at Newcastle players as well?
00:30:01
Craig matthews
want to see him through the middle.
00:30:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:05
Craig matthews
movement I did like we did against Liverpool, where he scored a header. Rotate Martellini and Twosso. So one minute Martellini for the middle, one minute Twosso.
00:30:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:30:18
Craig matthews
This kind of confuses their defence a bit. Rotate all three of them. Saqqal, Martellini and Twosso. They all start rotating them and mix them around, confuse them a bit and then see what you can get from their goals and whatever.
00:30:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah, absolutely. No, you you're spot on, mate. You're absolutely spot on there. I think right now, you know, I think we've we've actually said this. We've we've said this. When do we say this, wasn't after the Palace game at Selhurst, but I'm pretty sure we've said before that why not play Martinelli in the middle?
00:30:53
Craig matthews
a
00:30:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, he's someone that can run at players, someone that can also go and create chances, has got a very good finish in him as well.
00:30:57
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:31:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
it why Why can't it work out?
00:31:08
Craig matthews
He can work out. The manager has to have faith in the player. I feel like his record from up front, he's got a good record from being up front. His goals, game rushing up front is good.
00:31:19
Craig matthews
But the manager seems have trust in Bell. He doesn't believe he can do a job there. One of the two, I don't know what it is, but he's got better finishing. It's very, yeah, I don't know what it is, but think he can definitely do a job off front if needed.
00:31:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. No, I absolutely agree there. Absolutely agree. But guys, we're going to take a quick break. And then when we come back, we're going to be talking about the release of Arsenal's new home shirt for next season.
00:32:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello there and welcome back to this third and final part of the Daily Arsenal podcast. As always, here with Craig Matthews. Now, this morning, i to be honest with you, I did not check my social media until later on in the day.
00:32:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, this morning, the new Arsenal home kit was released. Now, for those of you that haven't seen it... Pretty much it is red and white as per usual.
00:33:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
But what they've now done is instead of where instead of, you know, we're coming to the end of this season. So I'm just going to refer it as this season's kit. This season you had you had red and then you had like little stripes of white and blue down the side of the shirt.
00:33:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
But this time Arsenal have gotten rid of the blue. They've kept it simple. With a red shirt, white sleeves, the Adidas stripes in red, but the pattern on the Arsenal shirt with the A's.
00:33:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is just absolutely beautiful. Craig, when you saw the home kit released this morning, what were your thoughts?
00:33:46
Craig matthews
Fantastic.
00:33:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
but
00:33:49
Craig matthews
Amazing.
00:33:53
Craig matthews
In hindsight, really enjoyed it. I think the kit is a very good kit. They've brought the history, Arsenal history with an A. Hopefully, this kit, we can win something, a big win this kit next season. That's the biggest thing I've ever had. need to win something with this kit. It's a nice kit.
00:34:08
Craig matthews
I thought that all the best of the players for this season, man.
00:34:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:34:13
Craig matthews
Played in that lovely kit.
00:34:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you know what? i I saw the kit and I just straight away, i was I was really pleased with it. I think the one thing that Adidas have done this season is they've just kept it simple.
00:34:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
And do you know what? Sometimes simple kits are normally the better kits, actually. You know,
00:34:35
Craig matthews
Definitely.
00:34:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I get it. You know, last season, you know, with this season's kit, we've represented, you know, we've, we've you know, added a bit of blue to it. And, you know, the inspiration was actually quite nice where we had, ah it was inspiration from the 90, or was it the 86? It was the 1986 kit, wasn't it?
00:34:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But with this, I like the thought process behind it. I think the trim's really good on it. However, though, the price for me just doesn't justify it.
00:35:11
Craig matthews
How much is it?
00:35:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
So in the... So, right. So in the armoury, it is... If you want the replica shirt, it is £80 for the replica.
00:35:22
Craig matthews
sir
00:35:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
If you wanted a long sleeve, it's £85.
00:35:27
Craig matthews
yeah
00:35:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, if you wanted the player's jersey, the authentic Arsenal shirt... It would cost you £120 you wanted the long version. ah think it costs about thirty for the long sleep versionge no For me, i I'm sorry. Personally, i don't know about you, Craig.
00:35:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
i The one time i was really close to buying an authentic shirt was from last season. From last season, where they had the 38-game...
00:36:06
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:36:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
the thirty eight game
00:36:11
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:36:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
unbeaten run and and so on. That's probably the only time I've been really tempted to get and a away to get a home shirt, an authentic home shirt, or regardless.
00:36:14
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:36:21
Craig matthews
and
00:36:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
But for you, Craig, would you would you ever justify the money by spending £130 or £120? But also, don't forget, for some people, they want the name, whether it's a player's name or their own name.
00:36:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
plus potentially either the Champions League badge or the Premier League badge, could you ever just justify yourself buying the Arsenal shirt for this season?
00:36:49
Craig matthews
If I bought a friend ticket, I'm saying £150, normally I get my name on the back of it or a player's name on the back of it. That's £150 altogether, plus the player's name, plus I normally get the badge as well. So looking at £155 or £160, that's like two days' wages.
00:36:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:37:02
Craig matthews
That's two days' wages.
00:37:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
for me, thus that's literally ah day a day and a bit's wages for me.
00:37:07
Craig matthews
called
00:37:10
Craig matthews
but mr who that with Yeah, same, similar, it's not really logical to do that, one tv v I wouldn't do it anyway, I wouldn't buy the £80 kit and to keep it moving, like that.
00:37:23
Craig matthews
I wouldn't waste money buying a £100 kit, it's not worth it. not worth it
00:37:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, absolutely. I do agree. I remember ah when we was under Nike, this was a good what? This was back in 2011, right? Between between like the 2008-2011 period, I remember back then, remember going to the Arsenal, remember picking out a shirt, and back then, without printing, excluding printing and the sleeve badges,
00:37:43
Craig matthews
hmm
00:37:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Back then, ah football shirt used to be 50 quid.
00:38:03
Craig matthews
hmm or 60 50 60 quid yeah yeah hmm
00:38:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
50 quid. And if you wanted a long sleeve, it was 55.
00:38:08
Craig matthews
yeah
00:38:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
But nowadays, I mean, i just, again... wouldn't justify myself to to to be spending that kind of money in the armoury.
00:38:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
And don't get me wrong, I know the money does... you know you know but For Arsenal now, they they their profit must be will be through the roof now. And especially with tomorrow.
00:38:32
Craig matthews
with
00:38:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
For those of you that don't know actually what's happening tomorrow at the Emirates, is Declan Rice will be making an appearance at the Emirates.
Declan Rice Appearance and Podcast Wrap-up
00:38:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
However, there is a catch, isn't there, Craig?
00:38:46
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:38:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the catch is, let me see if I can find it on our group chat. Was it on our group chat? It was on our group chat.
00:38:56
Craig matthews
Yeah, it's a long group shot, yeah.
00:38:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
There we go. Yeah. So, yeah. So basically, today, if you want to put it in that context, you will be able from 3
00:39:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
To 4.30, Declan Rice will make a special appearance at the Armory store to meet supporters and sign Rice 41 home shirts.
00:39:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, you will now that's the catch, basically. The catch is, in order for you to meet Declan Rice, you've got to get his printing on the back of his shirt, whether that's the the Arsenal font or the Premier League font.
00:39:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
The signing will come on a first-come, first-served basis and limited to 150 supporters only. Craig, will you be going to the Emirates tomorrow afternoon? To
00:39:43
Craig matthews
finish work late sorry and
00:39:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
be honest with you, I'm the same. Do you know what? As much as I would want to go to the Emirates tomorrow, that there'd just be no there's no chance of me making it on time.
00:40:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
But do you think it's a good idea from Arsenal to to to do that?
00:40:07
Craig matthews
more money coming in yeah but ah and i'm not
00:40:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:40:12
Craig matthews
and a lot of their fans are massive Diffin-Rite fans so they'll come in their drones to them and see if I can write them, get a picture with them and get to sign his shirt and all that.
00:40:23
Craig matthews
Maybe it would have been nicer if they had more players there, maybe Saka, maybe David Revere, maybe Saliba, have more variety, would have been nice, just one player in one day, maybe, don't know, that's just me, I feel like more players there then it would have been better, I feel.
00:40:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that'd be nice.
00:40:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
00:40:39
Craig matthews
ah give
00:40:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree with you. Absolutely agree you on that.
00:40:41
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:40:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
But...
00:40:44
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:40:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, unfortunately for us, we won't be meeting Declan Rice. But if anyone is going to meet Declan Rice, do let us know. And, um you know, let us know how how the experience was to meet Declan Rice.
00:40:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because not many people will get to say that they they met Declan Rice.
00:41:03
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
00:41:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, 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. And as always, make sure to go and show us some love and some and support us by subscribing to the GSPN Network for all things Premier League.
00:41:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Premier League, WSL, Serie A, World Cup and more. You can find us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify by searching Daily Arsenal. I've been your host Jamie Patterson. He has been the amazing Craig Matthews.
00:41:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Have a good day and take care.
00:41:39
Craig matthews
Peace.