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Daily Arsenal - Top of the Premier League going into the International break!!
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In this episode we will discussing our 2-0 win against West Ham on Saturday afternoon, to put us top of the league going into the international break. 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: Rodney Gooden & Craig Matthews
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Introduction & Co-hosts
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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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.
00:00:27
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I am your host, Jamie Paterson, and of course I'm joined by my crew of Arsenal connoisseurs. First of all, joined up by Mr Encyclopedia and I'm going to say the hater of the Mikel Moreno-Rice partnership.
00:00:46
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Craig Matthews.
00:00:48
Rodney Gooden
wow
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Craig Matthews.
00:00:50
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:00:50
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He's put his head down because he can't bet he can't bear the intros anymore.
00:00:54
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And of course, I am joined by the amazing Rodney Gooden. Rodney, Craig, how are you guys feeling?
00:00:54
Rodney Gooden
That's crazy.
Arsenal's League Standing Discussion
00:01:02
Rodney Gooden
o It's good to be top, Jamie. You know the score. It's good to be top of league. Especially going into the international break. So, yeah, I'm chuffed.
00:01:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I mean, as the Irish say, you know, and this is going out, pretty much after top of the morning. So, yeah.
00:01:17
Rodney Gooden
no
00:01:17
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And I mean, what more could you ask for?
00:01:19
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, true.
00:01:20
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Craig, I mean, Craig, chat to me how are you feeling, mate?
00:01:23
Craig matthews
but
00:01:26
Craig matthews
Half of the league. International break. Liverpool lost again. Three games in a row. Happy, happy, happy. to Monday.
00:01:34
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That's it, exactly that.
00:01:35
Rodney Gooden
Sure.
00:01:35
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You could not have said it any
Match Analysis: Arsenal vs West Ham
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better. In this episode, we will be discussing our 2-0 win at home to West Ham. And I mean,
00:01:49
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let before we even kick on, as always, guys, if you want to get involved with any of the topics discussed, um please do get involved through our um social media, which can be found in the show notes.
00:02:02
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Guys, The last two weekends have just been perfect if you're an Arsenal fan, hasn't it?
00:02:07
Rodney Gooden
Yep. Can't be beat, really.
00:02:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, really cannot be.
00:02:10
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:02:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I mean, doesn't it feel just so bittersweet to be sitting top of the league? We'll talk a bit and we'll talk a bit more about that a little later on. But the game in general, what did you guys think?
00:02:24
Rodney Gooden
You know what? I think West Ham weren't great. You know, and I definitely do feel that looking back on it as well, I think we won up to our full best too. Bit unfortunate with some of the injuries that carried out in that game. But I thought, honestly, pretty solid performance, you know, quite professional. Got the job done in the end.
00:02:40
Rodney Gooden
I think if we were more on it, we could have really peppered them too. But I'm satisfied with that result as well. Not the most exciting Arsenal game to watch, but got the job done. And I think what was really on display was, again, that summer death too.
00:02:52
Rodney Gooden
You could lose Odegaard mid-game.
00:02:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:54
Rodney Gooden
You can have Rice come off of what ah come off as well. And you've still got a very powerful squad able to put the game to bed. So, fantastic.
00:03:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, absolutely. i mean, Craig, what were your thoughts on the game?
00:03:06
Craig matthews
We got a good victory. West Ham was doing a lot of low blocks in the game. had chances for a lot of goals. Once we got the first goal, we locked up with their tackles after that.
00:03:21
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:03:21
Craig matthews
The second goal kind of killed them off and they were running out of ideas how to break us down. yeah it was a good game. Could have been better. At the end of the day, sometimes in the Premier League you have to win games.
00:03:36
Craig matthews
not pretty but just win them um
00:03:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, sometimes, yeah, sometimes they're not, not all wins are pretty, but at least we got the job done against West Ham.
00:03:38
Rodney Gooden
Again!
00:03:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm still kind of, I'm still sitting here. I know it's like, I know the game's gone and done and gone now, but I'm still sitting here kicking myself that I could have been at the game.
Ticketing Frustrations & Future Plans
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I could have been there witnessing Rice scoring against his old club, Saka.
00:04:01
Rodney Gooden
again
00:04:02
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Again, yeah, we have to emphasise on that. And I just mean, oh my gosh, like I'm just so frustrated. I had the opportunity to go to the Arsenal game and, cut a long story short, since I don't have membership, because because for for the whole so the whole of last season, and I've even said it to you guys off air or whether I've said it to you on air, um um i'm I'm still against the balloting system.
00:04:12
Rodney Gooden
Yep.
00:04:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, can't lie, you you Rodney, yourself and I believe one of my other mates have kind of made me realise now I need to start applying for the ballots because you get into the ballots, you also get in to like the ticket exchange.
00:04:36
Rodney Gooden
yep
00:04:41
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, which is the main way a lot of us get tickets if we lose the ballot.
00:04:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
which
00:04:44
Rodney Gooden
So come on, man.
00:04:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, can't lie. So, yeah.
00:04:47
Rodney Gooden
You got to get access to the exchange. Wow.
00:04:50
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
00:04:50
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Yeah, so best believe i will be trying to get my I will be trying to get my membership sorted ASAP. Hopefully my bank card should be in the post.
Declan Rice's Goal Against West Ham
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i have um I've been waiting what feels like an eternity for it.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
But let's talk about that first goal, though, from Declan Rice. I mean, Rodney, you you you said it again.
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Rodney Gooden
while
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he just loves scoring against West Ham, doesn't he?
00:05:15
Rodney Gooden
but That he does, but you wouldn't see it. Well, you wouldn't guess it looking at his face as well. I think it's always a bit of a difficult situation for Declan too.
00:05:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
a
00:05:22
Rodney Gooden
Scoring against his old club, again, he's professional too, but you can tell, you know, it almost pains him. But I think what's also quite difficult is, yeah, the treatment of those fans to Declan, yeah, it's always a bit of an oddball, isn't it?
00:05:33
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:05:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know what? Glad you mentioned that because Craig, I mean, imagine you've, you know, you've spent time, you know, you've been at your boyhood club. You've pretty much grown up in the academy And fair enough, right?
00:05:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
You've gone to, you've now moved away. Surely there'd be a bit of respect. Surely there would have been a tad of respect for Declan Rice.
00:05:56
Rodney Gooden
when you consider the credentials too, you know, the captain in the club, bringing them their first European trophy, like, yeah, you think.
00:05:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:06:02
Rodney Gooden
It's not just any player.
00:06:03
Craig matthews
It's ok to watch what's the fancy in the... but awful with hey I'm going to let him know, look at the way they treated Lampard when they went to Chelsea. Look at the treated some of their ex-players when they left.
00:06:18
Craig matthews
They never really like, how can I say, appreciation for their ex-players.
00:06:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's never really been ah ah there's never been a line of respect.
00:06:25
Craig matthews
Only when Real Ferencic went back to West Ham, to get good respect. They used to always not boo them often. Some players used to go back, they'd get long-gibus when they used to go back to West Ham.
00:06:36
Craig matthews
And they did a lot for the Carver Deco, like came through the academy, won them a trophy, that won a trophy in a long time, won them a European trophy. And every time he goes there he gets booed, he gets abused.
00:06:47
Craig matthews
even booed, the way they were booing it was horrible.
00:06:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:06:49
Craig matthews
well and And they should be happy, they've got they've got a lot of money for him as well.
00:06:50
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:06:54
Craig matthews
but hey got They've got to be sorted up on a free transfer, they've got decent money for him.
00:06:57
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:06:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's very true.
00:06:58
Craig matthews
so
00:06:58
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, he wasn't cheap.
00:07:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:07:00
Craig matthews
oh
00:07:01
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No. But as we sit as we so sing and chant at the Emirates, we got him half price. We got him half price.
00:07:08
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:07:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
So...
00:07:09
Rodney Gooden
No, no. And it really was. It was a it was a lovely goal in the end as well. I think made by three players. You can see Zubimendi with the pass as well into Eze. Eze, one thing you really love is his capacity and willingness to take a shot.
00:07:20
Rodney Gooden
And then that deflection coming off and allowing Declan to just kind of slot it away. Wonderful work, too. So, yeah, nice. Not as clean as I'd like. But at the end of the day, it was nice to kind of immediately make that one nil and then go in with the advantage for the rest of the game.
00:07:32
Rodney Gooden
So, yeah, pretty solid.
00:07:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. Craig, what were your what were your thoughts on the goal?
00:07:37
Craig matthews
In 4-4 Deccan was able to score that goal. I think Eze had a similar chance to what Deccan did and he skied it.
00:07:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:44
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:07:45
Craig matthews
He skied that chance and then Deccan did the same move that Eze did with it. Deccan kept it low and it went for a corner.
00:07:53
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I remember that because Trussart came over to comfort him after he was like, yeah, don't worry.
00:07:55
Craig matthews
Very good goal. yeah
00:07:58
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:07:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:59
Craig matthews
yeah
00:08:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
And do you know what? That's something I really liked. You know, that's something that I'm really starting to see a lot more in this Arsenal team is if like kind of one player's head's down, it's like straight away, like another player's there to kind of comfort them and be like, look, come on, head up.
00:08:03
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:08:11
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:08:15
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:08:16
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Let's go again. your Your chance will come.
00:08:17
Craig matthews
Mm-hm.
00:08:18
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Do you know what I mean?
00:08:19
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:08:19
Craig matthews
Mm-hm.
Arsenal's Team Culture Transformation
00:08:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
And again, it kind of just goes back to what we were speaking about last week about how there's been such a ah big culture shift at the club because You know, when Arteta first came in, there was so much toxicity toxicity in the air.
00:08:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
And now to see players now, you know, kind of really backing each other and urging each other to do well, it's just such a great sight to see, isn't it?
00:08:36
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:08:44
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:08:46
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:08:46
Craig matthews
and
00:08:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Such a great sight. But I've got a question for you guys, right? And it's to do with Zubomendy. Nothing bad.
00:08:55
Rodney Gooden
Okay.
00:08:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nothing bad at all because he's been phenomenal.
00:08:56
Rodney Gooden
okay
00:09:00
Craig matthews
hmm
00:09:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
But were you guys surprised that that he was benched?
00:09:05
Craig matthews
no
00:09:06
Rodney Gooden
Okay.
00:09:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Really?
00:09:07
Rodney Gooden
No, because I've been wanting to see that original midfield for a while. I've been thinking, oh, yeah, if you wanted a very aggressive midfield, attacking like a team that you know going hit you with a mid and low b block, then you want the physicality of Rice at six and then you want Eze and Odegaard next to one i another.
00:09:21
Rodney Gooden
So when I saw he was benched and I saw that starting lineup, I was happy. I was excited. And I think now it's just a testament to the kind of depth that we have.
00:09:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:09:29
Rodney Gooden
there Zubimendi's not getting benched because of poor performance. Like this is just a new experiment that we're going to have.
00:09:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:33
Rodney Gooden
We're going to see if this works. And if it doesn't work out and you have what happened, which is Odegaard unfortunately coming off again, third match that he started. gone off in the first half too unlucky with that but you realize you have plan a kind of you know doesn't go as planned you can bring in someone of quality like Zubim Mendy to come in there and immediately influence the game and I thought he had a fantastic performance this game he was on the end of everything kind of well worth talking about so yeah yeah phenomenal work
00:09:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Craig, what what about you?
Midfield Dynamics Without Zubimendi
00:10:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, you also kind of agreed there with Rodney that, you know, you wasn't surprised he was benched.
00:10:06
Craig matthews
I did a podcast last week and we were talking about the mid-4s, I said Eze Rice, Rice in the 6, Eze in the 10 and Odegaard in the 8. So I thought, yeah, I could definitely think.
00:10:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:10:18
Craig matthews
I
00:10:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, we need to stop you there. You need to give me the lot you need to give me the lottery numbers at this point now, Craig, because this is getting silly. This is actually getting silly.
00:10:23
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:10:24
Craig matthews
said 3-1.
00:10:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
By the way, what was your prediction for the... What did you predict for but the Arsenal game?
00:10:31
Craig matthews
i said for one
00:10:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. Right, that will truly come back to bite me then. If you'd turned around and said 2-0, I'd be asking you for the lottery numbers right now.
00:10:41
Rodney Gooden
and No, he got Newcastle right the week before though, right?
00:10:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
He did, yeah.
00:10:44
Rodney Gooden
That was it. We were both 1-0.
00:10:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
He did.
00:10:46
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, Craig was saying 2-1, definitely.
00:10:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
And funnily enough, right, he Craig said to me last week, he was like to me, yeah, them Newcastle guys, they they sat there and they all laughed at me.
00:10:57
Rodney Gooden
ah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
as if to say, look who's having the last laugh now.
00:10:57
Craig matthews
Oh yeah.
00:11:00
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:11:00
Rodney Gooden
True.
00:11:00
Craig matthews
but oh
00:11:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
But do you know what, though? I'm glad, in a way, right, going back to the Zubimendi kind of ah discussion, I'm really glad that we also got to experiment.
00:11:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
And in a way, I'm also glad we got to see Odegaard and Eze together because,
00:11:13
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:11:18
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:11:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
how rare How rare will it be, potentially, that we may not we may not see them two play together often, will we?
00:11:27
Rodney Gooden
I think it depends because I think what I think was trying to do is like when you're dealing with those types of teams, because, you know, last season we struggled against mid to low blocks, too. So I think he wants to kind of experiment, and kind of play around with that kind of creativity.
00:11:39
Rodney Gooden
And I think he was asked in a press conference after the game, and he said that while it's unfortunate with Odegaard being out, you need that chemistry, you need that creativity. You know, he quite liked that kind of trio. So I think we might well see it again later in the season.
00:11:51
Rodney Gooden
But it is true that with the injury right now, i agree you'll probably see Zubimendi in that sixth role, especially off the back of performances against West Ham like he did as well.
00:11:51
Craig matthews
Home.
00:11:59
Rodney Gooden
So I go, yeah, and but I do feel there's space for that kind of trio to come out in other kind of fixtures throughout the season.
00:12:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
00:12:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, for me, I kind of, when I saw the midfield three, I
00:12:06
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
Managing Odegaard's Injuries
00:12:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
thought straight away, i actually thought of you guys because you guys said, you guys have been you guys have been wanting this for a while, you know, you know experimenting with Eze and Odegaard and, you know, trying to fit them two in.
00:12:13
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:12:16
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:12:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
And you know what? To be fair, we we saw, we we didn't see, do you reckon you saw many glimpses before the Odegaard injury?
00:12:33
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I think it looked promising. I think it was just the issue was Zuby was just so immense when he came on later that I think it overshadowed it.
00:12:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:12:39
Rodney Gooden
But I thought, yeah, you know what? The midfield was looking quite solid, you know, until the Odegaard injury. I think if there's one thing i say about Zuby is I think his passing range is a bit bigger than Declan. So I go, yeah, you know what?
00:12:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:12:49
Rodney Gooden
You see a lot more lovely little through balls from Zuby. Even though I think if it's kind of lone six and getting challenged, I think Declan's more pressure resistant too. So you get different kind of qualities, you know, different characteristics with both of them in the six.
00:13:01
Rodney Gooden
But yeah, yeah, I thought it was all right. You know, I would have liked to see it for maybe like a full half or full 90 before I judge. But we'll see. Have to we wait till the next game.
00:13:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Craig, what what were your thoughts on that midfield three?
00:13:13
Craig matthews
but It was working, was working well. I think Beckenrass was holding Oedegaard in the eight, as in the tenor, they were just roaming around. One player was going forward, they were just protecting that mid-forward, protecting Beckenrass as well.
00:13:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:26
Craig matthews
Oedegaard was very unlucky with the injury, but it was decent performance. I would love to see more, they creating lot chances as well. would love to see them three again, hopefully Oedegaard get fit again.
00:13:39
Craig matthews
See what they can do.
00:13:39
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:13:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I absolutely agree. I kind of see it in this perspective. If we if we played that same midfield three where you give Eze the freedom of the number 10 role, I just think you'd be laughing at that point.
00:13:54
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:13:54
Craig matthews
I
00:13:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
is that's that's we've said it for We've said it for quite a while. Once you give Eze that freedom, that is it.
00:14:02
Craig matthews
um
00:14:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've seen it at Palace before. We've seen it so many times. All you've got to do is give him that freedom. And I think that's that's what will unlock the best out of him. We'd like to see it a bit more in the Champions League games.
00:14:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who have we we got next? it's Atletico Madrid next, isn't it?
00:14:16
Craig matthews
feel like got home, yeah.
00:14:16
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, it's a big one.
00:14:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah could be right
00:14:18
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:14:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
That could be another game I could potentially be going to. ah
00:14:21
Rodney Gooden
Ooh.
00:14:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
whether Whether the tickets, whether the Arsenal gods want to kind of, you know, allow me to go watch an Arsenal game will be another thing.
00:14:27
Rodney Gooden
There you go Blessed by the ticket gods, man. That's what you need.
00:14:29
Craig matthews
hey ru ready
00:14:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, so
00:14:32
Craig matthews
tell about alpha day love devil ticket that
00:14:34
Rodney Gooden
no. So, Jamie, me and Craig were saying you would have hated this, right? So, as we met off outside the stadium, you had to go watch the game.
00:14:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:14:43
Rodney Gooden
We're chilling outside the little beer garden just before we go in.
00:14:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:46
Rodney Gooden
These two dudes come in there and tell us that they've got Olympiacos tickets and they're trying to get rid of them.
00:14:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
alumni
00:14:51
Rodney Gooden
Like, do we know anyone that would have won?
00:14:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
no.
00:14:54
Craig matthews
off it
00:14:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
No! No, no, no, You're toiling.
00:14:57
Rodney Gooden
Craig was creaking.
00:14:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're actually toiling with me at this point.
00:14:58
Rodney Gooden
He was like, you should have texted Jamie because Jamie would have run there.
00:15:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait minute.
00:15:05
Rodney Gooden
Jamie, it was diabolical. It was like 10 minutes before kickoff. We were like just about to leave. They were like, yeah, do you guys want a free ticket?
00:15:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:15:13
Craig matthews
Seriously?
00:15:14
Rodney Gooden
like Jamie should have come out. We could have got him
00:15:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. no. Oh, I'm telling you, fate is really...
00:15:23
Rodney Gooden
sister
00:15:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, fate is really... dear me. It's like, oh, my gosh. just Oh, I'm lost for words at this point. I'm lost for words.
00:15:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
And you know what? On that note, we're going to go to an ad break. Winners after the break. Join us after the break as we're going to discuss about Odegaard's injury because this isn't the first time this has happened this season.
00:15:50
Rodney Gooden
Mm-mm.
00:15:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we'll we'll continue analysing the West Ham game. So join us after the break.
00:16:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And welcome back to this second part of the Arsenal v West Ham review. I still can't believe what the boys have told me.
00:16:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
And didn't think for one second to invite me down ay sir ASAP. Boy, oh boy, oh boy. Well, hopefully, fingers crossed, I get to go to Atletico Madrid and hopefully one of you guys will be there with me. But fit I don't know. We'll have to see.
00:17:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
But... Let's talk about Odegaard because, goodness me, this poor man cannot catch a break, can he?
00:17:11
Craig matthews
no
00:17:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
He cannot catch a break. um I think I was reading up about his injury and ah what is it? It's his MCL, isn't it?
00:17:25
Rodney Gooden
MCL. So yeah, it could be up to.
00:17:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
grade one Grade one could be three to so three to four weeks. And I think great two grade two is like for a six to eight weeks or something like that. And grade three, where let's not even talk about grade three at that point.
00:17:42
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, but he still played for, i think, about 10 minutes after the original clash. So I feel it can't be a grade three because otherwise he would have come off immediately.
00:17:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. What... What seems to be going wrong for Odegaard in terms of injuries? Because it seems like now, you know, obviously against Forrest, it was his shoulder.
00:18:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, now it's his MCL.
00:18:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
What, what could be the factor behind his injuries?
00:18:10
Craig matthews
think he needs a rest. A complete rest. say a lot You have to remember, as soon he comes to Arsenal, he's played so many games of football. He's played... We got him on loan for Real Madrid, I think, how many years now?
00:18:22
Craig matthews
couple of years ago. Four or five years ago, we got him on Real Madrid.
00:18:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:26
Craig matthews
He played all them games on loan.
00:18:28
Craig matthews
Signing on the permit, played all them games following sing with all them games. He's hardly been injured since he's at the club. So this season... Obviously, your body's going to take its toll on you in the end because you've had an awful lot of matches over the last couple of seasons as well.
00:18:40
Craig matthews
Plus, European qualifiers for his country as well. He's been up and down the country.
00:18:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:18:45
Craig matthews
He's played a lot of football, Premier League, Champions League, international football. After while, your body's just going to give up on you in the end because you haven't had plenty of rest anyway. life So, that's feel the problem is, it could be just needs rest.
00:18:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
True. I mean, Rodney, again, do you reckon do you reckon like the game time load has just been too much for him and maybe the injuries are now catching up with him?
00:19:09
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I think so. I think maybe it's a question of also rushing him back after the original so shoulder injury too. I thought maybe when he came back, it was a bit too quick. And then, of course, you saw immediately kind of fell, re-injured the shoulder, was out for a little bit longer as well.
00:19:22
Rodney Gooden
So I do feel that with Martino, it's just he's such an amazing player that you know naturally know that he wants to play, wants to be involved, called up for club and country on a regular basis.
00:19:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:31
Rodney Gooden
I think it is just too many minutes on the pitch as well. And I think he needs to come back, have a good, solid rest and then slowly be reintegrated back into the team. And now that we have the additional depth, I think we can afford to do that.
00:19:41
Rodney Gooden
Whereas last season, yeah, we paid for that. We lost Odegaard. When he did return, he wasn't really on top form as well. I think we really suffered.
00:19:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:19:49
Rodney Gooden
Now we've got options. We've got Warnieri. We've got Eze. You know, we can afford to kind of rest him a little bit and make sure that when he comes back to the pitch, he's fully fit.
00:19:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I was going to say, actually, how would you manage now, Odegaard?
00:19:57
Craig matthews
yeah.
00:20:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Odegaard's fitness now? Because, again, this is the second injury he's had in the space of about maybe three two to three weeks now. how would you manage How would you kind of integrate him back into that squad now? Because...
00:20:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is, for for the medical team at Arsenal now, and for Arteta, they've got to sit there and think now, how do you manage, how do you manage his, like, how do you integrate him slowly back into the team without, hopefully, something else happening in the long term?
00:20:35
Craig matthews
Oh.
00:20:35
Rodney Gooden
i think remember the Newcastle game where he just kind of came on after for like 30 minutes after that?
00:20:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:40
Rodney Gooden
I think you kind of slowly bring him back to training, maybe wait two weeks and then you start kind of having a rotation where let's say it's Eze, you know, if Eze is kind of picking up the flack or picking up the slack for Odegaard, you start playing Eze for maybe 60 minutes, 70 minutes and then kind of bring an Odegaard on there and letting them kind of balance the minutes that way until they can both kind of play a half or till maybe you can get both of them starting.
00:20:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:00
Rodney Gooden
I think it's got to be that. And I think he looked really nice against the Newcastle and against Olympiacos as well. He looked pretty solid.
00:21:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
o
00:21:07
Rodney Gooden
But I think Odegaard's just got maybe kind of start playing maybe half hours, maybe towards the tools are tail of the game, maybe starting them rotating. I think, yeah, just keep him light, you know, sparing with the usage and let's not kind of rush him back to full 90s because then he gets kicked about.
00:21:21
Rodney Gooden
And you know what happens when that happens, you know?
00:21:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, of course.
00:21:23
Craig matthews
No.
00:21:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course.
00:21:24
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:21:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Trust me. I'm just very... ah For me, you know, if you think back to maybe a couple seasons ago, Craig, you know, for a lot of us, we'd sit here and kind of be worried that You know, we haven't got really anyone good enough to back up Odegaard with.
00:21:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
But when you look at now the backup we have, are you kind of worried in any any way, shape or form?
00:21:47
Craig matthews
no I'm not worried. Compared to the bench from last one to this season, last season had loads of a academy players on the bench.
00:21:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:57
Craig matthews
This season we have loads of international players on the bench. The difference is we've got more experienced international players compared to last season we had lot of um unknown um kids who are going to be or will be good players in the future but not ready for first year football. ball I'll say that beyond this.
00:22:15
Craig matthews
Now we've got So, if they say Beckham-Rasse is injured, not say injured, but say injured, you've got no guard, no guard can play there.
00:22:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:22
Craig matthews
got ah We've got Mourinho on the bench, we've still got players out into the floor that can come in. We've got Havoc to come back, you've got Jays East for come back, got a lot of players who are not in the team who couldn't get into the squad that can come into the team.
00:22:37
Craig matthews
Waineri can share the minutes with Eze while Olegard is recovering. I'm not worried at all. I'm very positive that we can do well without Odegaard giving this time to rest and recuperate and get stronger and fitter again, instead rushing him back from the injury.
00:22:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, I agree. I think you you look at, again, we go back to talking about Arsenal's squad depth here. And I mean, it is so good, isn't it?
Saka's Milestone Achievements
00:23:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, so good to see Arsenal's squad depth probably looking...
00:23:06
Rodney Gooden
Did you see the graphic? Did you see the graphic from this fixture last year where it was our bench then versus our bench now?
00:23:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, actually, I hadn't.
00:23:13
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, there was a graphic and it was our bench of like about nine players.
00:23:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:23:17
Rodney Gooden
And then from that period, I think the only two players in the same lineup now on our bench was Warnieri and Ben White. And then the rate the remaining seven players completely changed.
00:23:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:23:26
Rodney Gooden
Gone. New upgrades as well. So our bench was looking revitalized.
00:23:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because I'm assuming last season it was what? I'm assuming it was youngsters, weren't it?
00:23:33
Rodney Gooden
early <unk> kirtii like Sterling, Sterling. Yeah, we had a pile of players there where, yeah, no longer at the club because we've upgraded.
00:23:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:23:40
Rodney Gooden
Jorginho was still there as well. Yeah, of course.
00:23:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:23:42
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. So I said, yeah, this time last year, a very different bench compared to this fixture now. 200th game.
00:23:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Definitely very different. Yeah, yeah. Very true. Very true. But let's let's let's talk a bit more about let's talk a little bit more about about the Arsenal game. And we've got to talk... well i mean, we have not brought this this man's name up, but we have to talk about the one and only Mr. Bukayo Starboy Saka.
00:24:11
Rodney Gooden
two hundred games ah
00:24:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
The stats say it. There you go. two in your 200th game, scores a penalty.
00:24:17
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:24:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
And look, forget about the fact that scores a penalty, but just the fact that he's scoring can go such a long way.
00:24:26
Craig matthews
and
00:24:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
And what an occasion, what an occasion, what an occasion.
00:24:30
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:24:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, he's surely he's just going to go from strength to strength now, isn't he?
00:24:36
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I mean, you look at it now. It's like 200th game, 55 goals, 45 assists as well. had another one in that game as well, but was marginally offside because he timed his run just slightly wrong on that one. But yeah, amazing.
00:24:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:46
Rodney Gooden
So excited to see. And I think I was looking something off. I think it's like that stat means that he's reached a century of ah goals and assists for Arsenal. And he's joined, I think it's what, the group of previously eight players to kind of have that tally.
00:24:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Something like that, yeah.
00:24:58
Craig matthews
um
00:24:58
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:24:58
Rodney Gooden
So already, and he's only, what, 24? Still got a long career ahead of him.
00:25:01
Craig matthews
um
00:25:02
Rodney Gooden
So impressive. We love to see it.
00:25:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
and yeah And yet, with Saka, it's actually crazy that he's not even hit his peak. He hasn't even hit his prime yet.
00:25:10
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. yeah
00:25:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
he still He's still on his way to you know reaching prime form. but We have won... it's... Saka's looking so good. And Craig, for me, and I'm sure this might be the same for you as well, Rodney, as well.
00:25:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
But do you guys think that now that Saka's kind of got his goal, do you think we're now going to start seeing the best of Saka after the international break?
00:25:39
Craig matthews
I hope so. think he will, but he has to stay free from injury. This international break, it's just frustrating again for me. I don't see the point of this international break again.
00:25:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:25:50
Craig matthews
off
00:25:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:51
Craig matthews
I think every time our players go away from international break, they're they come back injured or they're tired or fatigued. Too much football has been played. They need to kind of find a way how they can cut the calendar down as well.
00:26:03
Craig matthews
One's a friendly game, one's not a World Cup qualifier.
00:26:06
Rodney Gooden
Another qualifier. Yeah.
00:26:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Qualifier, yeah.
00:26:08
Craig matthews
to kind of scrap the friendly game and have the World Cup qualifier instead and then have a one game and then back to friendly league again don't
00:26:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, to be honest with you, unfortunately, next season doesn't look to be any better for us because I think they they're thinking of now squashing the...
00:26:17
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:26:22
Rodney Gooden
No.
00:26:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think they're thinking of squashing the international breaks. So I think they're going scrap November, but I think they're going to expand... October's international break, if I'm correct in saying.
00:26:38
Rodney Gooden
So it's right about the same.
00:26:39
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:26:40
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:26:40
Craig matthews
yeah
00:26:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, that could be even worse for us.
00:26:45
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:26:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Goodness me, what are we going to do without Premier League football now that we've gone into the international break?
00:26:50
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:26:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, it's the worst kind of pain you can feel as as a football fan.
Player Fatigue & International Break Concerns
00:26:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, and a lot of people might sit there think, oh, but, you know, there's football to be played. But it's like, we don't want any of our players getting injured.
00:26:56
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:27:05
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. But on the flip side, it does mean that some of our players are injured, do get a week's rest without us was having the pressure of playing another Premier League fixture. So there is that, you know, you can have Declan Rice, you know, he came off 71 minutes, you know, felt something in his back.
00:27:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:13
Craig matthews
True. True.
00:27:18
Rodney Gooden
Had to be subbed off. You know, we'll see if he's fit for the England squad. You know, then we've got Odegaard too. It's another week's rest as well. We can kind of assess him, find out how long he's likely to be out for. And then it's a week's rest.
00:27:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:27:28
Rodney Gooden
I know he's already not going to be involved in the Norway squad for those two games too. So, you know, swings roundabouts. But I agree. It's a bit nerve wracking with the England side because You've got Saka and we've got Madaweke who's still not fit.
00:27:41
Rodney Gooden
So if anything happens to Saka in the international break, we do not have but ah any of our either the first or second choice right wingers.
00:27:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah i And
00:27:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't forget, and don't, yeah, and don't and don't forget as well, you know, as well, we've got all the other England players that, ah you know, all the other Arsenal players joining up with the England squad.
00:27:48
Rodney Gooden
So we're going to see Darwin on the wings.
00:27:50
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:27:51
Craig matthews
Yep.
00:28:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, you've got Myles Luskele, you've got Eze, you know, and and Rice and so on.
00:28:01
Rodney Gooden
no
00:28:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
But these worrying, this is going to be a worrying two weeks for Arsenal fans, isn't it?
00:28:09
Craig matthews
Nope.
00:28:10
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, it's true.
00:28:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because we know that The international break and Arsenal sadly do not go hand in hand, do they?
00:28:18
Craig matthews
nope
00:28:18
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, it'll be difficult.
00:28:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. we're going to take another quick break, guys. And when we come back from the break, we have to talk about the fact that we are sitting top of the Premier League. So join us after the break.
00:29:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And welcome back to this third and final part of this Arsenal-West Ham review.
00:29:11
Rodney Gooden
Thank you.
Premier League Title Race Prospects
00:29:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
But boys, we need to sit here and we really need to drink this, drink the occasion up, soak it all in, because Arsenal Football Club are top of the Premier League table.
00:29:24
Rodney Gooden
the
00:29:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you boys think that we're starting to capitalise... on Liverpool's mistakes here. Because if you think back to previous seasons, we've always gone into games where, I don't know, say we played before Liverpool and we've never capitalised, or it could be vice versa.
00:29:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
You feel like there's a slight shift now, or are we just or maybe or or ah ah or some are or ask some Arsenal fans getting a little bit carried away?
00:29:50
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:29:59
Rodney Gooden
I mean, it's early days, but I think you bring up an absolutely fantastic point, which is last season. Every time Liverpool dropped points, we did as well. This season, Even though it's only happened twice, Liverpool dropped points, we've gained all three. So I think very promising. Another testament to the squad, the mentality, the depth, you know, the rotational options we have. But I agree.
00:30:18
Rodney Gooden
Early days, but very promising. And if we are going to go on to make this our season, this is a telltale sign that this could be the one.
00:30:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Craig, your thoughts?
00:30:29
Craig matthews
i for you I feel re running ra for like six points. Liverpool dropped points against Crystal Palace.
00:30:36
Craig matthews
We won at Newcastle.
00:30:36
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:30:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:39
Craig matthews
We won against West Ham. They dropped points against Chelsea last minute. It's good to see what we're doing right now. If Liverpool drop any more points, now the next couple of games, I think our main round could be Man City. They've come back.
00:30:54
Craig matthews
They beat Brentford yesterday. Harland can stay fit,
00:30:56
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:30:59
Craig matthews
Harlan can't stay fit, then can't say they're getting it. But if Harlan can stay fit, they can they could be our main rivals this season compared to Liverpool keep them falling off.
00:31:08
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:31:08
Craig matthews
think they could be our main rivals for the title this season.
00:31:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Another thing I also want to look at, and I think I might have spoken to, I ah don't know, I might have spoken to both of you about it, but have you guys seen Arsenal's and Liverpool's next four games now?
00:31:18
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:31:25
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I think I took a brief look at it. I know that it's much easier run for us than it is for Poole. Poole have now got the luck that we had at the start the season. So...
00:31:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Because, again, going back to going back to what what I said to you guys before, is now we've we've come to the peak of our fixtures now.
00:31:32
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:31:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've come to the peak of overcoming the difficulties of them tough fixtures.
00:31:41
Craig matthews
i
00:31:46
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:31:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
But if this is the time for Arsenal capitalise, surely it's got to be now, hasn't it, boys?
00:31:53
Craig matthews
Yep.
00:31:54
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, agreed.
00:31:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, i think if I'm right off the top of my head, Liverpool still have... I know Liverpool still have City to play.
00:32:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I believe Liverpool have got United...
00:32:07
Rodney Gooden
Yep.
00:32:07
Craig matthews
That's the next game.
00:32:08
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, next game is United.
00:32:09
Craig matthews
Nothing is denied.
00:32:11
Rodney Gooden
Anfield, I think, yeah.
00:32:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow, what a game that'll be.
00:32:13
Craig matthews
That's an Anfield, yeah.
00:32:14
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah
00:32:14
Craig matthews
That's an Anfield. After the national break.
00:32:17
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:32:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
What a game that's going to be. And I believe Liverpool might also have... Correct me if I'm wrong, Craig. It might be Brentford. I could be wrong. Oh, is it?
00:32:27
Craig matthews
No, you're right. They've Brentford in between.
00:32:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, what guess.
00:32:29
Craig matthews
think they've got Brentford in between, yeah.
00:32:29
Rodney Gooden
Okay.
00:32:31
Craig matthews
um
00:32:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
What a guess. And then for arsal and then and then for Arsenal, it is away.
00:32:32
Rodney Gooden
So Man U, Brentford City. Okay. Yeah, wow.
00:32:39
Rodney Gooden
and That's the next one. Yep.
00:32:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Palace at the Emirates?
00:32:43
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Then is it Burnley after that?
00:32:44
Craig matthews
you know
00:32:45
Rodney Gooden
app
00:32:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Burnley away.
00:32:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Burnley away, Sunderland away.
00:32:48
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:32:49
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, Burnley, Sunderland. Fair.
00:32:51
Craig matthews
I've got local fixtures up now. got May 19 on the 19th of October.
00:32:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh. Yeah.
00:32:55
Craig matthews
That's a Sunday game. Then they've got Eintracht Frankfurt Champions League on the 22nd, or Tuesday, I think.
00:33:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:33:04
Craig matthews
Then they've got Brentford away um on the 25th.
00:33:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:33:07
Craig matthews
Then they've got the Crystal Palace in the League Cup.
00:33:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:33:11
Craig matthews
Then they've got Aston Villa. That's hard game.
00:33:13
Craig matthews
Villa. They've Villa in between. And got Real Madrid on the 4th of November after that.
00:33:13
Rodney Gooden
Oh,
00:33:18
Rodney Gooden
oh dad.
00:33:19
Craig matthews
Then they've got Man City after the Real Madrid game.
00:33:21
Rodney Gooden
That was brutal.
00:33:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:33:24
Craig matthews
Then they've got Nottingham Forest. Then they've got PSV. Then they've got West Ham away. Then they've got Sondland on the 3rd of December at home.
00:33:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:33:33
Craig matthews
Leeds United is going be a hard game for them. they got them away. Then they've got Inter Milan, the Champions League. Then they've got Brighton. That's going hard game as well.
00:33:41
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, bright stuff.
00:33:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:33:42
Craig matthews
Then they've got Tottenham. thought we to revenge after last season after that battering last season yeah
00:33:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, of course, yeah.
00:33:47
Rodney Gooden
yeah well Oh, yeah.
00:33:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course. But also, if you look at Arsenal's, if you also look at Arsenal's fixtures as well, because um I kind of read into them a little bit, but after we like after Sunderland, I believe our fixture run isn't as simple after that because I think we then have to play Spurs.
00:34:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think the North London Derby.
00:34:07
Craig matthews
we've got yeah those
00:34:07
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, North London Derby's in November. Yeah, yeah, I remember.
00:34:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's like, yeah, when when we get to November, that's where we're going to really need to try and hope that, again, we can try and pick up you know, continue a good run of games and and try and get the win.
00:34:19
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:34:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
But going back to City, we haven't really spoken about City much.
00:34:25
Craig matthews
No.
00:34:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Will they be dark horses for the title this season, boys?
00:34:29
Craig matthews
Yes.
00:34:29
Rodney Gooden
ah You can never write City out.
00:34:30
Rodney Gooden
You know the score. City are notoriously slow starters.
00:34:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:34:33
Rodney Gooden
You know, they never really start the season too strong. And then other side of Christmas, they just go on a run of games. So, again, looking at them right now, can't count them out. I think this is going to be a three-horse race.
00:34:43
Rodney Gooden
It's going to be us, Liverpool, and City, you know.
00:34:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:34:46
Craig matthews
Okay.
00:34:46
Rodney Gooden
ah So, no, I'm looking at both of them as title rivals this season.
00:34:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, i really don't know what to expect out of this season. I mean, it's going to be such a good season ahead. And just, it's going to be so close to call, isn't it?
00:35:05
Craig matthews
who
00:35:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
And right now, even though even though now it's still fairly early days, we're only coming in, we're only in the start of October.
00:35:13
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:35:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
But there's no one that's really, there's no gap. If you think about it, we because we're what?
00:35:20
Rodney Gooden
no
00:35:20
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:35:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think we're two points off. We're two points off Liverpool now, boys.
00:35:25
Rodney Gooden
No, i think it's one.
00:35:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
One, see?
00:35:26
Craig matthews
One.
00:35:27
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, it's one. 16 to 15, yeah.
00:35:28
Craig matthews
City's two for City is two points behind us. If they win the next game, they've got their they're two points behind us now. So it's very close. Tottenham are two points behind well. We have to. It's to be a pasty one.
00:35:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Gosh, how that to goodness knows how Tottenham are sitting third.
00:35:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
hope we can I really hope we can get one over them.
00:35:48
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, North London Derby is going to be very fun this year.
00:35:49
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:35:51
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:35:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, think I think both home and away both home and away games are going to be so heated, aren't they?
00:35:52
Craig matthews
and the paste deallog
00:35:55
Rodney Gooden
yeah yeah
00:35:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because think back if you think back previous North London derbies, we've not had it...
00:36:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
derbies. They've never been as close as this, have they?
00:36:10
Craig matthews
No.
00:36:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think especially given where Arsenal and Spurs will be on the day of the North London derby... And depending on the form as well, because again, form goes out the window, but even then, form-wise...
00:36:21
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. no Both teams will be up for it as well. And I'm just thinking, hopefully we can have the reinforcements back. I'm looking at that November slot and I'm thinking maybe Madaweke's back. Might even have a little surprise with Havits and Jesus.
00:36:33
Rodney Gooden
I know they're kind of expected to come back around about this time.
00:36:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:36:36
Rodney Gooden
Odegaard's just gone out. Hopefully he'll be fit if it's a very kind of like low-grade injury. Yeah, we need all hands on deck. Ha ha!
00:36:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah na Absolutely.
00:36:43
Craig matthews
How much?
00:36:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
You could not have said that any better.
00:36:48
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:36:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
But guys, that is it for us today. Have you liked what we've had to say?
00:36:52
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00:36:52
Rodney Gooden
Thank
00:37:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
the road to World Cup 26. I've been your host, Jamie Patterson. They have been the amazing Rodney Gooden and Craig Matthews. Have a good day all and take care.
00:37:29
Rodney Gooden
Thank