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S2 - E16: Four match loss ended at St James’s Park in unbelievable fashion + Olympiacos preview!
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In this episode we will discussing our amazing 2-1 comeback win over Newcastle Utd which ends a significant losing drought at St James Park as well as looking ahead to Matchday 2 in the Champions League as we host Olympiacos. 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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Introduction to the Daily Arsenal Podcast
00:00:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello everyone and welcome to the Daily Arsenal podcast where this is your one-stop shop as we bring you all the latest Arsenal news and views. As always brought to you on the GSPN Podcast Network, I am your host Jamie Patterson and on tonight's show i am joined by the one and only Mr Rodney Gooden. Rodney, how are you this evening?
Excitement for the Upcoming Arsenal Game
00:00:39
Rodney Gooden
Oh, I'm feeling excellent, Jamie. There we go. I've got a lovely trip ahead to the Emirates tomorrow, watching that Olympiacos game.
00:00:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes.
00:00:46
Rodney Gooden
And the weekend, you already know, couldn't have gone any better. Most of our rival teams getting spanked and us with the cheeky away win at St.
00:00:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ah, just...
00:00:54
Rodney Gooden
James's Park, a place famously so hard for us to get a win at. And wow, what a game.
00:01:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just beautiful. It was... Honestly, for any Arsenal fan this weekend, it was the perfect weekend for them, wasn't it?
00:01:08
Rodney Gooden
Absolutely incredible.
00:01:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Perfect.
00:01:10
Rodney Gooden
No, no. So reassuring. So much to talk about. And yeah, definitely an electric game. Although I won't lie, it was hard to watch for um many, many minutes of that game.
00:01:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, it was, wasn't it?
00:01:20
Rodney Gooden
Honestly, most of it. One down until the 80th.
00:01:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
It really was.
00:01:25
Rodney Gooden
Oh, man.
00:01:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Arsenal, what are you doing to us? what are you doing to us?
00:01:29
Rodney Gooden
I've always said, i've always said, yeah, Arsenal, they're a fantastic team. But honestly, not good for your health to watch them all the time, man. I'm telling you.
00:01:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, no, absolutely not. No, absolutely not.
Review and Preview: Newcastle Victory and Olympiacos Match
00:01:38
Rodney Gooden
Too many nail biters.
00:01:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Definitely. But, guys, in this episode, since we didn't bring you an episode yesterday, um we are bringing you up bumper episode where we will be doing a review our unbelievable...
00:01:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Comeback win over Newcastle, ah which also ends a significant drought at St James' Park. But we're also going to be discussing and looking ahead to match day two in the Champions League as we host Olympiacos.
00:02:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
at the Emirates. Now, as always, guys, if you want to get involved with any of the topics discussed on our show, please do get involved through our social media, which can be found in the show notes in our description.
Live Update on Bodo Glimt vs. Tottenham
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And just a little side note, I'm currently watching the Champions League. It's Bodo Glimp 2, Tottenham 2. They just looked, they would, yeah, it was an on it was on side, the equaliser.
00:02:35
Rodney Gooden
Of course.
00:02:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
but I've been watching this game and I've but honestly, I've
00:02:37
Rodney Gooden
I know. I know you desperately wanted it not to be. check
00:02:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know. And do you know what? Bona Glimt have been so good. They do not deserve to be finishing this game in a draw. We are in the seventh minute of stoppage time, but I think two more minutes will get added on because of the time given for the VAR check.
00:02:53
Rodney Gooden
to check the VAR. Yeah.
00:02:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, Rodney, there's one... part I mean, we've got to start off with...
Arteta's Tactical Decisions and Their Impact
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Global Sports Podcast Network
we've got i just I don't know where we start. Obviously, we start from the beginning, but...
00:03:03
Rodney Gooden
but we We take it piece by piece, Jamie. Let's talk about how we started that game.
00:03:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course.
00:03:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
i mean...
00:03:08
Rodney Gooden
Now, let's talk about Arteta's changes to the lineup because I know you were happy.
00:03:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:12
Rodney Gooden
When you saw Eze in the tent, I knew you were happy. Yeah.
00:03:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
So happy because, look, despite having Odegaard on the bench, right, it was just so good to see that midfield three of Zuby, Rice, Eze.
00:03:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
It works. It just works like a dream. And to be honest honest with you, for the first one, maybe before that Newcastle goal, it worked.
00:03:37
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:03:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
It really did work well.
00:03:38
Rodney Gooden
yeah, it really worked.
00:03:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
And...
00:03:40
Rodney Gooden
It was so frustrating to watch because I said, I saw the Arsenal that I'd seen of seasons gone, you know, and it was almost frustrating to watch in a way because you remember certain pictures that we had and in the 2022-23 season, you know, versus Poole, you know, you see games that we've seen last season too where Arsenal, for about 45 minutes, are by far the better team.
00:03:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:58
Rodney Gooden
But, not quite able to put away some of those key chances, but it's promising what you see. Chance creation, a lot of goal potential from open play.
00:04:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:07
Rodney Gooden
XG is very high, but then things just don't really quite work out. Ultimately, going to concede, and then it's a very different game. This is pretty much what I saw in the first half, but Eze in that 10, we were so free-flowing and creative.
00:04:17
Rodney Gooden
Eze himself had about two opportunities to score in that first half alone.
00:04:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:04:21
Rodney Gooden
Trossard hit the bar as well. Saka making inroads on that right-hand side. It was incredible to watch. Our attack was free-flowing. It was incredible. And I really, really love to see it. Oh,
00:04:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Sorry, I'm so engrossed in this game right now.
00:04:35
Rodney Gooden
my God.
00:04:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
is I just need Bodo to just get the ball down the other end of the field, go and create a chance, and that is it.
00:04:43
Rodney Gooden
ah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
But it could be looking like a draw at the minute.
00:04:46
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. my My money would be on a draw for that one.
00:04:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
00:04:48
Rodney Gooden
I think when you showed me that missed penalty, I said it's not going Bodo's way. So, yeah.
00:04:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I know. it Actually, do know what? it The full-time whistle has blown, and it is finished 2-2.
00:04:55
Rodney Gooden
Oh, man.
00:04:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
I tell you what, Bodo. Bodo should be, they should be proud of the performance they had tonight.
00:05:02
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:05:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
But to be honest with you, they'll be ruining that missed penalty.
00:05:06
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:05:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely ruining it. But yeah, I mean, goodness me. I mean, there's so much to talk about from that Newcastle game.
00:05:11
Rodney Gooden
ah
00:05:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
But the domination, though, the one thing I really, I saw something different with that Arsenal team.
00:05:17
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. yeah
00:05:22
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. is the midfield kind of like flow as well.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Really saw something different. And
00:05:24
Rodney Gooden
Zuby Rice, Eze, or potentially in the future, going along with Zuby Rice, Odegaard, I feel is definitely a really, really solid option going into that midfield. You've got just enough in terms of physicality and creativity in there to make it that this is a decent starting lineup.
00:05:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
But then,
00:05:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
and also, yeah.
00:05:37
Rodney Gooden
I would love to see at some point Odegaard and Eze playing together, but I understand that that is incredibly aggressive and you probably don't want to do that unless you're really, really chasing a goal like we were at the end of this game.
00:05:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:05:48
Rodney Gooden
But yeah...
00:05:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm telling you, honestly, you know what? the The one thing I've really liked so far this season is we are spoiled for choice with our depth because another player you could even bring into that kind of bracket is even Ethan Waniere.
00:06:08
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, very true.
00:06:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, this
00:06:10
Rodney Gooden
Well, got multiple options in the midfield as well. So that's it.
00:06:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Honestly, you are genuinely, you are sport for choice. Really, really sport for choice.
00:06:16
Rodney Gooden
Mm-hmm.
00:06:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
But let's talk about one of the big, let's just talk about one of the big turning points. Well, not a big turning point, but it was a big, big thing that happened in the first half.
00:06:27
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:06:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
All got played through to Jokeres, went round Nick Pope, Nick Pope.
00:06:31
Rodney Gooden
Oh, of course.
00:06:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
brought him down, in my words.
00:06:35
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:06:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And after a VAR check, and let's be honest, I kind of I was sat at my girlfriend's at the time and I think my girlfriend and her friend were in the other room and I was there sitting with like her mum, dad and her nan and I just was like, I was just screaming at the telly. was like, yeah, that's it. We know what's going to happen now.
00:06:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just get on with the game. I'm getting fed up now. Get on with it. soon as it went to, it as soon as referee went over to the monitor, was like, we know what's going to happen. Rodney, what were your thoughts?
00:07:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Honestly, what were your thoughts on that penalty decision?
Controversial Penalty Decision and VAR Discussion
00:07:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because it's been so divided in the media and all over social media.
00:07:08
Rodney Gooden
ah it's yeah
00:07:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
But what were your thoughts?
00:07:15
Rodney Gooden
I mean, going to do my best to give you a balance take because I think, like most Arsenal fans, the moment I saw Victor go down, immediate thoughts. Pen, come on.
00:07:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I said that as well.
00:07:24
Rodney Gooden
Referee gives it immediately. One of the most telling signs was you look at Nick Pope's body language and even the body language of some of the Newcastle fans that game too. They knew. Even they thought of first class.
00:07:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:07:35
Rodney Gooden
Ben, fine. Nick's not fighting the ref. You know, hands up. You know, you know the score. You think it's going to be done. It's a done deal.
00:07:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:07:41
Rodney Gooden
But then, of course, it goes to the monitor. and Now, here's the thing. Mikel Otero and s Saka had stuff to say after the press conference. Well, it was usually around about the same lines, which is we were told to start the season that VAR will intervene when there is a clear and obvious error.
00:07:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
yep
00:07:54
Rodney Gooden
I don't know about you, Jamie. I didn't see a clear and obvious error. So was there reason to check in the first place? However, upon review, Even I had to admit that it gets a bit more contentious when you watch it back.
00:08:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:08:05
Rodney Gooden
You do see that Nick does get a toe to the ball, but there's debate as to whether that was Jokeres playing the ball into Nick Pope, so that's when he gets a touch, or does it start with Nick's challenge?
00:08:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:14
Rodney Gooden
And at that point, it's a bit difficult because I did see him get that toe to the ball. He still does foul the player, but if he has made contact with the ball first, I understand it's bit more difficult call. I was more conflicted upon review, but I feel for a lot of Arsenal fans, the state that the issue is that the original take was penned.
00:08:30
Rodney Gooden
And then it's not supposed to be reviewed unless there's a clear and obvious error.
00:08:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:08:33
Rodney Gooden
There was not a clear and obvious error. But upon review, I go, ugh, I feel in a different game, another ref would give you a different decision. And in this one, we just have to accept that like many the decisions in that game, it did not go our way. You had to just play through it.
00:08:45
Rodney Gooden
And that's what we did.
00:08:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I'll be truthfully honest with you.
00:08:50
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:08:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
At the time, i was also the same, but was like, pen, pen, straight away pen.
00:08:53
Rodney Gooden
Hmm. Hmm.
00:08:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then was really torn between two angles.
00:08:59
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:08:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
There was an angle where I thought, hmm, does Nick Pope get a bit of the ball? Does he get...
00:09:07
Rodney Gooden
ah Yeah.
00:09:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
there is There was an angle where I thought, hmm, Nick Pope does get a little bit of the ball there. But then there was another angle that I saw where I was like, hold on a minute.
00:09:12
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. yeah
00:09:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
there's no there's no clear There's no clear and obvious that Nick Pope's got to the ball.
00:09:19
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:09:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
So in that case, that should be a pen.
00:09:25
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:09:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I was actually very divided at the end of that. And I thought, if the referee has said pen... and b And the thing is, the fact that VAR have reviewed it... ah Again, there there needs to be some... I don't know. i They used two angles. I think there could have been another angle maybe involved.
00:09:45
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:09:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because the thing is, right, VAR have that power to show all these different angles. But yet, in that game, we only saw two angles.
00:09:55
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:09:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, if they'd maybe...
00:09:56
Rodney Gooden
You think they should do multiple different kind of sides to that so we have more of a, okay.
00:09:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. And I think if they'd if they' had shown maybe another angle, a third or fourth angle, fair enough, it might have taken a little bit more longer time.
00:10:04
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:10:08
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:10:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
at the same time, it was just, yeah, it was just one of them where we all knew that once the ref goes to the monitor, kind of know what's going to happen.
00:10:12
Rodney Gooden
Yeah,
00:10:15
Rodney Gooden
yeah yeah it's going to be difficult. Yeah. But I think one thing which was quite inspiring was I said, we've seen games like this for Arsenal where there's a bunch of 50-50 calls and the refs not giving any our way, you know?
00:10:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:29
Rodney Gooden
And I felt that in this one, there were one or two actually did go our way. But my overwhelming perception of it was there was a lot of 50-50s and we didn't get any of them, you know? It wasn't going our way. And especially after we conceded
Arsenal's Resilience and Open Play Success
00:10:39
Rodney Gooden
too. it looked like even the players were starting to get frustrated, and we were too.
00:10:42
Rodney Gooden
And what I love to see from my team there is digging deep and winning in an undisputable way, to the point where you're not relying on calls or favourable calls from the ref as well. You're scoring from open play, you're scoring 40-yard scrimmage from outside the box.
00:10:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:53
Rodney Gooden
It's very, very hard it's to overturn one of those.
00:10:57
Rodney Gooden
And I think it's one of the ones we have to dig deep, because I think as Arsenal fans, it gets very easy to kind of get wrapped up in it, to think that every week it's like this, that it was against us in this case.
00:10:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
ya Yeah, yeah.
00:11:05
Rodney Gooden
And I know that while sometimes in games like this, you can feel like the world is against us, there's going to be another match where it does go our way, ah where it feels like we're the one playing with 12 men.
00:11:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:14
Rodney Gooden
And I know they happen less frequently than the other way around, but it's true. You've got to get to a situation where we're not dependent on we're not depending on any individual referee or VAR's calls. We've just got to have that kind of quality to go out there and win the game, regardless of whether it's going well or not.
00:11:28
Rodney Gooden
And that's what we did.
00:11:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. And then after the after the penalty decision kind of went against us...
00:11:35
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:11:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know, the game, I don't know, I don't know about you, but the game then started to really change a little bit. I didn't see, i so i could sense a lot of frustration, but I could also sense that we kind of lost that little bit of sharpness and that mentality kind of dropped a little bit.
00:11:41
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:11:45
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:11:49
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:11:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think that's where we kind of switched off for Newcastle's, for hope their opening goal. And if I was on the crossover episode, Nick Voltermead is someone I would have spoken about saying you need to kind of keep him in your eyeline.
00:12:03
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:12:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
and unfortunately, it wasn't even meant to be. It wasn't the case.
00:12:13
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, it was difficult because i said there's two mistakes in the build-up to that goal as well. I think sloppy back pass from Mascara as well. Again, as you said, after that penalty kind of decision, yeah, a bit shaky, a bit sloppier as well.
00:12:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:12:25
Rodney Gooden
There was relatively little pressure for it to play that back pass as well. Plays it sloppily, gives away the corner, and then you've got Sandro Tonali going short for the corner, then whipping a ball straight into that box.
00:12:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree.
00:12:35
Rodney Gooden
And we got to talk about Gabriel because this man went from villain to hero in the course of this game.
00:12:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Literally.
00:12:43
Rodney Gooden
I've got a lot of love for him as well, but this was his first mistake, and it was a big one. Going down so easily with such little contact. I mean,
00:12:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you Thank you. I thought the exact same.
00:12:55
Rodney Gooden
it was just tough to watch.
00:12:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
I thought the exact same because the thing is, right, before before any before that goal went in, I was looking at the set pieces quite closely and I was looking at who was marking Nick Boltermead.
00:13:07
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:13:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
And to my surprise, was seeing Trossard, Leandro Trossard, come up against a six foot five Nick Boulterme. Like, what?
00:13:21
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, would it wouldn't be my ideal pairing, but yeah, you gotta do what you gotta do.
00:13:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
i It's ridiculous. Honestly, it's ridiculous.
00:13:28
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:13:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
And ah kind of sat there and was like, no, this can't be happening because...
00:13:33
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:13:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just ridiculous. You're going to get out-muscled. You're going to get you going to get bodied by a 6'5 player.
00:13:39
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:13:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
And what are you going to do about it? But I'm sorry, but we we've we've spoken so high about Gabriel.
00:13:47
Rodney Gooden
yeah yeah
00:13:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
We can't sing his praises enough. But... To go down...
00:13:55
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:13:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
especially so easily.
00:13:58
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:13:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
but don't think any Arsenal fan could sit here and say, oh, well, he did get fouled.
00:14:05
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:14:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm pretty sure nine maybe nine times out of ten, every Arsenal fan would sit there saying, you know what, he went down too easy.
00:14:12
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, it went out way too easily.
00:14:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's true, sadly.
00:14:13
Rodney Gooden
He should have stayed up, should have stayed with his man. If you can't beat him to the header, you've got to do everything in your power to throw him off his game. He chose to take what looked like the easy way out here, go down on the little contact, maybe get the ref call to give you a favourable free kick. It didn't work out, and naturally...
00:14:27
Rodney Gooden
Volta Mare, clean contact with the ball, excellent header. He's got that size, got that frame as well. You know, I think Newcastle picked him up for his ball playing ability with his feet, but apparently he's incredible in the air too.
00:14:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:38
Rodney Gooden
I don't know if they knew that guy picking him up, but wow, both goals. Yeah. In both games as well.
00:14:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:43
Rodney Gooden
Stunning headers. And I'm sitting there thinking to myself, well, what are we going to do in this situation? Gabby, I mean, I'm not
Defensive Mistakes and Redemption for Gabriel
00:14:49
Rodney Gooden
saying that you can't get beat into the ball there, but come on, you've got to at least make it difficult for the striker.
00:14:54
Rodney Gooden
And at that point, he's made it far too easy. We've then conceded and it becomes a very difficult game because we're already away at St. James's Park and now we're one goal down. Need two to win it. So difficult.
00:15:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:15:03
Rodney Gooden
And you know what Newcastle's defence is like. Incredibly physical midfield, shifting back to a back five to hostile atmosphere, hostile environment, a lot of the calls and decisions being made by the ref are not going ourselves way ago. It looked like an incredibly uphill battle.
00:15:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it really was, honestly.
00:15:16
Rodney Gooden
And it was. yeah
00:15:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. And, you know, even before even before we do take it to a break, another player we have spoken about so highly, Mosquera, you know, again, he's been playing so well every time he stepped it in to that Arsenal starting XI.
00:15:26
Rodney Gooden
yes
00:15:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
But what could have been that cause to maybe for him to think, oh, you know what, I might just kick it out or head it out for a corner, you know? i kind of just sit there and think, what...
00:15:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
what was the thought process behind trying to get it out for a corner? Did he feel like he was under some form of pressure? Do you, you know did he think that maybe one of the Newcastle players might have been, you know, marking him out?
00:15:51
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. I think he... Yeah. yeah
00:15:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know.
00:15:56
Rodney Gooden
i think I think, yeah, you can see that ah Volta Mare is close, but not close enough that he probably needs to do the back pass as sloppily as he does. He could have scanned a bit better, could have trusted himself, maybe take it on the turn, maybe play out from the back that way. like He had options, but He's chosen that one because if you feel you're under pressure, a safest thing to do is not get your pockets picked and then create a one-on-one chance with the opponent striker.
00:16:16
Rodney Gooden
So he decided kind of play that back pass out. It's missed, gone out for the corner. It's just a mistaken judgment, you know? Other than that, I thought he was having an all right game, but you know what it's like.
00:16:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:16:24
Rodney Gooden
Newcastle, physical, aggressive. They were solid with their press at first as well. You know, it was a difficult kind of place to go to And while Mascara has actually had some incredible moments, I thought, all right, look, this one, it's a difficult place to go to.
00:16:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely.
00:16:36
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, they're not going to give you an easy game. He's made one mistake there. Ultimately, Saliba comes in later, does the job too. But yeah, I'm not going to give the kid too much ah too much stick for it. I think the bigger issue was with Gabriel in defending that set piece.
00:16:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
agree.
00:16:48
Rodney Gooden
So yeah, but it's true. There were two mistakes, but yeah, most of my ire was towards Big Gabby with that one.
00:16:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, same here. And the thing is, it's just, yeah, for me with Gabrielle, I just kind of sat there and thought, you're you're an experienced player.
00:17:01
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:17:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
in In any kind of situation, you should know how to deal with it.
00:17:05
Rodney Gooden
o
00:17:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And like you said, kind of took the the the easy way out.
00:17:10
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. And then, um Jamie, we've got to talk about this too, almost immediately after, loses his head and gets involved in a situation which could have got him booked, sent off.
00:17:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh my gosh.
00:17:20
Rodney Gooden
Oh, man.
00:17:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And do you know what? It's the fact that he still was trying to look for an argument with Nick Galtemead.
00:17:26
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. It was mad.
00:17:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
And you know what? I give Maltavides credit where it's due. He didn't kind of he did he didn't retaliate back, but you know i think, what was it?
00:17:35
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:17:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wasn't it Gabriel that was trying to shake his hand? And Nick Galtemead was like, no.
00:17:40
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Gabby was trying to shake his hand and he refused. And then in his post-match press conference, he also spoke about it. And it's annoying because I think he's talking about one of our players. But I kind of had to agree. It was uncalled for.
00:17:51
Rodney Gooden
It was ridiculous.
00:17:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
It really was.
00:17:52
Rodney Gooden
Gabby's elbow shouldn't have been in there. You know what's happened. He feels at fault and feels humiliated for the goal. And then he's come in there and he's tried to check him, but he's done it in an aggressive, rugged way. And then you're thinking, again, this is what I mean about some of the calls that went our way.
00:18:05
Rodney Gooden
When I saw that happen on the replay, I thought, oh, Lord, Gabby's getting a yellow at best.
00:18:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
i i
00:18:11
Rodney Gooden
There were calls from Valken Conduct, straight red.
00:18:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
All that as well.
00:18:14
Rodney Gooden
When I saw I thought there's no real excuse there. He's not even trying to play the ball. So I thought he got a bit lucky with that one. It could have been a yellow. could have been a different game. But I think Gabby lost control there.
00:18:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:23
Rodney Gooden
And I think you've got to call our own players out when it needs to. That was unnecessary. He didn't need to do that. But you can tell that he just got, well, lost his head a little bit after conceding. And it is what it is.
00:18:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. And I think at that point for me, i was more worried actually about the scuffle he had with Volta Mead because I was like, oh gosh, you're you're asking, you're you're actually asking to be yellow card at this point.
00:18:41
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:18:45
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah. yeah
00:18:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
And you're not making life any easier for yourself here.
00:18:49
Rodney Gooden
Exactly.
00:18:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know You know, you've been St James' Park for the past X amount of seasons. You should know how to deal with an intimidating crowd, players from the Newcastle side.
00:18:59
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:19:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know, obviously, Nick Voltemey only just joined in the summer, but still, besides the point, you should still be able to handle them situations a lot better.
00:19:04
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:19:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, you know, thank goodness, it was nothing worse than what it could have been.
00:19:08
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:19:15
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:19:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank goodness for that.
00:19:17
Rodney Gooden
know, know.
00:19:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
But guys, we're going to take a quick break in the meantime and then join us in the second part as we will continue to discuss further about this amazing, amazing win at St. James's Park.
00:20:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
And welcome back to the second part of this Arsenal review against Newcastle. And I'm joined by Rodney Gooden. Rodney, let's let's get back into it because, you know, we've we've discussed the Newcastle goal now.
00:20:25
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:20:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
But let's discuss about the second half because, boy, I mean, that second half really had us on edge, didn't it?
00:20:39
Rodney Gooden
That's true.
00:20:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the one thing that concerned me more than anything was normally, we we're normally used to Arteta making his subs around the hour mark. He didn't make them.
00:20:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's what had me concerned.
00:20:52
Rodney Gooden
Hmm. Not usually. ah Yeah.
00:20:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
i was like, no, no, something's not right here. Why are we not making our hourly subs?
00:20:59
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:21:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then what was it? It was about the 70th minute, wasn't it?
00:21:04
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, we started to see it, so that was it.
00:21:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can't lie. was a little bit worried when I saw...
00:21:07
Rodney Gooden
Oh, you saw the first two was Martinelli and and Marina.
00:21:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:21:10
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:21:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Because in my head, I was like, because in my head, I thought i thought of Craig. i was like, oh, Craig's not going to be happy with this.
00:21:16
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:21:19
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:21:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, Marino Rice, yeah, but it's not going to work. We've all said it before, it's not going to work. But he's like, the he's the he's the leader of it all.
00:21:27
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:21:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, he will be the one that will, yeah, he's, yeah, telling you. But I mean, goodness me, first set piece...
00:21:35
Rodney Gooden
yeah this is what we mean yeah yeah
00:21:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
mar And what an occasion for Marino to score at St James' Park in front of your old club. I mean, wow, what a header.
00:21:47
Rodney Gooden
that all i mean I got the text in the group chat like or in another group chat while I was watching the game as well talking about Mourinho and it was just saying what a funny player as well because when you think about his ideal position this guy is just a real box threat it's actually quite funny where you go okay play making midfielder he's got the strategy he's got the text but at the same time I'm thinking as a box crasher yeah this man
00:21:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:08
Rodney Gooden
Excellent aerial ability. Excellent shot placement as well.
00:22:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:11
Rodney Gooden
Surprisingly, quite a clinical finisher as well. and When you see the Spain games as well, yeah, shot placement, power, all of that amazing.
00:22:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, very true.
00:22:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, for Spain, we've seen it.
00:22:17
Rodney Gooden
But, yeah.
00:22:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I mean, for Arsenal, we've seen pieces of it.
00:22:21
Rodney Gooden
You see glimpses of it. Marino number nine as well. But again, he's just got that extra threat, that extra set of characteristics. And when we were chasing a goal that we really needed to, yeah, that was a kind of our excellent props to Mikel on that one as well.
00:22:33
Rodney Gooden
Really amazing with the substitution because I know that you were not the only one that was concerned about that one.
00:22:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
00:22:39
Rodney Gooden
I'm not the only one concerned, but... Mikel's the manager. He's really in the game. And I said, yeah, excellent kind of opportunity to kind of bring in someone who can maybe influence it at that point. And then again, absolutely amazing. Has done it. End of a Declan Rice cross as well.
00:22:51
Rodney Gooden
Wonderful set piece as well. Get the better of Nick Pope as well, who to be fair, I thought was having an excellent game up until then.
00:22:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah, I mean, to be honest with you... Again, you know, despite the whole penalty claims and everything, Nick Pope wasn't, you know, he was you know he was doing all right for himself.
00:23:09
Rodney Gooden
No, he really was. Remember the Eze shot? oh
00:23:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
when when i When I saw Eze outside of the box...
00:23:16
Rodney Gooden
That's probably about two shots from Eze. And don't forget the header in the 59th minute from Timber as well. Oh, wow.
00:23:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh!
00:23:25
Rodney Gooden
I thought to myself, yeah, the penalty call was questionable. But I said, considering it's gone his way, he's having a game of his life. And it's only with the last two, more specifically the final goal, where you're like, yeah, you know what?
00:23:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
He is...
00:23:35
Rodney Gooden
Nick Pope was a candidate for man in the match.
00:23:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he really was. Because, you if timber didn't get if Timber had got a better connection and a bit more power behind that header, that could have been a different story altogether.
00:23:39
Rodney Gooden
ah Oh, man. I felt for him, you know?
00:23:46
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:23:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I mean, Eze, goodness me, when he was on the edge of the box, my eyes lit up.
00:23:52
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:23:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was like, he's going to do it.
00:23:53
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:23:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's going to do it. And then as soon as he struck the ball and then Pope was there to save it, I just thought, wow. Like, wow.
00:24:04
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:24:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
But like my question I actually want to ask, actually, little bit off topic, but are we missing, are we kind of missing that from Odegaard?
00:24:07
Rodney Gooden
god
00:24:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
You see how what we saw with Eze, with, you know, Eze having a little pop-off at goal, you know, are we kind of missing that in Odegaard's game a little bit?
00:24:16
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:24:21
Rodney Gooden
To be fair, in the 2022-23 season, Odegaard scored quite a lot of shots from arriving late to the box as well. you know I used to remember it would be off a set piece,
00:24:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:28
Rodney Gooden
the ball would arrive just at the edge of the box and Odegaard would kind of run onto that strike down, usually would go through everybody. You even saw last season against PSG, Donnarumma unfortunately got a hand to it, but yeah, he can do that.
00:24:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:38
Rodney Gooden
But I'd argue that Eze definitely takes shots earlier and with a higher frequency than Martin, so could he add it to his game? Yeah, sure, but I also feel that um oh well Martin's playmaking abilities as well, like you saw when he came on for this game against Newcastle too, that was a vintage Odegaard performance.
00:24:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:56
Rodney Gooden
That was incredible, you know? So,
00:24:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was.
00:24:58
Rodney Gooden
In terms of could he take more shots? Yeah, I might like to see it but I don't know if it's an element of his game that I really think needs work here, especially if you're going kind of play the kind of Eze rotating out with Odegaard. If you're going to do that, and then I go one player will do it, one player won't. You know, we'll add kind of different elements and components to the game.
00:25:15
Rodney Gooden
But it is true, you know, I think Eze loves to take a shot too, not afraid, won't hesitate. And I think with Martin, it's just more of the kind of, playmaking the tight space that you got to see at the end Newcastle game which is just amazing that through ball as well towards MLS towards the end the game as well oh yeah again division incredible work 90
00:25:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
telling you, Vision was something else. It was something else. And... Then we we go on to the 90... Oh, my gosh. What are we in? like what i can't even think...
00:25:43
Rodney Gooden
what the winner was a 97th minute winner
00:25:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. We've got to talk about that winner. Wow. Just for a second... commentary, comms went quiet for like one whole second.
00:25:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Comms did not, comms went quiet.
00:25:58
Rodney Gooden
I remember.
00:25:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
As soon as ah was sat there and I was sat on my, go I was just sat there in their living room and I was like, I just need, ah in my head I was like, right, something's got to happen from this.
00:26:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh my gosh. As soon as that ball rifled in the back of the net, I was i was screaming their place down.
00:26:18
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, unbelievable.
00:26:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, i was so happy. The header was perfect. I'll tell you what, Nick Pope, in that situation, he kind of had he kind of had to just come out, didn't he?
00:26:30
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:26:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, it was either do or die. And kind of, for Nick Pope, he just went out there.
00:26:36
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:26:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
And...
00:26:36
Rodney Gooden
But then you see Salivas in front of him doesn't get anywhere near it as well.
00:26:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:26:40
Rodney Gooden
Oh, it's a poor call. Yeah. Yeah.
00:26:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know, well what a header, what a performance. I mean,
00:26:46
Rodney Gooden
yeah And it was it was Big Gabby redeeming himself at the end as well. Because I remember there was one other moment as well.
00:26:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes.
00:26:51
Rodney Gooden
We got to talk about it too. There was another controversial penalty call in that game, Jamie. And you know the one I'm talking about. And who was involved? all boy, Big Gabby. Now, I think in this case, I think agreed.
00:27:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Gabby.
00:27:02
Rodney Gooden
I think the ref did get it right there. But it was tight. you know And I think upon first glance, I thought, oh man. you know I think the handball rules are always a bit difficult. Because when you're actually trying to work as a defender...
00:27:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:13
Rodney Gooden
I'm thinking, well, unless you're going to kind of pencil dive in there, how are you supposed to keep your hands away from the ball?
00:27:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, in my head, I'm like, when you're diving, yeah, that's the thing. When you're diving for the ball, when he was diving, you could see the ball had struck his hand. But how are you meant, it when you're diving, especially when your arm is like up against grass.
00:27:25
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:27:27
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Exactly. You've got to maintain some type of control as well. You've got to maintain your body being upright as you make the challenge.
00:27:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly.
00:27:35
Rodney Gooden
So I think some of that that that would have been quite a harsh hand ball call, even if you can say that, yeah, it did hit his hand.
00:27:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, I wasn't phased by it, but I just sat there thinking if they had given that as a penalty, that would have been really harsh.
00:27:47
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, no, it would have been. Especially because I think the reason they overturned it is because they could see the ball came off a shin, then hit his hand, where it wasn't straight to hitting his hand.
00:27:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:27:53
Rodney Gooden
so I thought, yeah, they made the right call in the end. But it was a heart-in-my-mouth moment.
00:27:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, absolutely. There was that. And I think there was also the one where the ball also hit his chest and like they were all claiming for handball or something. I can't remember.
00:28:06
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I remember there was another one, yeah. but
00:28:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was like in my head, I was like, please stop. Like, don't flatter me. Just don't at that point because it's just silly. It's silly. But yeah, I mean, with Gabriel, did we kind of see did we kind of see a different side of Gabriel in the sense of maybe a bit of liability?
00:28:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe not liability, but, you know, we've we've praised him so much, but did we kind of see a different side Gabriel this weekend? and
00:28:35
Rodney Gooden
It's confusing because if you ask a lot of players to or a lot of fans to basically rate his performance in that game, a lot of people will give him a much higher rating than I think he deserves because of the last minute winner.
00:28:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:28:45
Rodney Gooden
And it's true. Whatever the performance was beforehand, that adds at least a plus three.
00:28:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:28:51
Rodney Gooden
ah It does. I'm sorry.
00:28:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:28:52
Rodney Gooden
If he's playing a four, it's a seven out of ten performance based on the last minute winner. But it's interesting because I think he was having a bit of a shocker right up until then. But props to him, the mentality, the hunger, the desire and passion to win.
00:29:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:29:04
Rodney Gooden
To run all the way up the end of the pitch and again, be on the end of that winner after having pretty much no york not your best performance in the Arsenal show up until then, speaks to his mentality, speaks to his composure, and speaks to his just overall a ability as a football player.
00:29:17
Rodney Gooden
We love to see it. Hmm. Hmm. ah
00:29:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, definitely. Honestly, he's, you know, we we praise him so much. But I feel like this weekend, we we have to but we have to be honest with ourselves here because we we saw a side Gabriel that let's hope we never see again.
00:29:35
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:29:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
But at the same time, we're all human.
00:29:38
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, it's true.
00:29:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're all human.
00:29:39
Rodney Gooden
That first off, it was an off-off for him.
00:29:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it was.
00:29:42
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Hmm.
00:29:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
It really was. And I think it's better you get it out, you know, it's kind of better you get it out your system now so that hopefully, you know, against the likes of Olympiacos and then, but you know, we've got West Ham over the weekend and, you know, Palace to come and follow later on.
00:29:49
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:29:53
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:29:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, I'd like to hope, fingers crossed, that he's kind of got that out of his system now and that we can hopefully go on to try and do something bigger and better now. But overall, though, this now puts Arsenal second in the league.
00:30:14
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:30:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
And if I'm right, correct me if I'm right, or correct me if I'm wrong, actually, we're two points off Liverpool.
00:30:16
Rodney Gooden
Two points off Liverpool.
00:30:23
Rodney Gooden
yep Two points off to to ah two points of the current leader
00:30:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
And do you know what? ah tell you what. Before we do go to a break, this Premier League season has been such a... It's been such a bizarre one. Have you have you have you seen the current Premier League table as it stands?
00:30:38
Rodney Gooden
think Palace are what? Palace 5th?
00:30:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, I'll go through the top.
00:30:42
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
00:30:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll go through the... You know what? I'm going to go through... I'm going to go through the top eight with you. So, obviously, top of the league is Liverpool.
00:30:48
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, go on.
00:30:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Arsenal are... Right, so Liverpool are top with 15 points. Arsenal are second with 13 points.
00:31:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Palace are third.
00:31:04
Rodney Gooden
Third! Oh! Yes!
00:31:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just two points... Three points off the top.
00:31:10
Rodney Gooden
Fair enough.
00:31:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
And a point behind Arsenal with 12 points. Jeez almighty, don't know how this team have crept into the top four. Spurs. Spurs are fourth, sitting with 11 points.
00:31:19
Rodney Gooden
Oh dear.
00:31:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Would you like to take a guess who's fifth?
00:31:28
Rodney Gooden
Fifth. Is it City?
00:31:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:31:31
Rodney Gooden
No, wait. No, he's been doing well recently. Big Six Club? Is it Chelsea? No, no, they lost their last one as well. Brighton. It's got to be Brighton. No.
00:31:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nope. You're going to be shocked at who's fifth.
00:31:45
Rodney Gooden
Go on, go on, tell me.
00:31:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sunderland.
00:31:48
Rodney Gooden
oh um ah Incredible. Granit Xhaka Masterclass.
00:31:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sixth.
00:31:54
Rodney Gooden
Sunderland.
00:31:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:31:55
Rodney Gooden
What?
00:31:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep. and And the thing is, after that 1-0 win against Forest, that's what got them to fifth.
00:32:03
Rodney Gooden
Fair enough.
00:32:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sixth are Bournemouth.
00:32:06
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah, fair.
00:32:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Seventh are Man City.
00:32:12
Rodney Gooden
Wow, okay.
00:32:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
And eighth at Chelsea.
00:32:15
Rodney Gooden
Oh, jeez.
00:32:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, it's been a bizarre Premier League season so far, put it that way.
00:32:20
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, it really has.
00:32:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Really, that's been a bizarre one. But I'm here for it. I'm here for it.
00:32:25
Rodney Gooden
I can't get over it.
00:32:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
know.
00:32:26
Rodney Gooden
up Up the palace, man. yeah
00:32:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:32:30
Rodney Gooden
Since this what this April, they've just been on a generational run. It's unbelievable.
00:32:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
the fact they that they are 18 games unbeaten in all competitions...
00:32:39
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah, it's incredible. OK. Yeah.
00:32:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
They have an opportunity on Thursday night to now beat. So I think they're currently equaling their current record. I think Thursday night will mark, if they win against, d they're away to Dynamo Kiev as well.
00:32:57
Rodney Gooden
okay
00:32:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
So if they could get a win ah in Poland, I mean, that will be huge.
00:33:05
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:33:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
That will be huge going into the weekend for them.
00:33:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely huge. But you what? I'm here for it.
00:33:09
Rodney Gooden
Ah, incredible.
00:33:12
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:33:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:33:13
Rodney Gooden
You love to see it Yeah.
00:33:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, you like to see a bit of you like to see some difference in you know in the Premier League.
00:33:15
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:33:18
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:33:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
So look, we're here for it. Just, you know, as long as Arsenal keep doing their thing, we're not complaining.
00:33:22
Rodney Gooden
ah
00:33:25
Rodney Gooden
ah very enough
00:33:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're not complaining all.
00:33:26
Rodney Gooden
ah
00:33:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
But guys, we're going to take a quick break. And then when we come back, we are going to start looking ahead to match day two in the Champions League at home to Olympiacos.
Champions League Anticipation: Arsenal vs. Olympiacos
00:34:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
And welcome back to this third and final part of our Newcastle review as we now start looking ahead to the Champions League match day two.
00:34:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we are at home to Olympiacos. Now, I know that Rodney and also Craig will be at tomorrow night's game. i mean, they're how you feeling?
00:34:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, Champions League, under the lights.
00:34:40
Rodney Gooden
Oh, excited. Mm.
00:34:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I also heard from one of my mates, he was like, oh um they've opened up like tickets to like Red members now. I'm like, what? I'm like, you're telling me this now and I don't have membership.
00:34:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I'm like, he's like, mate, I can't lie.
00:34:55
Rodney Gooden
What?
00:34:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
You should get some, but you should get membership. I'm like, yeah.
00:34:58
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, maybe fix that.
00:35:01
Rodney Gooden
Maybe fix that, Jamie.
00:35:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
um might I might maybe give it till Christmas. I so i might maybe hold out till Christmas, c see what happens. And, you know, if if there's a bit of luck, I might see if I can maybe renew my membership and and get myself back out there again.
00:35:16
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:35:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
But how are you feeling ahead of game?
00:35:18
Rodney Gooden
Nah.
00:35:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow. Wow.
00:35:21
Rodney Gooden
I'm excited because I haven't seen Arsenal in the Champions League for a little while now. I think the last CL game I saw was... I think it was Porto when it went to penalties. Like, yeah, not last season, but the season before.
00:35:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
wow
00:35:32
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. I didn't see anything in the Champions League last season.
00:35:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
wow
00:35:35
Rodney Gooden
And then before that, I managed to see Lons, the 6-0, absolute demolishing.
00:35:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, wow. Yeah, I remember that game.
00:35:40
Rodney Gooden
That was great. That was excellent. But I love watching us in the Champions League too.
00:35:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Gosh. And the fact that we couldn't even go... And the fact we went away to Lons. And do we not... Do we not draw or lose that game?
00:35:51
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, no, no, no. Yeah, we went away. We lost 2-1. And then we played them in the Emirates and battered them 6-0.
00:35:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's it. Oh.
00:35:56
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:35:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
um remember um remember sit I remember... I remember being away in Greece at the time. And I think it was it was Lons. It was Lons in the Champions League. It was either City, then Lons, or Lons, then City, I think.
00:36:06
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:36:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I just thought, oh my gosh, how are supposed to prepare? for I think yeah I said, remember saying to someone, how we supposed to prepare for for City over the weekend if we've just lost Palons?
00:36:11
Rodney Gooden
Incredible,
00:36:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh my gosh.
00:36:17
Rodney Gooden
yeah.
00:36:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Unbelievable. But honestly, I think match day two, looking forward to this, I think we just need a good statement win here.
00:36:25
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:36:28
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I agree as well.
00:36:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
But how would you prepare for that?
00:36:29
Rodney Gooden
It'll be interesting seeing how we line up.
00:36:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
If you was Arteta, how would you prepare for this game?
00:36:35
Rodney Gooden
Huh. As in what? Starting lineup.
00:36:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Starting lineups, yeah. And I mean, just take into consideration, we have West Ham this weekend at home.
00:36:46
Rodney Gooden
I think I'd give MLS a start.
00:36:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:36:49
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah. I think I'd probably give Mars a start as well. I think the starting lineup, I wouldn't change too much from Newcastle though, but I think the question then ends up being who's going to play that kind of right-sided kind of creative midfielder.
00:37:01
Rodney Gooden
You know, are we having Eze?
00:37:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:37:02
Rodney Gooden
Are we playing Eze and Odegaard as well? I think now that both of them are fit, you've now got to really kind of consider team selection that way. There's also the fact that Odegaard could basically come in there and play his usual kind of side in that right-handed, like, midfield.
00:37:14
Rodney Gooden
But then we have Eze playing on the left. We could do that.
00:37:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:37:17
Rodney Gooden
Left wing, we could do that too. It's annoying because if Hinappier is still injured, I don't know if I really like Eze on that left wing. You know, we need someone who's really going to kind of go forward and overlap that way.
00:37:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree.
00:37:26
Rodney Gooden
So... can be a bit difficult, but I think I'd probably, I'd probably still give Eze the start, you know, and then kind of use Odegaard maybe later in the game as he came on against Newcastle.
00:37:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:37:35
Rodney Gooden
I quite like that. Probably still needs to build up some minutes as well. You know, Saka did a wonderful job wearing the old man against Newcastle. That was great.
00:37:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
He did.
00:37:41
Rodney Gooden
So I'm thinking I'd probably keep the lineup similar, but I might start MLS on that left-hand side as well. There you
00:37:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
One question I've got to ask as well with the defence is, do you start with Gabriel and Saliba?
00:37:49
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:37:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or do you maybe lean towards like a Mosquera and, I don't know, say a c Saliba or a Mosquera-Gabriel kind of combination? What would you do?
00:38:03
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:38:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Same.
00:38:06
Rodney Gooden
The thing is, I want Muscaria to get minutes. And so I quite like the idea of now that we've got the rotational depth, we can do something similar to what we did against Newcastle. You can start Muscaria and then if it's not working out or it is working out or you simply just want to play one half, you can rotate.
00:38:18
Rodney Gooden
At this point, you might go Muscaria, Saliba. And then maybe put Gabrielle in like later in the game when you need a kind of, yeah, bit more of a commanding presence.
00:38:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah, absolutely.
00:38:26
Rodney Gooden
So either there head you a late winner on the other end of the pitch or just command and control that box you know when it's in your own half. Could be that. Yeah.
00:38:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think for me, and I know Craig has said it before, but where Mosquera has been so consistent, you give it do you continue giving him that kind of run out there?
00:38:46
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:38:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or do you kind of revert back to your Saliba-Gabriel partnership at the back?
00:38:54
Rodney Gooden
I think at this point, because it's Champions League and I know it's early days, but I want to be as far up that group table as possible.
00:38:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:39:00
Rodney Gooden
I think I'm starting with my best two centre-backs. And I know that against West Ham, you might be thinking, oh, we probably wouldn't fit for that.
00:39:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:39:06
Rodney Gooden
But Mosquera has shown that he can handle himself in the Premier League. Maybe you want to rotate versus West Ham play a strongest team in the Champions League. It is what it is.
00:39:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I mean, you know, when when you when you look at the two, you know, when you look at the two potential squads you could feel, you know, you could put forward,
00:39:13
Rodney Gooden
and There's an argument for both. But you could...
00:39:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Both of them are ah pretty much strong, regardless.
00:39:25
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Mm.
00:39:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think I've ever sat there once and thought, oh, actually, I'm not sure about this partnership at the back, or I'm not sure about, you know, this player starting. I've i've been... I'd say I've been pretty confident with some of Arteta's changes.
00:39:40
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:39:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
The only thing that may that might have come a of a concern for me was Trossard starting against Newcastle. I probably would have maybe preferred Martinelli on that left and maybe bring Trossard on as an impact sub.
00:39:48
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:39:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
But even for the, I mean, again, Arteta is going to have some huge headaches, though. I mean, who do you play out on the left? You know, do you play Trossard? Do you start Martinelli?
00:40:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, maybe even in goal. Do you start Raya? Do you maybe, you know, maybe play Kepa? But I think I do agree with you. I wouldn't go crazy with the changes.
00:40:14
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:40:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd certainly make, the max I would make would maybe be three.
00:40:19
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:40:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Three changes, but nothing more.
00:40:22
Rodney Gooden
Fair enough. Who are you putting on the left wing then? You're starting Martinelli then?
00:40:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would...
00:40:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
See, for me, i would probably put Trossard out there, give him some minutes, continue to give him some minutes, but I would do...
00:40:31
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:40:34
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:40:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
But for but then but then for new car i'm sorry for West Ham, I would then go Martinelli. Just so you can freshen it up a little bit.
00:40:45
Rodney Gooden
Fair enough.
00:40:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think also both players need some confidence. And I think where Trossard started the last, he started the last game. Did he start previous? Did he start previously as well?
00:40:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Did he start Paul Pell?
00:40:59
Rodney Gooden
ah Who's... No. Did he start Bilbao?
00:41:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, was Martinelli, I'm sure.
00:41:03
Rodney Gooden
No, no, no. He came on to score the women in Bilbao. No, Martinelli started.
00:41:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, no.
00:41:06
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:41:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. So again, i mean, i think you can be flexible here.
00:41:12
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:41:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Both are used to the competition.
00:41:12
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:41:15
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:41:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're both used to the Champions League. I wouldn't really be too phased on who goes out on the left.
00:41:20
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:41:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
But for me, as long as I'm seeing, as long as I'm not seeing Eze on that left wing and say Eze plays in the 10, because I saw it more in the Champions League, especially with Eze in the left.
00:41:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
He wasn't getting much, much action on the left.
00:41:36
Rodney Gooden
yeah I do feel that, yeah, when Henkiappie is fit, like I've said it so many times before, i feel like, yeah, someone that can kind of hold that width, you know, feeding a great cross in the box and really just loves to a kind of dedicate it like, you know, left side of centre back, but can play that left back role like with great efficiency.
00:41:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:41:50
Rodney Gooden
I feel like, yeah, then you can maybe start having Eze on that left wing, allow to kind of cut inside that channel there. For this game, though, it's true you could even argue like given when Yeri start to because the bench is so robust.
00:42:01
Rodney Gooden
You could actually run a heavily rotated side and then trust Arteta and the manager to make the changes that he needs to going into it.
00:42:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:42:06
Rodney Gooden
You could start a Ben White. You could put Warnieri in that 10 as well. You can maybe make it so, all right, cool, maybe Martinelli's getting that start there. and i mean, ah would you put Dalman on the right wing to start the game? Depends.
00:42:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
To start, I...
00:42:19
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, to start the game, maybe not. Maybe start Saka and then, you know, depending on how that game goes, you can maybe bring him into it for maybe the next kind of 20 minutes.
00:42:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nah. Yeah.
00:42:26
Rodney Gooden
But I feel like you've got five substitutions. I think that, yeah, you can afford this game to actually rotate a little. But it's true. After what I saw against Newcastle, I'm just so confident in that 11 that we saw that I just kind of want that to play again.
00:42:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:42:37
Rodney Gooden
So, there's a vibe.
00:42:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course. I absolutely, I completely get it.
00:42:40
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:42:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
i completely get it. I'll tell you what, though. i just think right now, though, Ben White, that's someone we've with another player we've got to talk about because, goodness me, I do sit and think to myself, because you spoke about Hincapié.
00:42:50
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:42:56
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:42:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Could you imagine Ben White, Hincapié, two overlapping full-backs?
00:43:02
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:43:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, my God. Oh, my gosh.
00:43:05
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Well, actually, now you mention it, I think ah Ben White looked all right against Bilbao, actually. You know, there's, like, glimpses of, like, that kind of player that he was before some of the injuries, too. So I feel like he really does need to kind of get back, get back match fitness again, because I want to see the best of Ben White again.
00:43:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree.
00:43:19
Rodney Gooden
And I think we're getting close to it in that Bilbao game. Yeah.
00:43:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I also think as well, with the fact that we're at home, I think the home support would really do his confidence the world of good.
00:43:31
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:43:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
And if I don't... But, do you know what, though? If I don't see him start tomorrow... If I don't see him start, I would like to see him at least get some minutes get to West Ham.
00:43:42
Rodney Gooden
Fair enough.
00:43:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah You know, maybe experiment a little bit, because...
00:43:46
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. I definitely want to see him get some minutes in one of those two games. so Yeah, yeah.
00:43:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely.
00:43:50
Rodney Gooden
Agreed.
00:43:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think even if... Even if, right, he got, say, an hour to maybe 65 minutes... against Olympiacos, Ben White this is, and then you bring on Timber, I would actually i would not complain.
00:44:02
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:44:06
Rodney Gooden
No.
00:44:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I just want to know when Henk Hapieh is back.
00:44:10
Rodney Gooden
No, it's so exciting.
00:44:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
really gray woman know when he's back. Because...
00:44:14
Rodney Gooden
It's the Arsenal initiation, mate. Before you play a proper game, you've got to be injured for a little bit. There you go.
00:44:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah i mean i mean, look at what happened to Mourinho.
00:44:19
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, it's true. In training.
00:44:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, know.
00:44:23
Rodney Gooden
yeah happens.
00:44:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
i know.
00:44:26
Rodney Gooden
ah happens
00:44:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. um Yeah, do you know what? I'm actually going to ask you this because I was going to save it for the next episode, but I really, I want to get your thoughts on one subject.
00:44:33
Rodney Gooden
Oh, yeah.
00:44:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
And this is a little bit off topic again, but Arteta, you know, he's a man that likes to think outside the box.
00:44:39
Rodney Gooden
Okay.
00:44:46
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
Arteta's Innovative Approach with RAF Pilots
00:44:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, we've had the the time in the Arsenal changing room where he, you know, came up with the light bulb project.
00:44:56
Rodney Gooden
Uh-huh. Yeah.
00:44:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, we had...
00:44:58
Rodney Gooden
The pickpockets.
00:44:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
The pit pockets. We've also had... what else have we had as well? um What's the other thing I'm thinking of that Arteta's done? pipocket Professional pit pocketers.
00:45:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
um the top like the The light bulb moment. Oh, speakers. Speakers in the training ground to make it sound like it was Anfield.
00:45:21
Rodney Gooden
No fair. Yeah. yeah
00:45:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
you Have you heard Arteta's latest, latest conspiracy?
00:45:23
Rodney Gooden
I forgot about that one.
00:45:26
Rodney Gooden
No, I haven't. What's he done?
00:45:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
You haven't?
00:45:28
Rodney Gooden
No.
00:45:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh my goodness. Wow. Right. So for those of you that know, and for those of you that don't know, I'm going to explain. But Arteta has called upon the RAF.
00:45:41
Rodney Gooden
Okay.
00:45:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I believe he's called on the the ah he's called upon the ah RAF um to kind of approach how he speaks to his players and communicates to his players from what I've been hearing.
00:45:53
Rodney Gooden
Oh, OK.
00:45:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
And again, Let's be honest, some of Arteta's ideas have been very, again, like like I've said, outside the box. But what do you make of the RAF?
00:46:05
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:46:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, RAF coming to speak to Arteta about, you know, how to communicate with players.
00:46:15
Rodney Gooden
I love it. If I'm being honest with you. All of our debtors' wacky hairphrase schemes, I love all of them. They're fun in a way. They sound zany and kind of eccentric, but the end of the day, there is a message at the heart of all of them. And i while I do wonder how effective he is in teaching that lesson to his players, there is there's something there. I can see the players getting something out of it. And when it comes to communication, these guys are pilots, you know high-stakes situations, you know very limited time on a radio. I can imagine that there's probably a few lessons to be learned, more than a few about effective communication.
00:46:45
Rodney Gooden
Whether that can be integrated into the squad effectively and can ultimately be used to elevate and raise the levels, you know, time will tell. But I'm happy that my manager is trying things.
00:46:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I'll read you i'll read you a little bit from Goal.com, from the article from from Gil Clark.
00:46:55
Rodney Gooden
So, yeah.
00:46:58
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:47:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he says here, ah do ah RAF pilots know how to deal with a set piece? Mikel Arteta savaged over plan to bring military into Arsenal training.
00:47:02
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:47:14
Rodney Gooden
ah
00:47:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it says here, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has come in for some brutal criticism after revealing unusual plan to bring in ah RAF pilots in a bid to help his team.
00:47:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
The Spaniard thinks the move could help improve communication between his players out on the pitch and potentially boost their chances of silverware at this season.
00:47:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
But his latest brainwave has been met with scepticism from those inside the game.
00:47:43
Rodney Gooden
That's hilarious. They really said, Mikel, that's not what we mean when we say aerial dominance. They said, listen, um fair enough. No, I mean, honestly, I feel like a lot of the crew criticism about this is overblown in some ways. Like usually with the pickpocket situation, it was one night.
00:48:00
Rodney Gooden
Right. So I feel like it's a very short space of time.
00:48:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was.
00:48:02
Rodney Gooden
And if people are saying, oh how are they going to help with set pieces or air inability or tackling or any other kind of aspect of the game? They're still in regular trading almost every day. So I'm thinking, look, guys, it's going to be a one-off session.
00:48:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Pretty much.
00:48:15
Rodney Gooden
Relax.
00:48:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. and I mean, some of some of these have been very interesting.
00:48:18
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:48:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like a lot of Arteta's out-the-box kind of thinking has been very unique.
00:48:22
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:48:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I mean, you don't see many other managers do that.
00:48:27
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:48:30
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:48:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
But do you feel like some of the stuff that Arteta has come up with has maybe helped change the squad in some way for the better?
00:48:40
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I think the culture he's created at the club and the expectation that we now have as fans, you know, is very positive. I think in some of the individual lessons, sometimes I i actually do will kind of want to back him on some of these. Because while the ah RAF pilot thing, I mean, I'm yet to see how that plays out.
00:48:55
Rodney Gooden
The pickpocket one was actually one that I was a fan of because what he was trying to teach the players there was about being aware of your surroundings at all time, especially in the game, especially when you're tired.
00:48:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:49:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. It does.
00:49:04
Rodney Gooden
They are not going to come in there and teach you that lesson. That's a skill the players already have. We already know that Martin Odegaard is a legend for his ability to scan the game up there with KDB. You know, it says how many scans and how many times he checks his shoulder up there with KDB Messi.
00:49:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:49:16
Rodney Gooden
We've seen the numbers are actually incredible. So just reminding the players to be aware of that in a memorable fashion, I think might be the key just to make sure that they keep track of these things, just to make sure they remember it in a game.
00:49:27
Rodney Gooden
And what more memorable way to do it than to rob them at dinner? Like it makes for a fun funny story.
00:49:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
it does
00:49:32
Rodney Gooden
but The players won't forget the lesson after that.
00:49:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
It really does.
00:49:34
Rodney Gooden
ah So I think if that's all he's really trying to do, then I think, yeah, he does come across as zany and eccentric. But I think there might be a method to the madness there, you
00:49:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, absolutely. I mean, I've been a big fan. I think for me, I absolutely agree with you in the sense of, you know, the the whole hiring professional pickpocketers. I think That worked.
00:49:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
It works. And I know it's weird, but it oddly works.
00:49:57
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:50:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
And with the RAF, I mean, again, be another interesting move. And i'm one to I'm one to support it, to be fair.
00:50:05
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:50:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it'll be interesting to see how he would communicate with his players.
00:50:09
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:50:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
But my thing is, though, is it'll be interesting to see what kind of difference that will make as the season goes on.
00:50:19
Rodney Gooden
and We'll see. Yeah. Yeah.
00:50:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll really have to see how that pans out, won't we?
00:50:21
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:50:23
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:50:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
But guys, I mean, we've been on for 50 minutes. We told you this would be a bumper episode here.
00:50:30
Rodney Gooden
for the fun one.
00:50:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:50:44
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00:51:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:51:10
Rodney Gooden
Thank you.