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S1-E101 : Aston Villa Crossover!
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On today's edition of the Daily Arsenal AND Daily Aston Villa podcast, we come together to look back at the mprevious fixture this season, and last! As well as discussions about tactics, players and wether or not the teams have failed this season?
Host : Josh Vince
Guests : Jamie Patterson, Craig Matthews
Special Guests : Craig Birtwistle and Nyla Peterkin
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Introduction to the Crossover Episode
00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to the Daily Arsenal and Daily Aston Villa Podcast, brought to you as part on the Global Sports Podcast Network. It's a bit of a strange one today because we are bringing you our crossover on Friday, seeing as there was some midweek Premier League action. I am your host, Josh Vince, and joining me from the Daily Arsenal Podcast, we have Craig Matthews and Jamie Patterson, and joining us from the Aston Villa Podcast,
00:00:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
We have Craig Burtwhistle and Nyla Peterkin. Hello, everybody. It's lovely to have you. Craig Burtwhistle, in this occasion. i goingnna Craig B and Craig N, we're going to use the thing to differentiate. Craig B, we had you hosted us last time
Reminiscing Past Encounters
00:00:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
around. It was the second crossover we'd ever done, I think, wasn't it, at that point? Do you have fond memories of ribbing us? Because I was listening to it back earlier, and you gave us a good go.
00:01:03
Craig Birtwistle
I had fond memories until the game began. and That was pretty much it. We were all high of hopes before that game. And it's kind of been like stop start since that game, to be perfectly honest. You were our first loss. So something we need to rectify, in my opinion.
00:01:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I imagine it sort of sticks in the memory quite hard. I don't really remember it. You're our second win. You know, it's just one of those. It adds to the ads to the total after a little while.
00:01:26
Jamie
and
00:01:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Nyla, it's great to have you on as well. This is our first time meeting you. When you look back to that game on Saturday, August the 24th, Villa Park, a lovely summer's evening, and Arsenal, stick two goals past Villa in the second half.
00:01:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
What memories do you have of that particular fixture?
00:01:49
Nyla
Not very positive ones, to be honest. I think, ah you know, any loss is hard, but a loss at Villa Park just hits a little bit different than on the road. So heading into that match, I was like Craig B had high expectations, high hopes, you know, considering our success in the previous season, but yeah, we just couldn't get it done on the day. So.
00:02:13
Nyla
Overall, looking back, feeling a bit like we've got some um making up to do, trying to right that wrong.
00:02:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, you've got to right that wrong for sure. But we also have reason to have to beat you at the Emirates this time around.
Impactful Matches and Moments
00:02:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Jamie, we'll come on to it a little bit more in detail later. Obviously, I'm a issue i'm sure you remember the game on April 14th at the Emirates when a certain Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins cost us the Premier League title.
00:02:41
Jamie
can we Can we also add as well, that thanks a lot Spurs for also costing us the title.
00:02:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, true that. Yeah, true.
00:02:46
Jamie
Son, you had one job and look, 99.9% out of 100, you would go and score that, but the 0.1 just made you miss.
00:02:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was brutal.
00:02:57
Jamie
Yeah.
00:02:57
Craig Birtwistle
Let's remember, though, that that actually secured our Champions League as well. So we we actually like the type of game.
00:03:04
Craig matthews
for Yeah.
00:03:04
Jamie
Of course, of course, of course.
00:03:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah So it was a game of two sides, very much so in that sense.
00:03:06
Craig Birtwistle
aye
00:03:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
um ah Craig M, um obviously the game that we played earlier in this season, it had some pretty incredible moments. The big one that people still talk about today is the save from David Ryer.
00:03:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, I think it was, was it Anana who took the shot from distance, ah comes off the cross bar, falls to Ollie Watkins. Ollie Watkins has the whole goal at his disposal. He could put it anywhere. But David Ryer comes to the rescue. I mean, is that still arguably one of the saves of the season?
00:03:39
Craig matthews
that one and the one he saved against. the There's one thing, it was Atlanta in the Champions League
00:03:44
Jamie
Porto, isn't it?
00:03:47
Jamie
Oh no, Atlanta, Atlanta.
00:03:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm
Role of Goalkeepers at Aston Villa
00:03:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
hmm.
00:03:50
Craig matthews
and the one, and the save he made a couple of weeks ago and against, it was only against Miami United on the lit header at Emirates.
00:03:50
Jamie
Atlanta.
00:03:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I was going to say, I think, I think Creek B might have an Emmy Martinez shout to throw in there for the says of the season, possibly.
00:04:04
Craig matthews
yeah
00:04:06
Craig Birtwistle
Yeah, the one against Forrest for me is like absolutely amazing how he's kept that ball out of the goal. um But then again, you guys know how ah amazing Emi Martinez is, obviously.
00:04:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:17
Craig matthews
yeah
00:04:18
Craig Birtwistle
it's
00:04:18
Craig matthews
when this
00:04:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
We do. He was one of those ones who was always on the periphery, but we I loved him personally. I don't know about Jamie and Craig again, but I thought he was such a great character. And obviously, Niall, I mean, if we're talking about characters, I mean, Martinez is the big one at Villa. How how much do the fans enjoy like his presence there at Villa Park?
00:04:39
Nyla
um I think it's contagious.
00:04:40
Craig matthews
Yeah,
00:04:41
Nyla
and It's infectious. Obviously, you've seen his antics from even the World Cup and everything like that.
00:04:44
Craig matthews
we're missing.
00:04:46
Nyla
So overall, just entertaining to watch whether that's something, you know, on the pitch playing style or just him showing his personality. um He likes to really get the crowd going and get the energy up, which is pretty cool um to see when you're at Villa Park.
00:05:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, I'll never forget that moment when he won the Golden Globe at the World Cup. um I don't think anybody will, actually, who watched it.
00:05:10
Craig matthews
ah
00:05:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was quite it was quite a moment of quote-unquote sportsmanship.
00:05:10
Craig matthews
present
00:05:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know. Yeah, celebration, let's call it. um Speaking of Emmy Martinez saves, Craig Beat, the last time that you came to the Emirates, Trussards had an effort on goal. It was probably Arsenal's best effort of the game for about six yards out and the save from Martinez with his feet to deny him. It was such a brilliant instinctive save. How much has a goalkeeper, arguably one of the world-class goalkeepers at the moment, how much has that heightened villa
00:05:44
Craig Birtwistle
Oh, massively. He's a player that we have to build our team around. um It's it's one of those that it's always in the back of my mind that he said that he wants to stay at the club. He's been an absolute hero for us, but it's always in the back of my mind that now he's got a taste for Champions League football. If we don't keep securing it, is he going to be tempted to go elsewhere? Like, for example, like Chelsea, who are desperate in need of a good goalkeeper. So for me, um i I can't value him any less than any other player because I just think he is the heart and soul of that club at the moment and isn't it really good as a football fan in general to finally have some players with some character rather than the robots that we all accuse of just
00:06:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. yeah
00:06:31
Jamie
Yeah.
Striker Comparisons: Watkins vs Duran
00:06:32
Craig Birtwistle
money grabbing and everything like that.
00:06:32
Craig matthews
But.
00:06:34
Craig Birtwistle
So it is it is a very big pleasure that if you can always say it's a legend and We did a a top five recently of goalkeepers of all time and he vote he came number one as Aston Villa's goalkeeper of all time so that just knows how far he's come in relatively and a little time slot really.
00:06:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh.
00:06:49
Jamie
Wow.
00:06:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:06:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
that's and That's incredible because, well, he's been there five years, is it? Five, six years? Yeah. I mean, Jamie, win i it's a really good point that Craig makes there when we talk about characters in football. Obviously, I mean, Villa have got that.
00:07:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd probably argue John McGinn as well is quite a character as well. I mean, in several ways, quite a character. Who would you say in terms of like the non robots that Craig was talking about, are like the Arsenal characters that we have in the squad currently?
00:07:22
Jamie
you know what? i have to I have to kind of revert back to like yesterday's pod because me and Craig kind of spoke about it. We we actually reckon that Marslu Skelley, after last night, he has to fall in that category. The fact that, you know, the spur the Spurs fans were just there ganging up on him. He gets yellow carded. he He just laughs it off. He goes to the Arsenal fans like proper jizz them up and everything. It was just, he he's just, he's that definition of what Craig was just saying.
00:07:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. I think he's such an arrogant kid, but that's good as well.
00:07:56
Jamie
Yeah.
00:07:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Arrogant in that good sense. And Craig M, obviously you guys were talking about it yesterday. When we talk about form, Villa have, I think it's fair to say, gone through a bit of a rough patch. So have Arsenal.
00:08:06
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:08:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
as well. um But Arsenal come out, they win the North London Derby. Villa win, was it away at Everton? It was away at Everton, wasn't it?
00:08:15
Jamie
Yeah.
00:08:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, not an easy game. We couldn't win away at Everton. So when you think about this Cray game, who do you think is coming into this game sort of with that extra boost in terms of confidence and form potentially?
00:08:28
Craig matthews
I would say Arsenal thought the game could have gone either way. If we lost that yesterday, we were lost against our main line at FA Cup and we lost at Newcastle. So, I would say that we're in a bit, we've got the more advantage, we're at home as well, and we need to win as well.
00:08:44
Craig matthews
So, we've got the more, we're maybe more confident, and I would say that's a bit of a thing to be evident, but if it got either way, I would say. Well, I think Arsenal got a more advantage, I would say.
00:08:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Correct. We need to win more than them, so we will win.
00:08:56
Jamie
May I just add also as well, the fact that I think also going back to last season's fixture, I think the boys will be a bit more hungry for this game because they know that, you know, Villa came to the Emirates, they they caught they disrupted everything.
00:08:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
that is the
00:09:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
a
00:09:12
Jamie
And I think going into this weekend's game, it will be an incentive for Arsenal to kind of be like, right, we've gone to Villa Park, we won at Villa Park. We need to do the double over Villa and we need to actually kind of come out all guns blazing here because they cost us the title last season.
00:09:30
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:09:30
Jamie
So we want to at least try and build on that momentum from Spurs and just try and go that extra mile now.
00:09:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And to be honest, Craig and I, you seem like really nice people. We don't want to be angry at you guys for costing us the title again, but much rather it be another podcast. But anyway, that is it for section
Champions League and Villa's Rise
00:09:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
one. We're going to take a little break and hear from our sponsors at Zen Castle. But when we come back, we're going to be talking all things Aston Villa. So stay with us after this message.
00:10:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
And welcome back to the Daily Arsenal and Daily Aston Villa Podcast. We've talked a little bit about the last couple of fixtures between the two teams. Now it's time to focus in particular on Aston Villa. And with our guests today with Craig and Nyla, it's a fascinating story. Craig has come from England and gone over to the east coast of America. Nyla has come from Canada and has come over to the Midlands. So to start off, because you're currently in the country, Nyla, I'd love to ask you,
00:11:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
The Champions League coming back to Villa Park. What has the buzz been like around the area?
00:11:08
Nyla
Oh, it's been special for sure. Um, I think the excitement, just, you know, more visibility, I guess, to the club and just really Villa essentially proving that, you know, we are one of the top clubs and that we can compete in champions league and at, you know, an elite level and still be successful in the Premier League, I think is massive. And I think it's been a long time coming again, and everyone's really excited about that.
00:11:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
I have to say, it's a little bit like when Newcastle were in it a couple of years ago. I watched the first game at St James's Park and I watched the first game at Villa Park and even not as a fan, and I'm sure you got this, Craig, even from where you were, the goosebumps of the Champions League song playing at Villa Park was quite something.
00:11:47
Craig matthews
Okay.
00:11:57
Craig Birtwistle
Oh, when they scan the players and they're all standing there for the Champions League anthem, it was like almost as good. I'll add up the word almost because of my wife listening, almost as good as when I had the yeah had my voice. so
00:12:14
Craig Birtwistle
A hundred percent. It's been, ah as Nyla said, it's been a long time coming.
00:12:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:12:18
Craig Birtwistle
We've gone through big dips, like going into the championship, seeing some really poor Premier League years before we were actually relegated. And then obviously we had to save your Dean Smith, save us as well as our ownership.
00:12:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:12:31
Craig Birtwistle
And, um, and now we have Unai Emery, which again, just like Emery, like Martin, as you guys know very well, but underutilized.
00:12:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, it's it's really good to see actually, because I i quite like Villa. I'm not going to lie. I know they've hurt us in the past, boys, and it's potentially traitorous to say, but I quite like him as a team. One of my best mates is a Villa fan and 13 out of 18 points in the Champions League. Four wins, one draw, one loss, including beating Bayern at home.
00:13:00
Jamie
I was going to so mention that as well.
00:13:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
like
00:13:01
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:13:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
like not night I'm not going to lie, beating Bayern is something that Arsenal fans dream of because they're the team that knock us out constantly.
00:13:02
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:13:08
Jamie
yeah
00:13:09
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:13:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
How was that?
00:13:10
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:13:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like that big night when not, I mean, beating the big team in Germany, that must be incredible.
00:13:17
Nyla
Yeah, it was insane. I just remember watching it and then just being in a bit of disbelief. Like, did we did Villa really just do that?
00:13:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:13:25
Nyla
um But I think that just shows how good the club can be and how the players are. And obviously John Duran is big for us. So it's just been so much fun to watch.
00:13:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I'm glad you brought that name up because that was my next line of inquiry. So first of all, from the Arsenal side, Jamie and Craig M, if I was to put you between the two, Ollie Watkins or John Duran, Jamie, we'll go to you first and we'll come to you, Craig. Who do you prefer out of the two strikers?
00:13:57
Jamie
Oh, that's, do you know what? We could be here all night. We could be here all night.
00:14:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mmm.
00:14:03
Jamie
I could be wrecking my brains.
00:14:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, who scares you more? That's probably a better way of putting it. Who scares you more coming at us?
00:14:11
Jamie
oh um I'd probably go, oh, I don't know.
00:14:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
What about you, Craig? We'll let Jamie's cogs turn quickly.
00:14:23
Craig matthews
I would say Ollie Watkins because his damage was on the bars. But who do I like the most out of both of them? I have to say John Duran. He shoots from anywhere and he always needs to score. His goal record this season has been amazing for Aston Villa.
00:14:35
Craig matthews
I have to be honest with you, goals to game record has been... I've been scoring almost every game he's spotted. But I'm going to do one or two, and I'll see you. What? Yeah.
00:14:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, it's quite interesting because the reason I wanted to ask you to is because when you look at the stats, they're quite striking because it does seem, I don't know, Nyla and Craig, if this is the case, but it does seem to be a lot of narrative as to whether Duran is better than Watkins. However, when we look at the stats last year, Watkins played 37 and scored 19. He had 32 goal involvements in total. Incredible season. This is all Premier League stats, by the way. So not, not counting Champions League and stuff.
00:15:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Duran last year, 23 appearances, five goals. Not not brilliant, but you know he was still coming into the team. This year, Watkins, nine goals in 21. So he slowed down a little bit.
00:15:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Duran, in the prem, he's only scored seven.
00:15:26
Craig matthews
Mmm.
00:15:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
But it's quite comparable to Watkins. So Craig, where do you feel this discourse goes? Who do you sort of sit in favor of more? Or ah they is it handy just to have both and utilize both their different capabilities?
00:15:40
Craig Birtwistle
Here's the thing, it definitely is handy to have both. um I consider Watkins very much a confident striker when he's on form is phenomenal.
00:15:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:50
Craig Birtwistle
When he has those dips in form, it's very hard to get him out of that. and So having and another player of the quality of of Duran, being able to take his spot, whether from the beginning or from the end, I think just separates us from like being a good team to an okay team.
00:16:07
Craig Birtwistle
um I think that's one of the areas that really heightens us as potential challengers for Champions League ah placement every single season.
00:16:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:16
Craig Birtwistle
When you come to compare in the two, I think it's a case of they they both operate slightly differently with Watkins likes to drift out to the left to receive the ball and his connection play with Morgan Rogers is exceptional.
00:16:31
Craig Birtwistle
um
00:16:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:16:31
Craig Birtwistle
iran is I wouldn't necessarily go as far to say he's a selfish striker because he's got a lot of assists for us as well and he does seem to enjoy getting that but I think one of you guys said it as well he he knows exactly where the goal is every shot he has you never see Duran hit one that's 25 yards like over the bar or wide or whatever
00:16:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:53
Craig Birtwistle
it's always in and around the goal and that's very worrying. So to really give you an answer and to place myself firmly on the bench on the yeah fence here is the fact that I love it when Watkins starts because Watkins needs minutes in order to get into a game whereas Duran is such an instant reaction that whether he plays from the first minute or comes on in the 60th minute
00:17:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:19
Craig Birtwistle
you're going to get something out
Strategic Approaches for Arsenal vs Villa
00:17:20
Craig Birtwistle
of him. So if if we know going into like an Arsenal game, for example, where tired legs are going to be a factor after playing against Everton the last few days, I do want to see what can start.
00:17:31
Craig Birtwistle
So when Duran comes on, he can take advantage of an Arsenal team that had a tough game against Spurs and maybe be able to
00:17:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:39
Craig Birtwistle
get something out of it. And one thing I haven't seen and enough of is Duran and Watkins together. We only seem to see that when we're desperate for a goal. um And I would like to see that with potentially Morgan Rogers drifting out to the left a little bit more, or even a 4-3-3 with Watkins going out on the left. I think there's opportunities where both can play and both can be really dangerous against a Arsenal team that is slightly inconsistent at times.
00:18:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is fair to say we're slightly inconsistent. And despite the fact you were trying not to, that was a fantastic sitting on the fence answer, Craig. That was very well done. And it's almost as if I shared the notes with the episode for you because you've perfectly brought it round to Morgan Rogers Nyla. What a talent this young man is. I don't know about Jamie and Craig. I want him in Arsenal. He's super. Craig showing us a little heart on his screen there. How good is he, Nyla? Like his ceiling is so high.
00:18:39
Nyla
he's I've always said this, he's one of my favorite stories. The fact that last season we picked him up from a mid-table championship club and just put him straight into the squad and he's just not stopped since. um Yeah, you can't have him, sorry, but he's yeah he's amazing for us. His ball carrying skills are just unmatched, I think, and he's just so dangerous.
00:18:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:01
Nyla
And now that he's getting in and getting goals and scoring, it's only you know making him more of a player to watch and potentially someone to shut down.
00:19:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, Jamie, you've made no sort of you've not hidden your love for Morgan Rogers in the past when we've talked sort of in our group chat and things about how much you enjoyed him.
00:19:18
Jamie
yeah just he is phenomenal absolutely unbelievable talent and you know again as mentioned before you know the fact that he's come from Middlesbrough you know a championship club you know you do get a couple of players who
00:19:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
If ah when I look back, it's the city game, the Villa City game ah for you, Jamie, how um how instrumental was he in just owning that midfield? He made city look completely average.
00:19:48
Jamie
are quite known for coming from a championship club and making a name, but I've not known, apart from maybe, don't know, like maybe Adam Waughton, apart from Adam Waughton, Morgan Rogers has just absolutely smashed it in the Premier League.
00:20:04
Jamie
And I mean, like it's like in his past life, he was a former Premier League footballer already, and he was just waiting to just go and do it all over again.
00:20:11
Craig matthews
Mm hmm.
00:20:14
Jamie
He is phenomenal talent. I mean, I don't know why Arsenal never really kind of picked up on someone like him, especially as, you know, we, we let go of Smith Rowe. He could have been a really good replacement for Smith Rowe being so young.
00:20:29
Jamie
And, you know, again, you know, I'm hoping that Thomas Tuchel is probably listening to this podcast somewhere, wherever he is.
00:20:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
A hundred percent.
00:20:38
Jamie
I would, I would definitely get him into the England squad would definitely get him in.
00:20:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I think you're right, Jamie. I think the Daily Arsenal and Daily Aston Villa podcasts are first on Thomas Tooke's Spotify listening.
00:20:49
Craig matthews
So.
00:20:49
Jamie
Absolutely.
00:20:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah like If he says, Alexa, start the day, it's Daily Arsenal, Daily Villa and all the rest of the Global Sports Podcast Network, which brings you podcasts from every team.
00:20:49
Jamie
Yeah, absolutely.
00:20:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
But speaking of players coming in, Craig, me and Jamie made a prediction at the start of the season. We did we did sort of like a big, you know, who's going to top four all of that. And me and Jamie had the same impact signing. ah We both reckon that Amadou, that's not even my name mate, Anana, was going to be the signing of the season. How do you think he settled in? Because it's been a bit ah from someone who doesn't watch Villa a lot. It seems to have gone a bit quiet on that front with Anana. How's he been?
00:21:30
Craig Birtwistle
if If you look at any of our socials, O'Nan has never been referred to as quiet. This guy, he's a big, ah big follow in the villa fans.
00:21:42
Craig Birtwistle
We we love the guy already. it's It's a case of that our midfield is very competitive. um Mara's having a crazy run right now where he's really picking up form after his bad injury last season.
00:21:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:56
Craig Birtwistle
So it's very hard to shift him out of the team. Tealumans has been Over the last couple of weeks a little bit inconsistent but overall throughout the season has been phenomenal.
00:22:07
Craig Birtwistle
And then obviously we've got other players that have kind of played big part roles in the midfield like McGinn and Ramsey, Morgan Rogers dripping in there. So it's, it's a very compact area for those positions, but Oh Nana when he's been there has done really well for us. He's a, um, he's a physical attribute, uh, dangerous on set pieces commands the midfield well. And as I say, he's a fan favorite already. And.
00:22:33
Craig Birtwistle
even though like from an outside point of view you say it's gone quiet he's already matched his goal scoring from Everton the previous year and like we're what we've just passed Christmas so I think there's definitely potential there just shows you how deep Everton defend to be perfectly honest because he's got a bit more of a lease of life going forward now at the villa so yeah I think he there's still a lot more to come from him that's for sure
00:22:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh wow.
00:23:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, I know we spent quite a lot of time on this villa section, but I've got two more questions I really want to get to you guys.
New Talent and Player Impact at Villa
00:23:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah First of all, Nyla, I'll start with you. Villa were the first team who signed a player that was big enough to pop up on my BBC sports app as a notification. Daniel Marlin has come in to you from Dortmund, I believe it was.
00:23:19
Jamie
Yep.
00:23:19
Nyla
ye
00:23:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Probably quite a hefty fee. 13 goals last season at 9.5 XG so he performs really well. How are Villa fans feeling about this signing of getting Marlin in? Because he's a decent player.
00:23:31
Nyla
I think overall it's positive. We seem to have some sort of connection going on with Dortmund, but I think people are really excited you know just to add another quality player to the squad and to see what he can do. I don't think he'll you know go straight into the starting group at all. I think it'll take some time for him to work himself in, but I think it's just another dangerous player that we have in our back pocket.
00:23:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:23:56
Nyla
And so just exciting to see who we can gel with and who we can connect with on the pitch and and what we can use him for and and go from there.
00:24:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Again, um
00:24:06
Nyla
Craig, would you agree with that? Like, what are your thoughts when you saw the signing?
00:24:10
Craig Birtwistle
I would, um based on what I've seen, I expect him to play out on the right to give Bailey some more competition, um because Bailey's been very inconsistent, to put it kindly this season. And obviously we've just let Philagene go off to Web Switch. So there's definitely a ah a Switch in there. And I think it's just a basic upgrade on Philagene. So I think that will make our team stronger.
00:24:34
Craig Birtwistle
and the only one thing I have heard from like Dortmund fans is he can be hit and miss like he's either phenomenal one week and not quite on it. Other weeks which does sound like Leon Bailey 2.0 which I hope is not the case.
00:24:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Don't worry, yeah wep we've got someone called Havarts, he's very similar to that, to be honest with you.
00:24:51
Nyla
swap them out.
00:24:52
Jamie
There you go.
00:24:56
Jamie
don't I wish you'd never brought that name up. I wish you'd never brought that name up.
00:25:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Josh Duncan's turned me Jamie. Craig M, you sort of shook your head then when I mentioned Daniel Marlin, would you have liked to have seen him come to Arsenal instead as sort of cover on that wide position?
00:25:13
Craig matthews
Yeah, it's a good price. It's affordable as well. As you can see, there's also youth academies saying no to the whole system and all that. So it would have been someone I would have looked at as well.
00:25:24
Craig matthews
That would have been available as well, cheap as well. So yeah.
00:25:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Well, the last question I have for the Villa fans before we move on to our Arsenal focus is this, and it's actually prompted by something that Craig said before we started recording.
Defensive Challenges and Key Match Preview
00:25:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's going to be an interesting game with your frontline and our backline. Craig, how rough is your backline looking at the moment?
00:25:46
Craig Birtwistle
Very rough. It's got more holes than Swiss cheese. It really does. i we We've struggled with getting clean sheets. Nyla has mentioned on our podcast that she believes the back line is cursed.
00:25:58
Craig Birtwistle
um And I can't can't disagree more.
00:25:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
cursed wow
00:26:01
Craig Birtwistle
um I can't agree more, I should say. It is a case of we were actually praying um for Migs to come back into the team, um even though Torres, we like, and there's definitely nothing about that, but one thing we were worried about was the consistency the inconsistency about our back four,
00:26:22
Craig Birtwistle
all the time the fact that we've had Kash, Luca Deen, Mings and Kanza have played lots of minutes together so our theory was played lots more minutes, a lot more consistency coming out, Diego Carlos a left footed centre back playing on the right, we thought this was some of our problems but I'll be honest it still hasn't been effective.
00:26:42
Craig Birtwistle
We're still struggling with some of the basics like the goal against West Hammy and Mattson is caught on the wrong shoulder. and We're not following Peketa's run into the box. It's little things that like should be taken care of and it's very surprising in an UNI Emory team that, especially last season,
00:27:03
Craig Birtwistle
with everyone highlighting the strength of our high line has been bleeding goals so much and I think this is a big concern for Villa fans and it's got to be for Emery in general as well.
00:27:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
can see Jamie smiling, Riley there in excitement. Well, that is it for our focus on Aston Villa. We're going to hear a quick message from the Global Sports Podcast Network. And when we come back, it's time to focus on Arsenal, the North London Derby victors, and soon to be victors over Villa. So we'll be back just after this message.
00:28:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
And welcome back to the Daily Arsenal and Daily Aston Villa Podcast for this final section of our crossover before our game on the, what's it gonna be, the 18th of January 2025 at the Emirates 5 o'clock, 5.30 kick-off. First things first, Jamie, Craig, I have something unfortunate to tell you. I listened back to our last crossover with the Villa Podcast back in, I think it was August time,
00:28:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it turns out that our good friend, Esmond Cole, cursed us.
Arsenal's Lineup and Injury Concerns
00:28:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
He cursed the Arsenal team by saying it is incredible that Rice and Odegard never get injured and are constantly appearing in the squads.
00:28:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Jamie, he's really done us over there.
00:28:53
Jamie
Thanks, Esme.
00:28:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:28:57
Jamie
Really appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. Touch Woods. Literally, Touch Woods, let's just hope for no more injuries this season and let us just play our football, enjoy our season and just...
00:29:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
No more.
00:29:09
Jamie
Oh my gosh. that that's one word that sickens me is injuries and and oh yeah i don't know what to expect out of this weekend that the team
00:29:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:22
Jamie
And again, even the starting 11, I mean, personally, and I mean, this will be news to your, this will be music to your ears, Josh, but I need to see Martin Eddy start over Trossard. And again, it bugged me in the previous game where Trossard, I think, I believe he started that game, went and scored and was just really arrogant, didn't celebrate. and it only And it only took him until Saliba was like, hey, like, come on, man.
00:29:51
Jamie
And then he just goes like that and then just walks off. I'm like, look, you know, Martinelli starts for a reason. There's a reason why you are better as an impact player. But look, I don't know what to expect out of this game. I think if Rice, ah for me, Rice was really good last night, was really impressed with how he performed. If he could perform exactly how he did,
00:30:17
Jamie
in the North London Derby. I think we we should be in good hands here. I think Miles Lewis Skelly, I mean me and Craig spoke about him ah on the previous episode. I mean just what a player, what a gem we have in him. I know before we've we've been crying for Ethan Wanyeri and um MLS to start games, but the fact now that I can sit here and confidently say I want MLS to start is just, it just puts my mind at a lot of ease.
00:30:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
It fills it with joy, doesn't it?
00:30:49
Jamie
Really.
00:30:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
It it helps the heart inflate even more than the stress of the North London Derby did before.
00:30:54
Jamie
and i And I also hope, JD, you're going to love me for saying this, but I hope Kai Habertz is just going to be on the bench.
00:31:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:31:03
Jamie
I'm sorry, I really hope he's going to be on the bench.
00:31:03
Craig matthews
No.
00:31:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
it take
00:31:05
Jamie
After watching him against United, I'm sorry, but I think you just need i think you just need need to just sit for sit out for one game. I think you've just got to sit out for one game.
00:31:16
Jamie
And just just watch. Just watch and learn. Because after watching that United game, I was frustrated. I mean, new it was Newcastle that frustrated me, United that frustrated me.
00:31:29
Jamie
ah i I can partly understand why JD doesn't like Kai habits.
00:31:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's been 100 episodes, and finally Jamie has turned on Kai Habertz. He's taken 100 Arsenal episodes, but he's done it. Nyla, a quick question to you before I go to Craig Matthews for my next one. um Jamie brought it up there, the dichotomy that Arsenal have on the left
Exploiting Weaknesses and Player Performances
00:31:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
wing. So realistically, it's Trossard versus Martinelli. That's kind of our options there. From a Villa fans perspective, who would you be more concerned about facing?
00:32:01
Nyla
This is going to be really bad with me to say, but are I don't think our right side is particularly that strong.
00:32:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh.
00:32:10
Nyla
So, I mean, either way, I think it will be a tough one for us to break down.
00:32:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
here Yeah, it it's very it's very he's like Craig alluded to with Watkins earlier.
00:32:17
Nyla
I might have to say, I might have to go with Martinelli, but I feel like it could just depend on the day as well.
00:32:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's a very much a confident confidence player is Martin and and who's been starting a right back for you. Is it cash is your back fit now? No.
00:32:37
Craig Birtwistle
Yeah.
00:32:37
Nyla
Yes.
00:32:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, because there was ah last time we spoke your your backup right back. Oh my word. How do you say his name?
00:32:44
Craig Birtwistle
Nidalkovich.
00:32:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
The Nadelkovich, thank you. Nadelkovich, you were talking about him being a pacey option to face off against Martinelli, but if Matty Cash is back, I have hope for him. Craig Matthews, in the last game, ah the one at Villa Park, Gabrielle, our beautiful centre back,
00:33:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Seemed to actually struggle quite a lot against Villa. He gave the ball away a couple of opportunities He actually opened up for the Anana um opportunity as well However with his performance that he gave in the North London Derby, I mean he was the best player on the pitch So do you think coming back against Villa again? He'll be far more prepared to deal with them.
00:33:28
Craig matthews
100%. Well, the last game was a lot more good, but it was fun to pass all of them. All of them, they still have no protection, to be honest with you.
00:33:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
I
00:33:34
Craig matthews
So I hope this game that the defense can be tight enough, trying to get a clean sheet as well, and trying to just try to win the game like that. I'll take a sneaky one now. Honestly, I would.
00:33:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think there might be a few more goals in this one, sadly. But I always say that because villa are scary. They scare me every single time we play them. Um, speaking of goals, Jamie, who are we relying on now?
00:33:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, it's because Craig Craig's actually sent um a question in, which is um how big of a loss is Jesus?
00:33:59
Jamie
Ah.
00:34:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And my word gone, Jamie, explain how big a loss Jesus is for us.
00:34:13
Jamie
ah I don't even think I need to describe. I need to plead. I need to actually beg and plead. Josh and Stan Cronk, wherever you are in the world, you're probably you're probably watching the l LA Rams or you're probably watching the Denver Nuggets.
00:34:29
Jamie
Ah, just please, for the love of God, we all sit here and cry for a striker. If you want to go and win Premier League titles, if you want to go and be competitive in the Champions League, go and sign a striker.
00:34:44
Jamie
I don't want to be hearing of, I don't want to hear that we've potentially signed Martin Zubamendi.
00:34:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
uh
00:34:49
Jamie
Okay, well done. Wow, just because we've made a sudden signing doesn't mean you're going to bring him in for January, are you now? No, I want a striker. I'm sick of it. Like I'm actually sick of the ACL injuries.
00:35:02
Jamie
We've lost Zach. We've lost Jay Zeus. I literally feel like our whole front, like our whole strike balls, they've just been ripped apart now. Just please sign a striker. I'm sick of it.
00:35:12
Jamie
Look, if Habertz does play and he does score him, it's look, I need to see him go on a run. I need Kyle Habertz to go on a run, but he also needs to be supported because you can't just rely on Habertz playing up front.
00:35:21
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:35:27
Jamie
for, you know, for every game. Because then if he goes and gets injured, what are you going to do then? Oh no, it's February! Oh dear, yeah, too late then. Too late.
00:35:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah That was pretty far-reaching, Jamie.
Expectations and Pressures for Arsenal
00:35:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Craig, something you said last time that we met was, it's always funny listening to Arsenal fans complain when they haven't experienced the championship. it Now, don't get me wrong, as an Arsenal fan, we do get frustrated. Do you find it kind of amusing listening to big teams when they're sort of like, oh, we've not got this, we've not got that, when you've lived through relegations and all of that lot?
00:36:05
Craig Birtwistle
I do.
00:36:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it was fair.
00:36:06
Craig Birtwistle
I'm still a subscriber of Arsenal Fan TV just for the games when you guys last lose. I could click on something to amuse me, to be perfectly honest. But it it it's every villa it's every fan.
00:36:20
Craig Birtwistle
We've got some of the most fickle fans in the world as well. like um just the past Everton game, the amount of sticker Ali Watkins got and then all of a sudden he's a hero because he puts the ball in the net.
00:36:31
Craig Birtwistle
It's ah it's sickening at times. So it's the same with every club though. You have that small fan base that aren't even watching the games and then are very critical of certain players when they haven't seen it.
00:36:42
Craig Birtwistle
um But at the end day, we have a lot of great fans and I'm sure Arsenal fans do too. um I haven't met them yet, but...
00:36:48
Jamie
Hmmm...
00:36:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
You didn't seem to believe that Jamie, did you?
00:36:53
Craig matthews
very.
00:36:55
Jamie
Listen, all I'm going to say is right is with ah with our fan base, our base can be so delusional at times. One minute, as soon as Artea can go and lose a game, it's, oh, Artea route, Artea route.
00:37:09
Jamie
But then next weekend, we can go and win against Newcastle or whoever. And then all of a sudden, it's, oh, we love Supermere Katera. And then I'm like, oh, well, make your mind up.
00:37:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, Jamie, all I have to say is Manchester United fans, they're much worse. They're much worse.
00:37:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think everybody, every football fan can agree. Sorry, man, United listeners, you are the worst when it comes to that. um Craig Matthews, Jamie mentioned it a moment ago.
00:37:23
Craig Birtwistle
It's all okay on that.
00:37:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Apparently we've signed Zubermendi. What the hell? Where did that come from? Are you happy with the signing? Cause he was linked with Liverpool and City. Like it seems a bit of a strange pluck for us when we need a striker.
00:37:48
Craig matthews
but I think it's going to be time for been starts with the summer.
00:37:49
Jamie
there we go.
00:37:51
Craig matthews
I think it's going to be time for the summer. I think it's going to be time for January. So I've never tried to do it as a police of fans, but obviously season tickets need to be renewed for next season. So they've been very strategic of making sure they get more fans to buy new season tickets for next season.
00:38:03
Craig matthews
So they're trying to please the fans. But we need to renew players now. Not in summer. We need players right now. Eight hours from the bottom of the week.
00:38:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:38:11
Craig matthews
January is almost finished. So we need to hurry up.
00:38:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, apparently, I mean, Arteta did say after the North London Derby that they're going to have to try and do something. Now, Nyla and Craig, this is where I open the floor up to you. I've been asking you all the questions so far. I've been leading the conversation. Nyla, is there anything you'd like to ask us as Arsenal fans?
00:38:30
Nyla
Absolutely. I would love to know what your game plan is. um No, but seriously, I think I'd be curious to know like where you think um art you'll you'll see Arsenal succeed and maybe where are some areas that are of a concern to you that you think Villa could exploit.
00:38:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cool. Yeah.
00:38:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, that's an interesting one. I think in terms of areas that you could exploit, there seems to be there seems to be a habit at the moment of Arsenal. When we've've been in position we've when we've been possession and we've been attacking, for example, especially on the counter, there is a very common trait of the current arteticide to get the players up into an attacking position and rather than push on with the counter, set up a horseshoe.
00:39:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
around the opposition and don't get me wrong it's great in the sense of applying pressure however it's effectively what the current setup has us doing is losing the initiative on counter-attacks and not seeing them through to their devastating finish because you'll get into the corners and the possession gets recycled around at that point in time if you've got the likes of even I know he's been inconsistent but this pace of Leon Bailey the strength of Ollie Watkins hanging around up front also from our set pieces
00:39:28
Craig matthews
but
00:39:35
Craig Birtwistle
Thank you.
00:39:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think the big worry with Arsenal is the counter. Now don't get me wrong, Saliba is incredibly quick for a centre-back and he's very gifted positionally as is Gabriel, but they are generally in the box being a nuisance.
00:39:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
On the counter from set-piece or from a counter-attack, I think is where we're probably most vulnerable for Villa to really exploit, so I think pace and strength will be your biggest asset in this game without without any shadow of a doubt.
00:40:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Would you agree, Jamie?
00:40:10
Nyla
Perfect.
00:40:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:40:12
Jamie
yes pretty much so i think also another kind of area that villa could probably exploit would be our left side as well because it seems like we've we've met we've kind of reiterated it on numerous episodes where one side is always stronger than the other and again if i mean again it was kind of brought up in the Newcastle game when we was at St James's Park, but if you can draw out if you draw out timber, it's already like already, you would have a lot of space to kind of exploit there.
00:40:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm.
00:40:43
Jamie
So um I think Arsenal's left side is gonna be, but it's gonna it's goingnna be tested. I can only see that.
00:40:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Are you were going to say something else then, Nada? Sorry.
00:40:55
Nyla
I'll just get, I'll have to text that to Emory and just let him know. So that was really helpful.
00:41:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
What about you, Craig?
00:41:01
Craig matthews
Okay. oh
00:41:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is there anything you'd like to know from us as Arsenal fans?
00:41:06
Craig Birtwistle
Yeah, I'm going to go a bit more in depth with my question.
00:41:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh.
00:41:10
Craig Birtwistle
um And essentially, obviously, you've just been knocked out of the FA Cup.
00:41:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bring it on.
00:41:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, God. Here we go. OK.
00:41:17
Jamie
Oh dear, strap yourself in.
00:41:18
Craig Birtwistle
You are potential to not be able to go through in the semi-final. um
00:41:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
we're not going to go through in theervvi final it' not going to happen we're not going to
00:41:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
wi by
00:41:28
Craig Birtwistle
We'll use the word potential, let's be kind.
00:41:31
Craig Birtwistle
And then obviously the League has took a dip with some inconsistency of form. um Obviously we don't count Community Shields, um which Mikala Teta does, but um if this is another year without a trophy, at what point is it seen as a failure with Mikala Teta in charge?
00:41:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're not going to go through in the semi-final.
00:41:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I have an opinion on this, but I'll come to Craig after it as well. um And also just before I answer this, just to make everybody smile, because I saw Jamie's reaction. United are losing to Southampton, which is beautiful.
00:42:05
Craig matthews
Wow.
00:42:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
So to answer your...
00:42:07
Jamie
Michael, thank you Michael Agate for the own goal you've gone and scored as well.
00:42:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah So Craig, to answer your question, um in terms of
00:42:11
Jamie
ah oh
00:42:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
success. i I think this is a season that obviously the excitement was around the fact that City dropped off.
00:42:24
Craig Birtwistle
Thank you.
00:42:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like that has been where I think a lot of the frustration from Arsenal fans has come. Realistically, in terms of the quality, we're still showing the quality. We've just lacked, I think, a bit of it energy and a bit of creativity at times. I think we need a little bit of backup for the likes of Martin Erdegaard, because he does seem a bit isolated in his creative responsibilities at times. We'd need a striker as well, without a doubt. So to end this season without a trophy would be disappointing. However, at the same time,
00:42:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
two Two seasons ago, we finished second, and we finished second out of nowhere. like It was not expected. It was Arteta's third season in charge. He'd got a few signings in, and all of a sudden, we were playing out of our skin. and All Arsenal fans were just like clinging onto the sides, going, what the hell is going on? We don't understand how we're doing so well.
00:43:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
then obviously the next season we come even closer we we only lose one game in 2024 in that last second half of the season and it is two you and and so the expectation was set so high but so soon and i think way ahead of schedule to be honest i think realistically it was next year or the next season or the season after when we should have been aiming for number one spot and i think if anything especially the fickle fans have been treated too much too soon as opposed to slow build-up so if we come away from this season without a trophy
00:43:30
Jamie
Okay.
00:43:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it's quite likely, honestly, I think it's going to be incredibly hard to catch Liverpool. If we won the Champions League, I mean, I would cry probably a lot, but I don't see it happening.
00:44:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Whereas next year with the right signings and somebody up front, I think that's the year where if we come to the end of next season and to go, still got nothing, I think that's when we might have to tighten the screws a bit.
00:44:20
Craig matthews
so
00:44:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Craig Matthews, what do you make on that?
00:44:24
Craig matthews
I agree. I feel like it would be very unlucky to introduce the season as well. Almost what is very, very thin. Everything he said, as I agree. Give him another season. See how we do this season.
00:44:34
Craig matthews
Try and... Let's try and challenge for something.
00:44:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:44:37
Craig matthews
Try and go far in the Champions League at least. Because we seem to have a Champions League score. So try and go far if you can. Try and go as far as we can in the league as well. See what happens. also We're not going to win it. But see how we do it.
00:44:48
Craig matthews
See how it goes. Reinforce them in January. See what we can do. um Yeah. Let's give him next season and make him rebuild the squad again. and then see what happens after that.
00:44:59
Craig matthews
It doesn't work out next season. A serious question has to be asked.
00:45:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. It's a disappointment I think Craig, not a failure this season if we don't get anything.
00:45:08
Craig matthews
Definitely yeah
00:45:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that is pretty much it for this crossover. We have been at it for quite a while. But of course, there's one thing that we have to do first. And we're going to go in reverse order. So we're going to start off with Craig Matthews.
00:45:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Craig Matthews, could you please give me your prediction for the Arsenal versus Villa game on Saturday the 18th at 5.30 at the Emirates?
00:45:32
Craig matthews
2-1 Arsenal.
00:45:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh, 2-1. So you changed your tone. You think Villa will score?
00:45:38
Craig matthews
Yeah, so from what can we get, it's legendary goal against Arsenal in the Emirates, so I think it'll score.
00:45:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:45:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, but it's still an asshole victory. That's the important thing.
00:45:49
Craig matthews
But Arsenal first could be.
00:45:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Jamie. What about you, Jamie?
00:45:51
Jamie
Um, I think for me, I would go three, one Arsenal.
00:45:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, 3-1. Even better. Nyla does not look impressed by that, so we'll come to her straight away. Nyla, your prediction please for this game, this upcoming game.
00:46:05
Nyla
I think it will be a battle. I think it will end in a one all draw.
00:46:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:46:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, okay, a draw.
00:46:15
Jamie
Interesting.
00:46:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Would you be happy with the point at the Emirates?
00:46:15
Nyla
up um I would consider it as two points lost, but one point is better than none.
00:46:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's a fair, I think we'd definitely see it as two points lost to be fair. And Craig, last but not least, your prediction please for this upcoming game.
00:46:34
Craig Birtwistle
First up, I love the confidence, Nyla.
00:46:37
Jamie
and yeah
00:46:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah that's
00:46:40
Craig Birtwistle
I really hope that is your case. I just can't see us, um one, keeping a clean sheet against Arsenal. I think our back four needs to be seriously addressed in the summer.
00:46:53
Craig Birtwistle
um I do see a goal in us, so I'd probably agree with the other Craig and ah a 2-1 to Arsenal now.
00:47:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Well, I think I've got a side with the Craigs because Villa had no defence and we still only just about managed to get too past them.
00:47:02
Jamie
Ha ha ha!
00:47:04
Nyla
Thank you.
00:47:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Sorry, Spurs. and didn't have a defense but we only just got two past them uh Villa won't have one so I reckon we'll get two past them and I can see do you know what I bet Daniel Mahler is going to come on he's going to score in his debut or some irritating thing like that it will it'll be something like that he'll he'll race past timber wrong foot him and just slot it past Raya and make him look silly in like the 95th minute or something like that
00:47:13
Jamie
Okay.
00:47:33
Craig Birtwistle
I'll be okay with that.
00:47:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's perfectly fine. You still don't take any points. that I will be happy with it too Craig. Anyway, that is it today from the Daily Arsenal and the Daily Aston Villa Podcast. Thank you all so much for listening. Make sure to follow both podcasts wherever you get your podcasts and to rate them as well. It really helps us grow our platform and bring you even more brilliant content. I've been your host, Josh Vince.
00:47:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Today, we were brilliantly joined by the Arsenal team of Jamie Patterson and Craig Matthews. And thank you so much to our special guests from the Aston Villa podcast as well, Craig Burtwhistle and Nyla Peterkin. Thank you so much for joining us. We really enjoyed having you here. And until Monday, when we can review this game and all its finite detail, have a lovely weekend and goodbye.