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Daily Arsenal - S1: E129 - Arsenal Switch It Up & Looking Ahead To Chelsea
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In this episode we will be discussing our UCL second leg against PSV as well as looking ahead to a London derby at home to Chelsea on Sunday!
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Introduction to Daily Arsenal Podcast
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Rodney Gooden
okay
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Hello everyone and welcome to the Daily Arsenal podcast, the only place to catch your daily fix of Arsenal, where we eat, sleep and repeat talking all things Arsenal.
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Brought to you on the GSPN Network, I'm your host as always, Jamie Patterson.
Meet the Arsenal Connoisseurs
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And on today's show, I'm joined by my Arsenal connoisseurs as always, the amazing Craig Matthews and Rodney Gooden.
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Guys, how are we?
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Rodney Gooden
Mmm. Yeah, good. Good. Very happy that we've advanced. I'm looking forward to the very next game in this Champions League time, man. There we go.
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Oh, I mean, is going to be...
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Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
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ah Tonight's show is going to be some show because we
Arsenal's Recent Matches and Social Engagements
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are... into in In this episode, we will be discussing our second leg well second leg draw, but overall a positive win.
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Rodney Gooden
e
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And we will also be looking ahead to our London derby at home against Chelsea.
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Rodney Gooden
yes
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Now, guys, as always, 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 the show notes in the description. Right, Rodney, I'm going to throw it over to you first because you had the pleasure of being at the Emirates last night where For those of you that didn't know, ah that don't know the scores, it finished Arsenal 2, PSV 2.
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two
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Rodney Gooden
9-3.
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I mean, that and the aggregate score, what was it? 9-3.
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Rodney Gooden
nine three Yeah.
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nine three
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Rodney Gooden
Still couldn't close that six-goal gap. Yeah.
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la No, they really couldn't.
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Rodney Gooden
yeah Not even a
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Really, honestly, could not. You were at the game last night. How how was the vibes? How was the atmosphere? because Because before, um on yes on Tuesday's show, ah me and Craig were actually talking a bit about the atmosphere.
00:02:09
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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And, you know, we know that obviously tickets weren't, I don't know if tickets were eventually sold to the general public, but just in general, how was the atmosphere? Yeah.
00:02:20
Rodney Gooden
It was interesting. So so let me tell you this. When we went down to the Emirates as well, you could tell that for all Arsenal fangirlers, very positive, bubbly. Everyone knew there's not a lot of pressure on this tie too. But I did feel that while I was sitting in the stands as well,
00:02:33
Rodney Gooden
but Yeah, atmosphere, noise levels wise, you know, from the Arsenal side as well, a little bit quieter than I'd expect, but I feel that it's just due to the pressure, you know, there's not really much need to encourage the boys when they've got such a massive of goal.
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Yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
So I felt that for the fans as well, it was similar to the guys pitch, like, yeah, it's a little kickabout with the boys, you know, it's less pressure, more relaxed, you know, people just tend to just sit back and watch the game as opposed to get the drums out and yeah, just start chanting.
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Of
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Rodney Gooden
But To be fair, you know, the usual chants come about as well. A couple of ones about Tottenham, Mick Arteta's army, you know the score.
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course.
Stadium Atmosphere: Emirates vs PSV
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Rodney Gooden
But in terms of atmosphere, what I actually had to give it to is credit to PSV's ultras.
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Of course.
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Rodney Gooden
You could hear them from minute one to the final whistle.
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Mmm.
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Rodney Gooden
I've got to say, if there's one thing I think we can take from, yeah, some of these other teams, from some of these foreign teams, their ultras, they come there to they don't play around. They're incredible.
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Yeah, do you know what?
00:03:21
Rodney Gooden
Never stop singing. Never stop singing.
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Yeah, do you know what? I realised that even though when I got home from football training last night, I realised that they were ri they were in full voice. They were having a party.
00:03:32
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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They were just, you know, you know.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah. They were doing Mexican waves.
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and
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Rodney Gooden
There was so much coordination in the away section.
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Yeah, that's it.
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Rodney Gooden
I couldn't believe it.
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Exactly that. And I mean, look, credit due to PSV's fans where that where it's due.
00:03:44
Rodney Gooden
e
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But amazing, amazing atmosphere, despite obviously being, despite losing and and so on. Credit due where it's due. Craig, got to ask you, what were your thoughts on last night's game?
Sterling's Form and Arteta's Strategies
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Craig matthews
Great. Sterling getting in form. That's the highlight of the game, to be honest.
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Rodney Gooden
a
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well
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Craig matthews
Sterling's goal as well is a quality top-class goal.
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Rodney Gooden
yeah
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Mmm.
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Craig matthews
And he played three left-backs as well in the game.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, I mean... Couldn't quite get my head around the starting... When I saw the starting 11 team sheet, I had to kind of rub my eyes for a minute. Tierney.
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Do you know what, Craig? I'm pretty sure, Mikel, if you are listening to this, we appreciate the the advice that you took from from Tuesday's episode where me and Craig, we you know we we kind of suggested a few things.
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Craig matthews
a
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And look, Craig, I mean, they paid off, didn't they?
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Craig matthews
Yeah.
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You know, Ben White started. i'm sure I'm sure we've joked about Tierney playing left wing. And I mean, look, Tierney played left wing.
00:04:55
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, look what you got. Yeah.
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So, guys, I mean, if Mikel's listening, do you got do you guys have any any suggestions, any more suggestions you want to put forward?
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Rodney Gooden
You know what? I think last night would have been the night to try I was like, Calafiore at night. Let's just see what happens. There you go.
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Yeah, no, absolutely.
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Rodney Gooden
That would have been hilarious. This pressure's off. Just see it. You see he wants to do it.
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Of course, of course. you know what, though? Going back to something that did really catch my eye. um Craig, i'm going to throw this to you because we you mentioned it actually on Tuesday's episode, which is Myles Lewis Skelly.
Midfield Dynamics: Myles Lewis Skelly's Impact
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What did you make of his cameo performance in that midfield role?
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Craig matthews
Excellent. It's a natural but natural to me. That's his natural position anyway. So those naturals getting the wheel drive a bit past it.
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Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
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Craig matthews
Just doing the simple things really.
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Craig matthews
I would say,
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Yeah.
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Yeah. Do you know what? you You couldn't have said it better there. I think you play if you can play a player in their strongest position, despite them asking to play in a position they've never really played or familiarised themselves with, surely, Rodney, I must ask you this.
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you think that potentially gives Arteta a bit of a headache now, thinking, oh, actually, well, you know, could I potentially maybe play MLS in the midfield?
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Rodney Gooden
I mean, potentially. he's He's very good in that kind of left-back position. But even I, same thing. When I saw him have the opportunity to move into the midfield, I thought, yes, this is great. We get to see Miles play where he usually is where he's been playing in the academy.
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Yeah.
00:06:34
Rodney Gooden
And he did have that impressive. He did have a very impressive showing there. And it doesn't give him a headache? It really depends on the fitness of the left-backs. Because then when you look at Zinchenko as well, he actually had his little stint in midfield too. And he actually still shows that he can play there. So who do we have starting?
00:06:48
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, it might do.
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Exactly.
00:06:50
Rodney Gooden
It might do. Because it looks like all of our left blacks want to be further up the pitch. All of them. From the way you look at Calafiori to Zinchenko now and Maslow Skelly and so on.
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Yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
Who's actually supposed to be there? you know Who's the dedicated LB?
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I know. Literally. Literally, I don't know who you play there in that left back role because everyone wants to just go forward.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
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Everyone wants to contribute. But again, we let let's touch on Zinchenko. The first goal from Zinchenko. I mean, wow. I mean, where's he been hiding this?
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Rodney Gooden
That's what I was saying.
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Guys, where's he been hiding this?
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Rodney Gooden
was sitting in the group chat, channeling is in a book out. I said, just cuts inside and then shuts off. I said, what's going on?
00:07:31
Rodney Gooden
I loved it.
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Honestly, like you said, just, yeah, channelwi channeling is in a Bakaya Saka.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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I mean, the finish, I mean, the finish, you would not call that a left-back finish. You would call that a striker's finish, surely.
00:07:42
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:07:46
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:07:46
Rodney Gooden
That was incredible.
00:07:46
Rodney Gooden
I really didn't expect that. Not from him and not so early on in the game as well. I thought, yeah, you know, or save Zinchenko a miracle for maybe later. But yeah, that was so impressive. Loved that. and even more important, Raheem Sterling with the assist too.
00:07:58
Rodney Gooden
Surprising. Yeah.
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You know what? Honestly, you you know what? You've taken it on nicely because I was just about to say Raheem Sterling, someone that we have spoken about so many times.
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Last night. We saw we saw we saw a hint. We saw glimpses of what we probably should have had or could have had from January.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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Do you guys think that this could be, I know this might be playing, this might be tempting fate here, but do you think after last night's performance, do you think maybe we might see a different Raheem Sterling?
Post-Match Reflections and Defensive Insights
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah, potentially. I think one glimmer of hope was, I don't know if you guys caught his interview after the game as well, but again, he got the man of the match performance.
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No, I didn't.
00:08:48
Rodney Gooden
No idea how to look.
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Yeah.
00:08:49
Rodney Gooden
And of course, everyone was talking about it. Oh, Raheem, you're back on form as well. Have you come in here and shown the manager you've got something to prove? You know, they're really kind of making out that this was the best performance seen for him in an Arsenal shirt. And to be fair, I think maybe.
00:09:01
Rodney Gooden
But what was actually quite impressive was he didn't seem that satisfied by it. Like he knew in his heart that he could do better. He was saying himself that it was a decent performance. He's just come in there to try and see if he can help the team as well. And he was the first to mention that in that one-on-one, he should have scored.
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Yeah.
00:09:14
Rodney Gooden
So I can see that here's a play. It reminded me of last year in the Champions League with the penalty shootout with Raya. And Raya, hero, saved two saves.
00:09:19
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Yeah.
00:09:21
Rodney Gooden
And the first thing that comes on when he has the interview after the game, he's like, well, I shouldn't have saved three. Yeah. I like that. You've had a good performance, but he knows as a player that there's levels to this and he can do better, even further than what we saw.
00:09:25
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yeah
00:09:30
Rodney Gooden
So that's what gave me hope, to say that this is your best performance. And even then, he himself can see as satisfied. He wants to go into the next game and do that. He wants to score the one-on-one and also get the two assists in that game. So, yeah, it was impressive. And hopefully we might see more that with the remaining games left to play.
00:09:45
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Yeah, I mean, fingers crossed. I think we've only got about nine or ten games left of the season now.
00:09:50
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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So, again, let's let's see what happens. Craig, when I asked you, when I asked the question just not long ago, you were very quick to nod your head. Care to elaborate?
00:10:02
Craig matthews
He owes us now. He's playing for his future. I know he's going to set Arsenal next season, so he's playing for another team to go and take him on. don't he's going to go back to Chelsea, so he's going to have to try and play his way to get a new team in the summer.
00:10:14
Rodney Gooden
Thank you.
00:10:19
Craig matthews
So if he continues like that, it will be good for us and good for him as well. So it's a two-way two-way street, good for him, good for us. ah Hopefully he can build on to this game and gain more confidence. and take it from there would say and
00:10:34
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Yeah, absolutely. um Great, great performance from Arsenal. But we we do have to look at the the goals that were conceded.
00:10:44
Rodney Gooden
Oof, yeah.
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Now, yeah, painfully, um one goal scorer I didn't really want to talk about.
00:10:51
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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can't believe we're having to talk about this Tottenham rejects.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
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But it is Perisic. I mean, wow.
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Rodney Gooden
Uh...
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I mean, to be honest with you, right, I think a lot of people, I don't know about you guys, but I think, could you imagine if we'd played the ah played PSV at the Emirates? I think the game that we had last night, I think that was the kind of game that probably PSV wanted to play at their ground.
00:11:17
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But for some reason, it just didn't click, did it, guys?
00:11:18
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:11:21
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Yeah.
00:11:22
Craig matthews
no
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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It really didn't.
00:11:23
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:11:24
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So the thing is, where for you guys, I mean, where where do you think it kind of went wrong for Arsenal defensively?
00:11:34
Rodney Gooden
I think there's just a few lapses of concentration. You might put it down to players being tired or maybe the fact that there's less pressure on this particular game and that there was a drop in stand-ins.
00:11:42
Craig matthews
think
00:11:43
Rodney Gooden
But for the first Perisic goal as well, you saw the same thing. Miles was in no man's land, you know? And even with the assist, I can't remember the player who passed it to him in the first place. There's one point where he's surrounded by three of us and no one,
00:11:54
Rodney Gooden
chooses to close him down fast enough, which is why he gets the pass off. And then for Perisic, yeah, lofted strike straight into the top corner. ah And I'm looking at Miles trying to close the distance, but he's too far away. He can't do it in time. And then boom, the goal's there.
00:12:05
Rodney Gooden
It's sloppy defending. You need to be sticking to your man and tracking these runs and we just weren't doing it. And yeah it just is what it is. It was sloppy.
00:12:13
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Yeah, no, absolutely. Craig, what what do you make would you make of the first goal?
00:12:19
Craig matthews
Could have been prevented, as Rodney said. It was just lazy defending.
00:12:20
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:12:23
Craig matthews
Nobody was marking, everyone was just like ball watching. You know you play football sometimes you get a excited, you go wonder, oh, I've got to go for the second goal, but not doing the basics right.
00:12:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:32
Craig matthews
And the basic is defend first and then get out the box and then go on a counter-attack afterwards, what? I'm sure Saliba, the main squad was starting, if that goal would be for Fennel, they would have scored that goal. But obviously some players haven't played for a while, like Kiefer hasn't played for a while.
00:12:48
Craig matthews
So it's a bit like, you know, sometimes the rhythm's not there if they've not been playing for a long time. So, yeah.
00:12:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree. Yeah, no, definitely. And the second goal that PSV had scored as well. I mean, wow. I mean, i kind of was a bit stunned when i when i saw when I saw the goal go in. I thought, how how is that even possible?
00:13:11
Rodney Gooden
I mean, so are
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And you could see, you could even see frustration in Raya.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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I mean, he he did not want to concede a goal like that.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, no keeper really wants to concede a goal like that now, do they?
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:13:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:23
Rodney Gooden
yeah I mean, to be fair, wonderful finish too, but quite out position, lobbed for a keeper. It's a bit embarrassing to lose the ball so quickly in the midfield and then the turnover, you're out position, too far the pitch as well, you try to play ball to feet.
00:13:37
Rodney Gooden
oh Horrible, horrible situation. So I felt a bit bad for Io in that situation.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:13:42
Rodney Gooden
ah
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I know. i know. but believe so, yeah.
00:13:44
Rodney Gooden
I think it was, was it Jorginho? Yeah, I think it was Jorginho got robbed for that one. Yeah, yeah. That's why...
00:13:49
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and And the thing is, right, with Jorginho, I've known... it do you know what? When I've seen Jorginho on the starting 11, I've never felt a sense of panic or a sense of...
00:14:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, I've felt a sense of calm, but that one occasion kind of had me... Like, caught me a bit off guard. I was a bit like, ooh, OK.
00:14:08
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:14:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Never really seen that from Jorginho. you know i mean?
00:14:11
Rodney Gooden
No, no, you have. Last season, North London derby at the Emirates.
00:14:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh,
00:14:16
Craig matthews
Oh, yeah.
00:14:16
Rodney Gooden
You absolutely have seen
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geez almighty. Oh, of course. How could I forget? oh how could I forget?
00:14:22
Rodney Gooden
it.
00:14:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
gosh.
00:14:24
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It's shocking.
00:14:25
Rodney Gooden
But once a season, yeah, it happens. Yeah.
00:14:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh man. It's like a once a season kind of thing. Like once a year.
00:14:32
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:14:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
But the most important thing is we have qualified.
Champions League Quarterfinals: Arsenal's Path
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We have made it into the quarterfinals. But join us after the break once you've once we've heard from our um partners, Bionic, where we will take a deeper dive into the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
00:14:45
Rodney Gooden
Thank you.
00:15:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, OK. I was not expecting that. But welcome back, guys, to our second part of our Champions League review and also a good preview to the Chelsea game coming up on Sunday.
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Anyway, guys, let's have a look at the Champions League quarterfinals. I'll quickly read them out to you. So let's start off with Arsenal.
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Arsenal playing at home against Real Madrid.
00:16:12
Craig matthews
Huh.
00:16:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, wow, um but I can't believe it.
00:16:14
Craig matthews
ah
00:16:17
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:16:19
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Really can't believe it.
00:16:21
Rodney Gooden
It's, it,
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And I mean, what a game. What a game.
00:16:25
Rodney Gooden
yeah
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yeah The
00:16:26
Rodney Gooden
it's it It's been a time and looking forward to. I said, yeah, I couldn't wait.
00:16:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:16:30
Rodney Gooden
As soon as saw potential, said, pray, please, please let that game come to the Emirates.
00:16:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know. And you guys remember you guys remember what happened last time Real Madrid... You know, if you remember what happened with Real Madrid?
00:16:43
Rodney Gooden
I may have repressed it.
00:16:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
LAUGHTER ah
00:16:46
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:16:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, dear. But that is going to be some game that the atmosphere at the Emirates, and I mean the tickets for that game, are going to be absolutely hot.
00:17:04
Rodney Gooden
Oh, as soon as we left the stadium.
00:17:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hot property.
00:17:06
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. Everyone's looking for tickets. and Trying to find them.
00:17:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course.
00:17:10
Rodney Gooden
Trying to get them already. Yeah.
00:17:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because at the end of the day, for for a lot of for a lot of fans, for a lot of football fans in general, how rare is it that you get to see Mbappe, Bellingham,
00:17:22
Rodney Gooden
yeah Vinny, Rodrigo. Oh, yeah.
00:17:24
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Vinny Rodrigo all play in front of your own eyes, you know.
00:17:28
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:17:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that is going to be, oh, that is going to be some game and a half, isn't it?
European Giants: PSG, Barcelona, Bayern vs Inter
00:17:35
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:17:35
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
00:17:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
But let's have a quick look at the other quarterfinal matchups as well. Aston Villa, on the other hand, at home as well to PSG.
00:17:42
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:17:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, I mean, what a game that's going to be.
00:17:47
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
00:17:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I kind of sit here, right, and I think to myself, right,
00:17:50
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:17:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know PSG are now really starting to come out of their shell a bit more. But does no one remember what we did back in the league phase?
00:18:03
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:18:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
right
00:18:04
Craig matthews
don't think they're bad at home.
00:18:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
one remember that? It's like everyone hypes up PSG, right? And don't get look, don't get it twisted. They've got an amazing squad and they have been playing some amazing football. But does no one not remember what happened at the Emirates?
00:18:19
Craig matthews
ah them but other
00:18:19
Rodney Gooden
because No, I do.
00:18:21
Craig matthews
i don't think them meant to play
00:18:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
LAUGHTER
00:18:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
like
00:18:24
Rodney Gooden
But i think I think we've got to talk. because like but The PSG that we played are very different to the one that played Liverpool. and There we go. they ah Yeah, they looked awful against us.
00:18:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, exactly that. Yeah, no, you're spot on. Absolutely spot on.
00:18:33
Craig matthews
Oh.
00:18:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely spot on.
00:18:37
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I don't know what's clicked, but something's clicked in A.
00:18:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
i Something really has, yeah.
00:18:40
Rodney Gooden
They're playing some serious football.
00:18:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Seriously. and The next tie, Barcelona against Dortmund.
00:18:47
Rodney Gooden
Ooh.
00:18:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Barcelona being at home for the first get for the first leg as well.
00:18:52
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:18:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
That is going to be cracking. I mean...
00:18:55
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, to be fair, they've been on red-hot form. don't if you guys caught the highlights for the Benfica game for Barca, but...
00:18:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I did, yeah.
00:19:00
Rodney Gooden
Oh, Laminia Mou, what a player! Oh, the goal was incredible, but i've said to so many people, did you see the assist before?
00:19:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:19:06
Rodney Gooden
He's dribbled past three players, then the outside foot assist to Rafinha. Oh, my Lord.
00:19:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know.
00:19:10
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:19:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Filthy.
00:19:12
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:19:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Filthy. Great, great footballer. Honestly, so, so good. And yet...
00:19:19
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:19:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
How old is he? He's only what?
00:19:22
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, 17, isn't it?
00:19:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
There you go.
00:19:24
Craig matthews
seventeen
00:19:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
There you go at 17.
00:19:25
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. I'm sorry.
00:19:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Crazy. Absolutely crazy. And then ah the the final game is Barcelona. Sorry, not Barcelona. Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.
00:19:38
Rodney Gooden
Ooh.
00:19:40
Craig matthews
I fancy it into, you know?
00:19:42
Rodney Gooden
Yeah?
00:19:42
Craig matthews
ah I fancy it into this game, you know?
00:19:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh, do you?
00:19:44
Rodney Gooden
I can see it.
00:19:44
Craig matthews
I really do.
00:19:46
Rodney Gooden
I can see it.
00:19:46
Craig matthews
I fancy it into my to-do-do movie, you know?
00:19:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh. so That's interesting.
00:19:52
Rodney Gooden
oh
00:19:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
do you know what, guys? let me let me get let me get some Let's get some predictions in. let what so Right, so for Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan. So, Craig, you're going Inter, yeah?
00:20:06
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
00:20:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Rodney?
00:20:10
Rodney Gooden
Oh, you know, am I might have to give that to Byron, actually.
00:20:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
have to choose?
00:20:12
Rodney Gooden
I think it'll be tight. I think it'll be tight, but can see Byron edging there just a bit, yes. I think it's a solid shout, though.
00:20:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, do know what? I'm...
00:20:18
Rodney Gooden
It could go either way.
00:20:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can't lie. I would probably... i'd I'd go with Rodney on this. so i think that But I think Munich right now are just... they They're great. that I think they've got a good team going. Elise is just...
00:20:31
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, phenomenal.
00:20:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Elise... You've got Elise. say You've got Fonzie.
00:20:35
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:20:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean... um Kane...
00:20:38
Rodney Gooden
Masiala, yeah.
00:20:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh my gosh.
00:20:41
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. So much talent in
00:20:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
So much talent in that team.
00:20:45
Craig matthews
But no, Noe
00:20:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then Barcelona Dortmund...
00:20:47
Rodney Gooden
that too. Oh.
00:20:48
Craig matthews
no is injured. That's why said Inter.
00:20:50
Rodney Gooden
Is he? Oh, okay.
00:20:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh!
00:20:51
Craig matthews
Noe is injured. That's why I said Noe is out for.
00:20:52
Rodney Gooden
That's questionable, yeah. can't remember the backup key three, so yeah.
00:20:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
That is questionable now, isn't it? Wow.
00:20:57
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, okay.
00:20:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow, wow, wow. Guys, what about Barcelona, Dortmund? Who have you guys got? Craig, who have you got?
00:21:04
Craig matthews
Marcel. think they're going to get to the final.
00:21:05
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:21:05
Craig matthews
They're going to get to the final.
00:21:06
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:21:07
Craig matthews
If they beat Dortmund, they're going to get to the final.
00:21:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Rodney?
00:21:08
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. same the Same thing. I think Barca, the season they're having, they've just been immense. They've been riveting to watch every time I've seen them. I think I have to back it to them. No disrespect to Dortmund, but they're in red hot form.
00:21:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:21:18
Rodney Gooden
i think they're going to be so difficult to beat over the two legs, so I'm going to give it to Barca.
00:21:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. No, I agree. ah I mean, I predicted at the start of the Champions League season that Barcelona would probably go and win it. And with the way they've been playing, that you know, Hansi Flick has really got this team cooking now.
00:21:32
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:21:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, he's really got them cooking.
00:21:38
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, he really has.
00:21:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then, just quickly, i have to ask, Arsenal-Real Madrid, who have you guys got?
00:21:50
Rodney Gooden
Come on. It's the Arsenal podcast. We're always going back the team.
00:21:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course. You read my mind there.
00:21:55
Rodney Gooden
We'll sneak it. Yeah, going to be cheeky. It's going to be close, you know. It might even go to pens, but we're getting through. ah
00:22:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's just hope... Yeah. ah let's just hope we don't ah Let's just hope we don't make the same mistake that Atletico did in their penalty shootout, which... That was cruel, wasn't it?
00:22:11
Rodney Gooden
I need to ask your thoughts on that, gents, because I've watched it back so many times.
00:22:12
Craig matthews
No,
00:22:15
Rodney Gooden
And i'll listen, I trust the video.
00:22:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Same here.
00:22:17
Rodney Gooden
if that's If that's what you've decided, sure. But every time I watch it from, I think there's only one angle where thought maybe at best, I thought it was cruel.
00:22:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:25
Rodney Gooden
For him to score the goal and then they take it away.
00:22:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
every
00:22:26
Rodney Gooden
And it's like technically a double touch. But from one angle, it's a maybe. It's very slight. Oh, it's difficult.
00:22:31
Craig matthews
i it didn didn't touch the second foot, the first leg.
00:22:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:32
Rodney Gooden
Difficult call.
00:22:35
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:22:36
Craig matthews
is one of hitler ah I it today.
00:22:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And bearing in mind, did any of you guys see, like, he did, so Alvarez slipped, surely?
00:22:42
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:22:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I thought he slipped.
00:22:43
Rodney Gooden
It looked like he slipped.
00:22:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, I just, that that's very controversial. you see Did you see Simeone at the end of the game?
00:22:51
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:22:51
Craig matthews
He was angry.
00:22:51
Rodney Gooden
He was he was furious.
00:22:52
Craig matthews
he was angry.
00:22:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was, oh my goodness me.
00:22:54
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:22:56
Craig matthews
He was angry.
00:22:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
He went up, but at the end of the game, he he started walking around the, the, uh, one of the Metropolitana, just going like this, like, and he was just, was so red faced and so angry and, ah oh my goodness me.
00:22:59
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:23:06
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:23:10
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. I understand it.
00:23:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then, don't know, I know, did you see, do you see the end of interview, did you see the interview after?
00:23:13
Rodney Gooden
I was like, oh. Completely lost his composure.
00:23:21
Rodney Gooden
ah saw bits of it yeah. Yeah.
00:23:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
When he was, yeah, so when when he was faced with the media, he ended up talking about, he yeah he started asking the journalists, like, like, hands up, hands up if you think, like, and I was like, there's no way he's going to ask that.
00:23:37
Rodney Gooden
It's a pole.
00:23:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
No way he's going to ask that.
00:23:44
Rodney Gooden
That's hilarious. He said, yeah, show of hands.
00:23:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:46
Rodney Gooden
How many of you saw the double?
00:23:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, literally.
00:23:50
Rodney Gooden
Ridiculous.
00:23:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Literally.
00:23:51
Rodney Gooden
I thought it was so tough because I remember as we as were walking back, we were calling, we were oh, for the penalty takers, like who do you think is going to miss or who do you think is going score or not? And as soon as Alvarez was there, said, Alvarez is not going miss. right Then he saw the pen.
00:24:02
Rodney Gooden
I'm like, I told you. And then it gives him all his back. I couldn't believe it.
00:24:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know.
00:24:06
Rodney Gooden
Yeah,
00:24:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Literally. Could not believe it. I was i was in absolute shock.
00:24:11
Rodney Gooden
yeah. yeah
00:24:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolute shock.
00:24:13
Rodney Gooden
Got it for him as well.
00:24:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:14
Rodney Gooden
It is what it is. it's
00:24:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
And do you know what? I feel for Oblak at the end.
00:24:20
Craig matthews
Oh yeah, Rudiger, you know, you saved it.
00:24:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
ruodder get Yeah, that Rudiger penalty.
00:24:22
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, yeah. He should have saved that.
00:24:23
Craig matthews
You saved it.
00:24:25
Rodney Gooden
It was so unlucky.
00:24:25
Craig matthews
You saved
00:24:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I sat there thinking that he actually saved it. And until I saw the ball trickle into the net, I was like, oh, poor guy, man.
00:24:30
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. yeah and it was over Did you see the celebration? Rudiger starts running and they're all doing the same run as well. i was like, no.
00:24:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, they're all doing this. Yeah, that's
00:24:39
Craig matthews
it. Whoa, man.
00:24:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, Craig. Yeah.
00:24:43
Craig matthews
e
00:24:43
Rodney Gooden
Yeah,
00:24:44
Craig matthews
whoa
00:24:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, too funny. I'll tell you what, guys, we have got some really, really good ties coming up. I believe ah them ties are due to, well, the Arsenal ties set to be on the 8th of April.
00:24:58
Rodney Gooden
yeah yeah, I think it's 8th and maybe 13th or so. Yeah, yeah, I having
00:25:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it, yes.
Arsenal vs Chelsea: Pre-Match Anticipation
00:25:01
Rodney Gooden
a look.
00:25:01
Rodney Gooden
eight
00:25:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
So ah when when we get closer to the time, that will be a good episode to really dive into. But guys, we're going to take another quick break.
00:25:09
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, we need to.
00:25:09
Craig matthews
Mm-mm.
00:25:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then when we come back, we will be looking ahead to the Chelsea game. So join us in a bit.
00:25:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:25:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow, this is what this is what happens when you're running on like four or five hours of sleep.
00:26:01
Rodney Gooden
Yes.
00:26:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
so But yeah, oh my goodness me. Guys, welcome back to this third part. And we've got a London derby over the weekend and um we are at home playing against Chelsea.
00:26:11
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:26:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now guys, after after midwe Going into this weekend, Craig, we've rested quite a few players now. We've we've rested actually quite a few players ahead of this weekend's game.
00:26:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
How are you feeling knowing that it is Chelsea this weekend?
00:26:35
Rodney Gooden
okay
00:26:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
um you know couple You know, rewind it back maybe about two a month or two ago. People were were saying that Chelsea were in this title race along with Arsenal. And now look at what's happened in the space of two months.
00:26:46
Craig matthews
and
00:26:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
How are you feeling going into this game?
00:26:54
Craig matthews
Confident and not confident. Confident will beat them but we can't play Nick Arena up front against them. We've got to find another a solution. They didn't martinate you through the middle or something it would be easy to defend against Mourinho with Chelsea defenders.
00:27:05
Rodney Gooden
Hmm. Hmm. Hmm.
00:27:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah
00:27:12
Craig matthews
You know what I mean? They don't like pacing behind, so I think someone like a Martino should get a nod in that game, I would say.
00:27:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's funny, actually, because you did say that to me yesterday, Craig, as I was basically on the bus coming home from training and I was like to Craig, you're going I was like to Craig, going to be my eyes, my ears.
00:27:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
going be everything till I get home.
00:27:33
Rodney Gooden
it's
00:27:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then he was like to me, he actually said to me, like, why do why don't we actually try Martinelli up front? I mean, ah again, Mikel, if you're listening, there's another there's another little, ah there another little um you know, little hint, Craig, you know, Craig saying that Martinelli to go up top.
00:27:44
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:27:50
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. It's happened before, I think. I think, yeah. Yeah.
00:27:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't see why that can't work.
00:27:57
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I think he did it for, I think he played for his country, CF, in preseason or was it friendly once and it worked out right.
00:28:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:28:03
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, he didn't do too bad.
00:28:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I wouldn't.
00:28:04
Rodney Gooden
So yeah, it's not, it's not, it's not completely alien.
00:28:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the thing is, with Martinelli, you know, he's so good on the left.
00:28:07
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:28:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's great on the right as well.
00:28:13
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:28:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't see why we couldn't try him up front.
00:28:16
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:28:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I feel like with Mikel Moreno, I feel like he'd be better brought on as ah as an impact sub. You know, like how lee like how Trossard normally comes on for us and eat and he does his thing.
00:28:23
Craig matthews
I agree.
00:28:23
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:28:25
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. yeah
00:28:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I could see that for Mikel Moreno if he was to be brought on and put in the number nine role.
00:28:33
Rodney Gooden
yeah Fair enough.
00:28:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
But what about you, Rodney?
00:28:36
Rodney Gooden
Fair enough. you want Trussard on the left and then Martinelli down the middle? Ranieri on the right? that what you want the front three to be?
00:28:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Front three, I'd probably go Wanyeri.
00:28:46
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:28:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah. Oh, gosh, actually, yeah.
00:28:49
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, that's it. We've got limited options, guys. Don't forget.
00:28:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:28:54
Rodney Gooden
yeah That's the front three.
00:28:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd go... Right, so, yeah, I'd go... Warnieri on the right, Martinelli in the middle.
00:29:00
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:29:02
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:29:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, who goes on the left?
00:29:05
Rodney Gooden
Well, it's either Tierney or Trossard, right?
00:29:07
Craig matthews
It's a facade.
00:29:07
Rodney Gooden
So, I mean, you could start Tierney and then you could rotate and have Trossard be the impact sub. You could.
00:29:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you know what? That would actually work. to
00:29:14
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:29:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that could work.
00:29:15
Rodney Gooden
Yeah? Okay. Okay.
00:29:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah You know, I've always said that Trossard's actually quite impactful from the bench. I don't know if Josh Vince would agree with me on that.
00:29:23
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:29:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, you know, listen, we'll we'll see.
00:29:23
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:29:24
Craig matthews
but
00:29:26
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:29:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll see. We'll see what happens. We'll see what happens. But, guys, do you do you think we could get a result against Chelsea, Rodney? Do you, you know, you look at, obviously, Cole Palmer.
00:29:35
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:29:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, he's not, he's in a bit of a a real cold patch at the minute.
00:29:43
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, he missed a pen the other day as well.
00:29:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:29:44
Rodney Gooden
But again, I feel like for players like him, I'm i'm never going to doubt Coles' talent.
00:29:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
one
00:29:49
Rodney Gooden
You know, i think it's probably one of those things where he could be in a bit of a slump and then could immediately return on form against us on the weekend too. So I think Chelsea, you just got to look at it. Team with a lot of quality. Certain players might not be, you know, fine on all cylinders. but you never know what will happen on that Sunday. So I think just put your best 11 out there and yeah, give it your best game. I think even with this one, Chelsea are fourth right now.
00:30:08
Rodney Gooden
We're second.
00:30:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:09
Rodney Gooden
You might have a look at the situation to say, okay, cool. It's not even really about catching up to Liverpool, but it is about securing that top four spot, securing opposition and making sure we don't drop so we can play Champions League football next season. Yeah, this is not a game we can afford to drop points. I want to see a comfortable win and it's going to be difficult, but I think we have the talent and we have the manpower to get it done. But Depends on players mentality. And I actually agree that w resting some players for PSV might go a long way into putting forward a best 11 this weekend.
00:30:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. And Craig, I just want to touch on something else as well. So obviously Chelsea have been in European action. they you know i call it the banter league because I just don't see much point of the Conference League, especially for a team like Chelsea to be in.
00:30:49
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:30:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But they would have rested. they They've pretty much, because they've got a European squad, so their Premier League squad has been pretty much rested. It's pretty much a similar story here for Arsenal as well.
00:31:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
So going into this game, how do you think two teams are going to match up?
00:31:08
Craig matthews
I think comes down to both attacks.
00:31:10
Craig matthews
They've got Pedro Neto, we've got Waniere, we've got Trosso, we've got whoever starts. on the wind I think it comes to the winners. It comes to the attack. Our defence is better than theirs anyway. Our goalkeeper is better than their goalkeeper. so Our defence, we're not worried about our defence.
00:31:10
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:31:26
Craig matthews
We're worried about like going forward, like our strikers, what we can produce up front to score against them.
00:31:28
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. What we could produce. vi
00:31:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. I think, yeah, I think you you pretty much hit the nail on the head. i kind of see this as a, you know, I think the attack, you've got to look at the attacking side of it, really, because defensively,
00:31:46
Rodney Gooden
is
00:31:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know the thing is, right, yeah you know, we've got Ryrie in goal and you look at that back four, no matter, doesn't really matter.
00:31:53
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:31:55
Rodney Gooden
is
00:31:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
You could probably throw Ben, I don't know if you would throw Ben White in a game like this, but, you know, whoever the right back is, whether that's Ben White or Timber, solid starters, you know, you've got your usual suspects of Saliba, Gabriel and...
00:32:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
On the left, don't know, who would you guys have as that left-back role? would you would you play Would you probably play mls or would you start
00:32:16
Rodney Gooden
Thank
00:32:21
Craig matthews
things The thing is, when it comes to pace he plays, he's very scared when the third dude paced a run at him. He hasn't really got the speed to stop them. Either Tierney or maybe Lewis Skelly, I was starting that position because they can match them pace for pace. i was
00:32:42
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, agreed. I think sometimes defensively, Kala, he seems to lack a little bit when it comes down to his defensive stats.
00:32:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:49
Rodney Gooden
But going forward, progressive passing, dribbling, yeah, absolutely love it. But from being real, I keep thinking back to that Wan-Bissaka cross in the West End game, which he just let the guy dribble the whole pitch and then crossed in.
00:32:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:32:59
Rodney Gooden
And I'm looking at Calafiori the whole time. And to be fair, Declan Rice had a little bit to blat to do. We're not checking this man as well. But bob i'm looking at Calafiori being like, you've got one job and it stopped the cross and you can't do it.
00:33:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:33:09
Rodney Gooden
I might have trust Miles to start. So, yeah.
00:33:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair enough, fair enough. Guys, before we wrap up quickly, I've got to get a score prediction from the both of you. Craig, what do you think the score is going to be this weekend?
00:33:18
Rodney Gooden
Oh.
00:33:21
Craig matthews
3-1 Arsenal.
00:33:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh, okay.
00:33:25
Rodney Gooden
Okay.
00:33:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. Do you want to you want to give me some goal scorers as well while you're at Arsenal goal scorers?
00:33:28
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, we're right.
00:33:31
Craig matthews
Martinelli, Odegaard and Wanieri.
00:33:34
Rodney Gooden
oh
00:33:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh, okay.
00:33:36
Rodney Gooden
okay
00:33:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, remember that, people.
00:33:37
Rodney Gooden
first
00:33:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Remember that. Because we might have to come back to that after the weekend.
00:33:43
Rodney Gooden
yeah yeah we right
00:33:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Rodney, what about yourself?
00:33:43
Craig matthews
ah
00:33:45
Rodney Gooden
ah I'm going to go similar, but not as bold. I'm thinking 2-1. I'm thinking, oh yeah, offensively, I'm not sure we're quite there yet.
00:33:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh.
00:33:52
Rodney Gooden
But again, Warnieri will start too, so i'm like yeah I'll definitely give him a goal. And you know what? Odegaard's been in Red Hot form. I'll give Warnieri and Odegaard. I'll take that. Yeah, those are my two goal scores.
00:34:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair enough.
00:34:02
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:34:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair enough. I think for me, I'm probably going to, this is going to be really bold here at the minute, but I'm going to go two nell Arsenal. I'm going Ethan Wagnieri and
00:34:12
Rodney Gooden
Okay.
00:34:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
so I'm going to go Declan Rice.
00:34:21
Rodney Gooden
Okay.
00:34:22
Craig matthews
Oh yeah, that conversation whole world.
00:34:23
Rodney Gooden
not Not your boy, Teddy. Yeah.
00:34:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love Tierney. I love him. I absolutely love Tierney. But I just don't know if he'll start.
00:34:30
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:34:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd be so honest.
00:34:33
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:34:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd love for him to start every game leading to the end of the season because poor guy's going to go back to Celtic. But listen, I'll take him back at Celtic. So, you know, look, we'll see what happens.
00:34:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll honestly, we'll see what happens. But I think this weekend, it'll be a good game. London derby, you know, should really, it should be entertaining.
00:34:49
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:34:53
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:34:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Really should be entertaining. But yeah, that's it, guys. That is it for us today. Have you liked what we've had to say? We'd love to hear your thoughts, as always, on social media. So be sure to get in contact with us.
00:35:06
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00:35:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
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