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Daily Arsenal - Arsenal stun Atletico with a statement win on MD3!
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In this episode we will discussing our amazing UEFA Champions League game as we won 4-0 over Atletico Madrid! Now if you want to get involved with any of our topics discussed please do get involved through our social media, which can be found in our show notes in the description.
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Host: Jamie Patterson
Guest: Craig Matthews, Rodney Gooden & Josh Duncan
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Introduction to Daily Arsenal Podcast
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello everyone and welcome to the Daily Arsenal Podcast where this is your one-stop shop as we bring you all the latest Arsenal news and views brought to you on the GSPN Podcast Network.
00:00:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I am your host Jamie Patterson and of course as always I'm joined by my crew of Arsenal connoisseurs. And tonight, I'm joined by a full house of Craig Matthews, Joshua Duncan and Rodney Gooden.
00:00:45
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Guys, how are we feeling?
00:00:48
Rodney Gooden
You know how. Fantastic.
00:00:49
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:00:50
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yeah
00:00:51
Rodney Gooden
You saw the game, Jamie. You know how we're doing.
00:00:53
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right but those of you for those of you that are obviously not like For those of you that are listening through Apple Podcasts and Spotify, JD just done a done a little little dance because, again, he's feeling how we're all feeling, aren't we, guys? I mean, wow.
00:01:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
What a game.
00:01:13
Rodney Gooden
I know.
00:01:13
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What a game of football.
00:01:15
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid - Match Overview
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But if you haven't kind of got the gist of what we're going be talking about, we will be discussing our amazing UEFA Champions League game as on match day three, Arsenal won against Atletico Madrid.
00:01:25
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:01:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
let let me Let me repeat that again. Arsenal won against Atletico Madrid. 4-0. That...
00:01:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
It doesn't, ah it just, it still hasn't calibrated in my head.
00:01:48
Rodney Gooden
yeah a win so devastating that all of us got it wrong in our predictions right nobody predicted that no one got close to 4-0
00:01:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. No. No. Not at all. Not at all. However, though, I will vouch, me and Craig did get one goal scorer correct at least.
00:02:06
Rodney Gooden
yeah so did I I said Gabriel yeah
00:02:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. know what mean? JD, don't worry, we haven't forgotten you. we we I'm pretty sure you might have predicted that Jokerez was going to score, you know, something like that.
00:02:19
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:02:23
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But guys, if you want to get involved with any of the topics discussed on the show, please do get involved through our social media, which can be found in the show notes in the description.
00:02:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, listen, I'm going to just open the floor up to you guys. i ah I'll be honest, I didn't watch the first... 20... I probably didn't watch the first 20 minutes, half hour, because I was out celebrating my anniversary.
00:02:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
But...
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Rodney Gooden
Fair.
00:02:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. But, I mean, i was sat in a pub, literally, next door to London Bridge Station. It was full. Arsenal fans were there... Good little atmosphere.
00:03:00
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:03:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But yeah, guys, just just take it away. I mean, though you know, we we talk about the good parts first, of course, but there were a few concerns, weren't there, JD, in that first maybe 20 minutes or so?
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Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:03:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:36
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
Arsenal's Tactical Analysis
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Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:03:40
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:03:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Jaylee, you couldn't have said it better. I mean, Rodney, again, for that the first 20 minutes there, you know, do you really feel, do you kind of feel like Atletico were to grow into the game in them 20 minutes?
00:03:58
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:04:08
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I think it was a bit difficult for those first kind of 20. As you said, youre a little bit of a howler. always say this as well. Like every 10 games to 15 games, you know, Raya will give me a mini heart attack. It is what it is. You know, we're used to it.
00:04:20
Rodney Gooden
It's either going to be a positioning error or a distribution error. You know, it's one of the two. This time's a positioning one. But I felt after those 20, we were dominant for the remainder of that first half. And I agree. When it came to the second half, No one, the flood of goals didn't really surprise because it seemed like we were knocking on that door.
00:04:34
Rodney Gooden
were outplaying them.
00:04:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:35
Rodney Gooden
We were being a better team as well. You could see that I think this was a game where amazing display from both of our fullbacks as well, whether it was Timber or Mars or Lewis Kelly as well, just always having someone occupying that kind of fullback space.
00:04:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:04:48
Rodney Gooden
You could see us stretching Aleti, drawing on people out of position and then also playing those balls down the channels as well. It was just absolutely fantastic to watch. so I said, yeah, we really did kind of grow into that game and really kind of took it to them towards the end. So.
00:05:00
Rodney Gooden
absolutely imperious performance and I can't believe when I saw Diego Simeone coming out there in the black suit I didn't know he was dressed for his own funeral it was unbelievable you know
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Global Sports Podcast Network
ah whoa whoa
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Rodney Gooden
oh yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, by
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Could not believe that.
00:05:24
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. So I heard that that whole thing was like a genuine error just from the Arsenal staff. I heard it was like they and they said they were going to be training from like five to seven. When they got there, there was no hot water.
00:05:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:35
Rodney Gooden
By maybe like 6.30 or so, like the Emirates staff had fixed it, but they'd left early. yeah And so apparently it's like absolutely just accidental. But one of my favorite comments that saw online was someone said,
00:05:46
Rodney Gooden
Yo, someone needs to tell Simeone, the match has already begun. This is peak Arteta. He's done this deliberately. He's left them out in the cold before the game's even started.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, my God.
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Craig matthews
on
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Rodney Gooden
I thought, yeah, that's hilarious.
00:06:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Could not believe that. Could not believe that. Craig, what what were your thoughts and that? Just alone in that first half, what were your thoughts that?
00:06:08
Craig matthews
They dominated but it was very end-to-end that we didn't take off. was worried there was little bit day and we didn't take our chances but second half, I think Arteta got into the players and they were more on it second half.
00:06:20
Craig matthews
They up for it second half.
00:06:20
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:06:22
Craig matthews
The levels were switched from almost scoring to scoring goals.
00:06:28
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, absolutely. And I mean, again, going back to going back to the whole shower incident and the hot water, I mean, you know, a lot of people thought that was mind games.
00:06:38
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And I thought, yeah, there's got to be some sort of genuine error. Like for Atletico to go and complain to UEFA,
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Rodney Gooden
yeah yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, it was it was crazy. And then, look, Arsenal did apologise, but what more could we have done?
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Rodney Gooden
yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
If it was a genuine error, what more could we have done?
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Craig matthews
Nah. but
00:07:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, it was really out of our hands. Now, I don't know if you guys had seen any of like the videos building up to to the game, but this game was described as Haramble.
00:07:15
Rodney Gooden
Ramble. Yeah, we we get that a lot.
00:07:20
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know if any of you... Craig, did you see any of the videos about it
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:07:24
Craig matthews
ah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know.
00:07:27
Craig matthews
Nah.
00:07:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Rodney, you must have seen Surely might have seen a a few videos.
00:07:29
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. I didn't see it, but I said, I know. i know we've been accused of this. I let you've been accused of this. And the first goal being a set piece as well probably didn't help, man.
00:07:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's thing yeah before the game had started, there was a lot of discussion about this Haram ball and how we would be, you know, do it, you know, how both teams would just be, you know, there were, there were TikTokers making videos of like Arsenal defences all on their goal line. Atletico Madrid defences all on their goal line.
00:08:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like it would have just, it was just going be one of them games. And, at the end of the day, you know, we really did come on top. um One player I do want to talk about, we did kind of speak about him ah briefly towards the end of the last pod, um is Julio Nalvarez.
00:08:16
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:08:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, there was so, you know, we we talked quite a bit about him saying that, you know, he will cause Arsenal, he could cause Arsenal some trouble.
00:08:27
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:08:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
And ah think there was, ah there was the one shot he had where it, where it came off the crossbar.
00:08:33
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:08:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
What do you think the success was um in in order to keep Alvarez quiet? Apart from the one shot he had, where do you think it kind of, where do you think Arsenal really kind of now solidified Alvarez ah being kept quiet that in that game?
00:08:49
Craig matthews
Being physical, physically, Gabriel and Saliba, physically marked him the game, he had no touch on the ball.
00:08:51
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:08:59
Craig matthews
When he did have touch on the ball, he was cutting on his cut and trying to shoot. There was two big guys next to every time, closing down and giving space to run. So, he had no... The shot, he had for the goal there, the shot, he hit the crossbar.
00:09:13
Craig matthews
It was our error that made him hit the crossbar.
00:09:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:15
Craig matthews
He gave the ball away and he went he had a free shot on target, basically.
00:09:20
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Agreed. And the
Goalkeeper Raya's Performance - Risk vs Reward
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Rodney Gooden
only other chance was it was the Ryan mistake before where Ryan was tracking back to goal, you know, after putting out for that throw.
00:09:25
Craig matthews
and
00:09:27
Rodney Gooden
And then again, Alvarez put that wide, but that's another one due to our error. I said from open play when the team's reset and in their, you know, unique formation, I said there was nothing really that he could do. That's it.
00:09:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, i cool managed to catch some of the highlights before before we recorded and I was looking back and I just thought, wow.
00:09:43
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:09:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, if I was sitting there, if I had watched it from the first minute, I think I'd have been heavily stressing, especially with Raya, you know.
00:09:54
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:09:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
and and And the thing is, we don't we don't talk about stress and we don't talk about David Raya in the same sentence now, do we guys?
00:10:01
Rodney Gooden
Hmm. It's come a long way from when he first signed, you know. I said, he's still got it in him. As I said, every 10 to 15 games, there'll be one moment that makes you go, ooh.
00:10:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:10
Rodney Gooden
But I think what's been changed from last season or when he first joined is, those moments come far less frequently. And when they do, they no longer definitely result in a goal. Yeah. Usually it's just a could have been, you know, whereas I think back to two seasons back against, I think it was the lawns, the two, one defeat, you know, where it's like distribution straight to your position striker.
00:10:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. oh
00:10:28
Rodney Gooden
I said, there's no more. You can count on riots. I wanted those every three games. So i said, yeah, he's a bit more solid now, but he's human prone to making errors. And usually there's two it's distribution and positioning. And so we saw what it was this time positioning.
00:10:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no.
00:10:41
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:10:45
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:10:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, yeah.
00:10:46
Rodney Gooden
You said the hair.
00:10:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Where did the hair come from?
00:10:50
Rodney Gooden
That's crazy.
00:10:51
Craig matthews
So
00:10:55
Rodney Gooden
Of course. Yeah.
00:10:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:57
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:11:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:07
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, because he's only six foot, isn't he?
00:11:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
True.
00:11:11
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:11:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:11:16
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:11:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:18
Craig matthews
If you know, you know.
00:11:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:11:29
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:11:31
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, back to back. Back to back now, yeah?
00:11:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, back to back, yeah.
00:11:33
Craig matthews
a
00:11:34
Rodney Gooden
might make it three! Yeah!
00:11:39
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:11:43
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:11:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:47
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:11:48
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:11:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. No, absolutely. I mean, you you actually hit the nail on the head there. The fact that we have discipline now compared to maybe two, three years ago.
00:12:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
i mean, i kind of think to myself, if we go back to the PSG game, I think if we go back to that PSG game when we was at the Emirates, if we had the team that we had this season,
00:12:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would have been a bit more confident going into that PSG game.
00:12:20
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
you get it?
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Arteta's Defensive Strategies in UEFA
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah,
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Rodney Gooden
yeah. yeah
00:12:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:29
Rodney Gooden
You remember Declan going crazy.
00:12:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Declan. Ah, I was going mention it.
00:12:31
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. ah
00:12:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes. he literally He was literally every Arsenal fan there.
00:12:37
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:12:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was every Arsenal fan there. Why'd you go and do it?
00:12:41
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:12:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Especially with, like, what was it? Minutes left on the clock as well.
00:12:45
Rodney Gooden
yeah yeah It was like 86 minutes something.
00:12:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly.
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Rodney Gooden
It was just so unnecessary. Yeah.
00:12:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly that. I do want to bring up a little stat for you guys, actually, um which has been kind of circulating social media. But Arsenal have never conceded or lost a game in the Champions League group slash league phase under Mikel Arteta. It's nine games, 26 goals and zero goals conceded.
00:13:14
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:13:14
Craig matthews
Wow.
00:13:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
this And again, does that really explain how great a defence we have right now?
00:13:21
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:13:23
Craig matthews
Well, excellent defence.
00:13:25
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:13:25
Craig matthews
The best in world football up there to other teams.
00:13:27
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:13:28
Craig matthews
but often
00:13:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
There always has to be one, isn't there? always has to be one.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
on.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:41
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:13:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
True.
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Craig matthews
and
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Rodney Gooden
mad. Mmm.
00:13:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:06
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:14:09
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:14:13
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:14:17
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:14:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:20
Rodney Gooden
I hear it. I hear it. But what i will say is, go those stats are encouraging. And I think they indicate that we're on track to winning something. So I go, lay look, I know it's not what we want, but I feel like you get those stats because this is a team with a clear trajectory.
00:14:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:14:31
Rodney Gooden
So I'm like, ah, you know what?
00:14:32
Craig matthews
and
00:14:32
Rodney Gooden
do see it as encouraging. And I'm hoping, all right, back to back, you can see that we're consistent. It's not, you got the best defense the league for one season, sell your players in the summer window, and you go back to being middle of the table. It's season after season.
00:14:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:14:43
Rodney Gooden
We've been nearly men getting there, making tweaks, improving the depth, and the quality of performance has only improved. so I'm thinking, yeah, this is a team that definitely have a high ceiling and we haven't reached it yet and the best is yet to come.
00:14:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:53
Rodney Gooden
So I take it with a bit of encouragement with those ones.
00:14:54
Craig matthews
um
00:14:56
Rodney Gooden
But agree, JD, I'm with you. This season, I'm hoping I can go to a parade. know Yeah. you
00:15:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:03
Craig matthews
but trouble trouble struggle for radio yeah
00:15:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Same.
00:15:06
Rodney Gooden
Can you imagine?
00:15:07
Craig matthews
ah
00:15:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow. Wow. bring Bring your drinks with you. bring Bring whatever telling you. that That day, listen, whatever parade we end up going to, it it needs to be a good one.
00:15:18
Rodney Gooden
and
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah
00:15:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Needs to be a good one Because the last parade I was at was the FA Cup.
00:15:25
Rodney Gooden
yeah.
00:15:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, the last parade I was at was the FA Cup.
00:15:29
Rodney Gooden
wow Yeah. Wow. Yeah, 2020, innit?
00:15:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, there was no parade because that was COVID.
00:15:35
Rodney Gooden
Oh, fair! Yeah.
00:15:36
Craig matthews
The Vengor one, the last Vengor one. 2014, the first Cup, the Vengor one.
00:15:39
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:15:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
thank Yeah.
00:15:39
Craig matthews
Yeah, man.
00:15:40
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, okay. Wow.
00:15:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
The one where Jack Wilshere was singing... You know the one where Jack Wilshere was singing It Happened Again, Happened Again, Tottenham Hotspur Happened Again?
00:15:48
Craig matthews
twenty he turns fourteen twenty fourteen one the plus fa card they one mango one
00:15:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. yeah You get it. 2014.
00:15:52
Rodney Gooden
Fair enough.
00:15:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:15:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah hear it
00:15:55
Rodney Gooden
Wow.
00:15:55
Craig matthews
yeah mom
00:15:55
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, okay.
00:15:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. know. I know. So I need to be at a parade of some sort.
00:16:01
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:16:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Really need to be a parade of some sort.
00:16:03
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Let's hope it's the CO1, boys. all right Make history.
00:16:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh,
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Rodney Gooden
That one, I lose my mind. as It's never happened before. And we were there. Yeah, yeah.
00:16:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know.
00:16:11
Rodney Gooden
j At that point, yeah, I'm telling the grandkids. I'm telling everybody. Yeah. Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Champions
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Craig matthews
I
00:16:17
Rodney Gooden
Champions League, we've never done it.
00:16:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
League.
00:16:18
Rodney Gooden
We've never done it. That's actually being a part of history.
00:16:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Champions League.
00:16:21
Rodney Gooden
We'll have made history and we were there at the parade watching the games, commenting on the performances.
00:16:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:25
Rodney Gooden
i said, yeah, that one I want. Don't get me wrong, I want both.
00:16:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:27
Craig matthews
think the only team of Arsenal to defend the Champions League is Real Madrid, um maybe Bayern,
00:16:28
Rodney Gooden
But if I had to choose Champions League every time.
00:16:39
Craig matthews
Those are the teams I worry about and PSG. Those are the three teams I worry about. All the rest of them, we can beat anyone on our day.
00:16:43
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:16:45
Craig matthews
I'm not worried about any other the team, but those three are the teams to beat.
00:16:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:49
Craig matthews
Barca.
00:16:51
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, agreed.
00:16:51
Craig matthews
Yeah, Barca as well. feel Barca as well. Barca is only as well, but them four teams, anybody else, think we'll beat them easily. No problem.
00:16:57
Rodney Gooden
Yeah,
00:16:57
Craig matthews
not those stress.
00:16:59
Craig matthews
Nah. One-man team, man.
00:17:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
of
00:17:01
Craig matthews
where If Haaland gets injured tomorrow, they struggle. Like last season when they got injured.
00:17:04
Rodney Gooden
yeah.
00:17:05
Craig matthews
but Last season when they got injured,
00:17:06
Rodney Gooden
okay You sure? OK. Would you want to play City over two legs though?
00:17:09
Craig matthews
Without Holland, yeah.
00:17:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's the thing, yeah, that's the only thing that does worry me.
00:17:11
Rodney Gooden
That's what I'm saying, yeah. You want to play them over two?
00:17:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh no no, no, no, no.
00:17:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
What he'll do is he'll cart the bus from minute one. That's what you mean.
00:17:18
Rodney Gooden
<unk> To be fair, he did that last time though.
00:17:22
Rodney Gooden
Even earlier than when he did it last time. Crazy.
00:17:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Oh, yeah.
00:17:25
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:17:27
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:17:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
True.
00:17:32
Craig matthews
and
00:17:36
Craig matthews
I
00:17:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:41
Craig matthews
don't don't don't I don't I don't don't don't don't don't I don't don't don't don't I don't I But now I feel confident playing against them now.
00:17:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
True.
00:17:53
Craig matthews
I don't feel as scared as before. feel more confident playing against City.
00:17:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:57
Craig matthews
So I don't think I'm...
00:17:58
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:17:58
Craig matthews
I'm not worried about them.
00:18:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair enough. Fair enough. I mean, again, you know, I look back, I look at teams like Real Madrid now, it's like, fair enough, the Real Madrid team that we played last season was completely different. And obviously they had Ancelotti, whereas now under Xabi Alonso, their style of football is going to be completely different now.
00:18:19
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:18:19
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:18:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
completely different. But I don't know. well We'll just have to see what happens. But I think right now we're we're we're going in a good direction.
00:18:27
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, absolutely.
00:18:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
We are going in a very good direction at this minute.
00:18:29
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
00:18:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
But guys, we're going to take a quick break. um I know we haven't really discussed about the goals, but we're gonna save that for the next part. Don't worry. And we're also I also want to kind of get your thoughts about certain players that didn't feature for Atletico Madrid.
00:18:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
So join us after this quick break.
00:19:00
Rodney Gooden
um
00:19:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
And welcome back to the second part of the ah what was an amazing game between Arsenal and Atletico Madrid. um Here with Craig Matthews, JD and Rodney Gooden.
00:19:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Guys, quickly before we do talk about the goals and the art and the the second half performance, a couple of noticeable absentees from the Atletico side.
00:19:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
More so in the sense of no Griezmann and no Conor Gallagher. my My question to is, why do you think they didn't start Conor Gallagher or Griezmann?
00:20:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because in a big in a game like this, especially of this kind of calibre, you would surely want your strongest or your best starting XI playing.
00:20:04
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:20:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I was really shocked when I found out that Griezmann weren't starting or Conor Gallagher. um What do you think the reason could be behind this?
00:20:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm
00:20:23
Rodney Gooden
You think it's resting place? Sure.
00:20:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
i'm going to have a look at who Atletico have got this weekend. Atletico actually have... real They're a away to Real Betis on Monday night.
00:20:36
Rodney Gooden
Okay. There he is.
00:20:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:38
Rodney Gooden
There he is. Anthony in there, man. Yeah.
00:20:45
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:20:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I mean, it really, it did come as a surprise because I expected, because even my girlfriend was like to me, oh, you you should be really worried. You you know, Conor Gallagher against Eze and, you know, Serloff and Griezmann.
00:21:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I just sat there and was like, i didn't even worry. I wasn't even dropping it out to sweat. I just thought, okay, okay.
00:21:08
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:21:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, if they if they start, they start. You know, if we win the game with them players on the pitch, brilliant. You know, but the question is, do you think if the likes of maybe Griezmann, Connor Gallagher and so on had started, do you think maybe the result, maybe the deficit of the win might have been cut down?
00:21:28
Rodney Gooden
No.
00:21:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:21:29
Craig matthews
Nah.
00:21:29
Rodney Gooden
No.
00:21:30
Craig matthews
Nah.
00:21:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah you reckon you reckon we would have still comfortably won with Griezmann and...
00:21:35
Rodney Gooden
i think there would have been some changes, and I think we would have had
00:21:35
Craig matthews
Yes.
00:21:37
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
00:21:38
Craig matthews
But Griezmann and Karmengala, they didn't do nothing.
00:21:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair enough. It's
00:21:43
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:21:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
a good point.
00:21:44
Rodney Gooden
So, yeah, it's a question of, like, whether they started or not. It's like, yeah, we still had an answer for them in the middle of the game. So I go, I think it's a question of, like, maybe it might have taken us longer to adapt to that situation. But either way, i don't think we really had too much to worry about from them, too.
00:21:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:56
Rodney Gooden
So, yeah.
00:22:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:00
Craig matthews
That,
00:22:02
Craig matthews
that, that, yeah. yeah ah That, that, that, mm.
00:22:04
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:22:08
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:22:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
True.
00:22:09
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, exactly.
00:22:09
Craig matthews
Mm.
00:22:10
Rodney Gooden
If you've done your research, you know you've got to put at least maybe one guy on here.
00:22:11
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:22:13
Rodney Gooden
Maybe two.
00:22:13
Craig matthews
That, that, that, mm.
00:22:14
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:22:17
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:22:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:20
Craig matthews
I think the best players yesterday was the goalkeeper and Alvarez.
00:22:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
But i mean, Craig...
00:22:24
Craig matthews
All of a sudden, they were terrible.
00:22:26
Craig matthews
Jimenez was supposed to be a top-class centre-back.
00:22:26
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:22:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:28
Craig matthews
He was getting round ragged. He should have been set off, by the way. He gave me some nasty fouls as well. He got subbed off in the second half. He was not great. The other centre-back next to him, he was terrible. The whole back floor was terrible yesterday.
00:22:42
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah. Saka was cooking his man. Hanko? Yeah, bro.
00:22:46
Craig matthews
Yeah, had come, yeah.
00:22:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:47
Rodney Gooden
was bad. Yeah.
00:22:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And I mean, again, statement, would you would you call this a statement win?
00:22:55
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, absolutely.
00:22:56
Craig matthews
Massive, massive.
00:22:57
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. 4-0 to Afleti. Like, we were all predicting, like, two ones or whatnot. Afleti are a tough team.
00:23:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:02
Rodney Gooden
We're predicting that we're going to beat them, but it wasn't going to be this and fatter, you know? That's what I mean. As we said, Afleti are not a team that concede a lot of goals.
00:23:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:23:08
Rodney Gooden
They held four in the same game.
00:23:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:10
Craig matthews
They are cool.
00:23:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly that, yeah.
00:23:11
Rodney Gooden
Crazy.
00:23:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:12
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:23:13
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:23:15
Craig matthews
Nothing like this but I know.
00:23:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Same. I do agree with you on that, JD.
00:23:16
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:23:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:20
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:23:24
Craig matthews
And this CMF Leipzig in Madrid battered around Madrid a couple of weeks ago.
00:23:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:30
Craig matthews
don't know if you remember before that game.
00:23:31
Rodney Gooden
Nah.
00:23:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:33
Craig matthews
It battered around Madrid and around Madrid.
00:23:34
Rodney Gooden
remember that, yeah.
00:23:35
Craig matthews
Yeah, so that's what it's hard to do.
00:23:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely.
00:23:39
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:23:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. And I mean, let's let's talk about that first goal because I mean, again, not the second.
00:23:46
Rodney Gooden
Big Gabby. Another Declan Rice. Amazing free kick. We love to see it, you know? We know this is the combo.
00:23:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly that.
00:23:51
Rodney Gooden
If you're going let us pull it off, yeah, we'll score every time. Ha ha.
00:23:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly that. And do you know what i really liked? There was a photo, I don't know if you guys had seen, there was a photo of William Saliba watching Atletico Madrid's um game against Osasuna over the weekend.
00:24:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I just thought, this man clearly is just doing homework at this point.
00:24:12
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:24:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
hey and that's the And I think, going back to what you guys had said, that was the difference there. I think Arsenal really studied how Atletico play.
00:24:16
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:24:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
And whereas Atletico, on the other hand, didn't quite get to grips with Arsenal's style of play.
00:24:21
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:24:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, Gabriel, I mean, oh my gosh, another player, Gabriel. I mean...
00:24:32
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:24:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
it It really seems like teams, whether you're whether you're Premier League or all playing in the Champions League, teams can't cope with Gabriel, can they?
00:24:43
Craig matthews
um
00:24:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:52
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:24:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:24:56
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:24:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:58
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:25:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:02
Craig matthews
Call Charlie. ah
00:25:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
a
00:25:07
Craig matthews
that so
00:25:13
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:25:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:25:18
Craig matthews
but
00:25:19
Rodney Gooden
but
00:25:22
Rodney Gooden
Fair.
00:25:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, honestly, I mean, the first goal was unbelievable, but the second goal, I mean, we we speak so much about Jokeres, but wow.
00:25:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, just to get a goal in the Champions League, he was so close on match day two against Olympiacos.
00:25:39
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:25:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
But how relieving was it to see Jokeres on the score sheet, boys?
Jokeres Ends Goal Drought
00:25:48
Rodney Gooden
No, I mean, it was absolutely incredible to see him. But don't forget, Jamie, that second goal, that was Gabby Martinelli. Don't forget. We got, yeah. Yeah, that's Martinelli. So I said, it will give your we'll give Jokeres his flowers in a bit.
00:25:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, my bad. Sorry.
00:25:59
Rodney Gooden
Let's talk about Miles and Martinelli because that was a combination.
00:25:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh,
00:26:02
Craig matthews
that run run man that run that run
00:26:03
Rodney Gooden
That that was unbelievable.
00:26:07
Rodney Gooden
I said,
00:26:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
and And the thing is, right, we've we've said for so long, right, if you put if you can put Myles Lucelli in a midfield role, could you imagine him doing...
00:26:11
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:26:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, JD shaking his head straight off the bat. Oh, dear.
00:26:23
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:26:24
Craig matthews
what did you or jd you don't think it's ready yet now maybe another year or two maybe another year or two
00:26:33
Rodney Gooden
yeah yeah
00:26:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:36
Craig matthews
I
00:26:38
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:26:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:40
Craig matthews
i agree, I agree, I agree.
00:26:41
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:26:44
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:26:46
Craig matthews
So, yeah. So, what about him?
00:26:49
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:26:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
True say.
00:26:53
Craig matthews
well What, what, what, what?
00:26:53
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:26:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's a good point.
00:26:54
Rodney Gooden
yeah. yeah Yeah.
00:26:59
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:26:59
Craig matthews
um so what one player in the number eight then as a number eight less less less special than players are six where the eight more higher up is the eight
00:27:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:01
Rodney Gooden
I was even, yeah. Yeah,
00:27:10
Rodney Gooden
yeah. yeah
00:27:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. That's it.
00:27:12
Rodney Gooden
I can see it Yeah. I kind of agree because I even feel that when you actually think about the Jokeres, the first goal. Yeah. I said part of that play was made by the fact that MLS was holding that kind of left back position.
00:27:22
Rodney Gooden
And then when he was pressed, he passed back to Zuby and Zuby found a pass to Martinelli, which ultimately went to Eze, which then ended up being the goal for Jokeres.
00:27:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:27:29
Rodney Gooden
So i go, yeah, who is the one who made the line breaking pass? Who's free? It's Zuby. Right. There we go. Miles almost lost the ball, barely made the pass back to Zuby. that's what started to play. So I kind of agree. In terms of him being the lone six, not quite just yet.
00:27:41
Rodney Gooden
But I feel that those runs from left back are amazing. And again, back to the second goal.
00:27:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:45
Rodney Gooden
What a carry. Unbelievable. Partly made by, did you see the bit where part of the reason why that dribble was so good is because Conor Gallagher, he couldn't move because he's looking at Rice.
00:27:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:53
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. And he doesn't move.
00:27:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:54
Rodney Gooden
quickly yeah yeah Which is fair because I go Rice is a threat, but he doesn't make the run quick enough. And you're watching Mars dribble past almost five players before offsetting that to Martinelli. And while I got to say the run was incredible, what was almost better than the run was that finish from Martinelli.
00:28:09
Rodney Gooden
Wow.
00:28:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:28:10
Rodney Gooden
That's That's what I'm going to say. He turned into Thierry for a second. What's going on?
00:28:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think, do you know what? I really think Martinelli's found his Brazilian passport now, hasn't he?
00:28:21
Rodney Gooden
Oh, yeah, he found it. Yeah, yeah. What was it? Behind the bed.
00:28:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:28:24
Rodney Gooden
but
00:28:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Honestly, I mean, look, the fact that Myles Lewis-Gelly done all that hard work, but for Martinelli to finish that off in style. Now, don't get anything twisted now.
00:28:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, um the keeper did get a hand to the ball, but obviously it wasn't a strong enough hand. But still, you still can't take nothing away from the finish.
00:28:48
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, exactly. First touch wraps his foot round, puts it wide at a keeper.
00:28:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:28:51
Craig matthews
honorary honorary class
00:28:52
Rodney Gooden
And I said, yeah, it was mad.
00:28:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
and And the thing for me is, this is the Martinelli I hope to see more of.
00:28:58
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:28:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, we've we've always said it, 22-23 Martinelli, this is what we want to see.
00:29:04
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:29:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
The question is, do you do you think we might see more of this or do you think it will continue to take a bit of time?
00:29:12
Craig matthews
now you'll see more of this he's paying for a new contract man it needs lot money man
00:29:17
Rodney Gooden
What's got, two years left?
00:29:17
Craig matthews
definitely
00:29:18
Rodney Gooden
I said, yeah, yeah.
00:29:18
Craig matthews
got two years left and it's time for the new contract honestly
00:29:20
Rodney Gooden
ah I mean, we we're already in talks with Timber. I said, yeah, yeah.
00:29:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:24
Rodney Gooden
Berta, get to work.
00:29:26
Craig matthews
hmm
00:29:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:30
Rodney Gooden
no Yeah, yeah.
00:29:30
Craig matthews
a
00:29:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:29:34
Craig matthews
and
00:29:35
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:29:38
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:29:40
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, exactly. Earn that new contract.
00:29:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:29:42
Rodney Gooden
is what it is. Yeah.
00:29:44
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:29:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah,
00:29:45
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:29:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah exactly. Yeah, yeah, no. and And that's the thing. That's something I've really enjoyed about watching this Arsenal team is resilience. If you if you know you're not in the best of form, best believe you're getting dropped.
00:30:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Best believe you're getting dropped. Until you can prove to Arteta that you are worthy enough of getting consistent minutes or starting consistently, no one's spot is really... No one's spot is really safe, is it?
00:30:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Barring... Maybe barring Raya, but...
00:30:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
But over a set period, so. Yeah.
00:30:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no.
00:30:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, absolutely. Absolutely. And then... Just... Oh, this game really did... Oh, this game was so good.
00:30:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
And let's talk about the third goal as well. I mean...
00:30:42
Rodney Gooden
Oh, yes.
00:30:46
Rodney Gooden
Victor Victor. There you go. Yeah. You know the score.
00:30:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Jokeres.
00:30:49
Rodney Gooden
Finally. Ending the drought.
00:30:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
so Such a relief to not hear someone say, oh, Jokeres hasn't scored in the last seven games.
00:30:53
Craig matthews
but
00:30:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
OK.
00:31:00
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:31:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
All in good time, people. All in good time.
00:31:02
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah. That's it. Two in this one.
00:31:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
but what your thought what what were your What did you think as soon as the ball hit the back of the net and for Jokeres to just be on the score sheet?
00:31:13
Rodney Gooden
Honestly, i thought it was a perfect sort of ending to that game too. I agree. i was like, yeah, week in, week out. Victor's getting slated for not scoring. His peers are in similar situations.
00:31:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:23
Rodney Gooden
You don't see as much heat as well. So while I thought it was a bit scrappy and I know that you could see even he was sheepish with his celebration too, because it's not probably the goal that he wanted to score. But at the same time, when you're a striker with a drought like that, you just need to take anything, you know, and it was lovely to see him get another one shortly after.
00:31:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:37
Rodney Gooden
But yeah, I thought it a perfect rounding out to like, yeah, that win made it sure that there was nothing that Atleti could really do. Although watching that play back too, when you saw that ball kind of cut back to Eze, yeah, if that shot had gone in, that could have been a screamer.
00:31:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:31:50
Rodney Gooden
but
00:31:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, could you?
00:31:51
Craig matthews
a
00:31:51
Rodney Gooden
That's what mean. Yeah, I thought it would it would have looked better if that had happened, but I was happy that Victor was there to clean up when it got blocked too, so this is it. But it's unlucky for Eze because he had another chance that game too with the deflected shot that almost went in too, so Eze could have had too, you know.
00:32:05
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:32:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Really speaking, that's so true. So, so true. But got to talk about Jokeres' second goal.
00:32:15
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:32:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
But one man, again... Gabrielle, I mean, where did he come from? Where did this man come from get his head?
00:32:26
Craig matthews
Brazil.
00:32:29
Craig matthews
Brazil.
00:32:30
Rodney Gooden
Our number six is the king of Brazil. You
00:32:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Coward! I mean, I'm sorry, but like, what? I must have, it must have been in a blink of an eye.
00:32:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
just I just couldn't believe it. And it's even now, talking about it, I'm still sitting here thinking, how has he made that run?
00:32:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
has he made the run?
00:32:51
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:32:52
Rodney Gooden
For Big Gabby. Yeah, yeah.
00:32:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:32:54
Craig matthews
Big guy, man.
00:32:56
Rodney Gooden
So, I mean, they can't track him, man.
00:32:56
Craig matthews
Big guy.
00:32:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:32:59
Rodney Gooden
They just can't.
00:32:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
And... I tell you what I do really like, though, with Gabriel is all his runs have been really different.
00:33:03
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:33:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, some have been towards the penalty spot. Others have been towards, like, you know, the back route. Some have been front post.
00:33:13
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:33:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's what I really like about Gabriel. He toils with defenders. He will toil with... He will toil so much. And it is honestly so good to see.
00:33:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
But... Again, that header was something else though, wasn't it? From Gabrielle.
00:33:33
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:33:33
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:33:35
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. Lovely little flick on as well. And it's like not much for Victor to do with that fourth one too, aside from just, you know, thruster into the goal. i said, it's easy, you know? So this is it. Lovely little piece of work. But I think we saw that again with Gabriel for a similar one. Was it the Fulham one with the trusser goal as well? it as like flick on into...
00:33:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:33:51
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:33:51
Rodney Gooden
into Trosar too. So I said, you know that he can directly score or he can just flick that across the six yard line, hoping that someone arriving late to the back post can just nod that in. And I said, we've got to see both of them in the same game. So this is why Gabby's dangerous.
00:34:02
Rodney Gooden
This why you can't let him free in the box.
00:34:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely.
00:34:04
Craig matthews
He could be
00:34:05
Rodney Gooden
He's got options.
00:34:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. and And to be honest with you, for you know you look at after, you know especially now, it's not happened on one occasion.
00:34:06
Craig matthews
could be
00:34:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
It happened on two occasions.
00:34:15
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:34:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
You cannot let Gabby loose in the box.
00:34:18
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, but we've got a lot of players like that too.
00:34:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because...
00:34:20
Rodney Gooden
You know, you can't let Victor free.
00:34:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:34:21
Rodney Gooden
You can't let Gabi free. You obviously got Saka and Martinelli who are dangerous too, coming on the wings. And then you you want Eze free in the box too. So, god I think this is the thing.
00:34:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
There you go.
00:34:29
Rodney Gooden
We've got so much attacking threat now that one of them will be free and it's just up to them to execute properly. So, this is it. The team can't possibly mark all of them, especially on a transition or a quick counter. So, there you go.
00:34:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. um um
00:34:42
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.