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Daily Arsenal - S1 - E141 - Mateta’s chip late on stuns the Arsenal fans
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In this episode we will looking our game against Crystal Palace as the game ended in a frustrating draw finishing 2-2! 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.
Host: Jamie Patterson
Guest: Craig Matthews & Rodney Gooden
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Introduction to the Daily Arsenal Podcast
00:00:04
Rodney Gooden
so
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Hello there and welcome along 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 Podcast Network, I am your host, Jamie Patterson, and as always, i am joined by my crew of Arsenal connoisseurs. And as always, am joined by my Mr. Encyclopedia himself, Mr. Craig Matthews.
00:00:37
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Great to have you on, Craig. And I'm joined by the one and only Mr.
00:00:39
Craig matthews
Thank you, Mum.
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Rodney Gooden. Rodney, it's good to have you on, man.
00:00:46
Rodney Gooden
Mmm, mmm, it's good to be back. Good to be back, despite circumstances. We'll get into the game later, you know, but...
What went wrong in Arsenal's draw with Crystal Palace?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I was just about to ask, yeah, guys, like, Craig, how great how are you feeling?
00:00:57
Craig matthews
I'm not happy, but... after
00:01:00
Rodney Gooden
Exactly.
00:01:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well... We'll elaborate on that in a sec, actually. So, guys, we are bringing you our Palace review. We will be looking at the game as it did end in a frustrating draw, finishing 2-2.
00:01:11
Craig matthews
Thank you.
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As always, guys, if you want to get involved with any of the topics discussed, please do get get involved through our social media, which can be found In the show notes, in the description.
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Deary, deary me.
00:01:33
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
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Can't believe but I'm saying this.
00:01:34
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm sitting here saying this, but it finished Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 2.
00:01:41
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Luckily for me and my girlfriend, it's just, it's even, but it feels like it's a loss for me and a big win for her. you know what I mean? But um yeah, Craig, you were at the game. i We tried to meet after the game, but you were too frustrated.
00:01:59
Craig matthews
but
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So you ended up going home.
00:02:03
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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So...
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Craig matthews
and
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Oh, I know how you felt, but tell the guy tell tell the guys listening and tell Rodney just your thoughts on the game overall, mate.
00:02:16
Craig matthews
both This was a frustrating game, man. were 2-1 up, cruising, then we made a mistake yet again.
00:02:20
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:02:25
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:02:27
Craig matthews
Cost us the points. I also have thought that we didn't make ourselves a choosing at the right time either. We were choosing too late in the game. Players were looking tired and leggy. We just ran out of ideas, I would say, in the second half. We don't know what we were doing. We were under so much pressure.
00:02:44
Craig matthews
and eventually they could have scored a third goal towards the end as well towards the end they could have
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I
00:02:51
Rodney Gooden
I remember that. Oh, heart in the mouth. Horrible.
00:02:55
Craig matthews
i
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Rodney Gooden
Horrible.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
couldn't believe it, honestly.
00:02:57
Rodney Gooden
oh
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Could not believe it. um My heart, the amount of times I've said to the two guys that were sitting next to me, I was like, oh my heart was in my mouth. Oh, my gosh, my heart was in my mouth. It was, towards the end, was really was really testing.
00:03:07
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Oh.
00:03:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, Rodney, for you, what what were your thoughts on the game overall?
Defensive Mistakes and Strategy Errors
00:03:16
Rodney Gooden
oh Honestly, i echo a lot Craig's thoughts as well. Frustrating to watch, especially because, again, reminiscent of some of the games of the season before last as well.
00:03:26
Rodney Gooden
you know in that kind of original run, you remember games that were frustrating, like the West End game going 2-0 up, you know and then, of course, drawing that game too to Liverpool, same situation.
00:03:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:35
Rodney Gooden
This was exactly the same. Jakko Kiyo with an absolutely amazing headache. right I've never seen that. He he became Gabriel for a second.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:42
Rodney Gooden
It was absolutely insane.
00:03:43
Craig matthews
you but think
00:03:46
Rodney Gooden
Stepped up massively. I've never seen and Oh, it was incredible, you know, to go 1-0 up as well. And then every goal we conceded, whether it was the Mateta one or the Eze one, you just know that this is lackadaisical judgment in defense as well.
00:03:59
Rodney Gooden
With Eze, he's sitting on the edge of the box. You know, if he hits that volley cleanly, it's either going straight over the ball or he's scoring a worldie. Don't give him the time. We let him have the time. It happens. Flip the coin. It's a worldie. Good Lord.
00:04:11
Rodney Gooden
And as for the second, I mean, we talked about this. Saliba, it's rare for him, you know, because honestly, even in the games in which he makes those mistakes, he plays perfectly throughout. But there's one moment where Madrid, you see it.
00:04:23
Rodney Gooden
This one, same situation, you see it.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:25
Rodney Gooden
And because he's our prime centre-back, it most often leads to a goal because you know what Raya's positioning is like.
00:04:27
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:04:30
Rodney Gooden
Raya's always going to be out position because he's got to be that plus one for the back line.
00:04:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:04:34
Rodney Gooden
And so if the ball is lost when we play out from the back, you know what it is. And so I'm looking at this going, this is the same old Arsenal, same old issues. But I can't lie. i don't think those two mistakes aside, I think on the whole, one thing which is really frustrating about our performance was it just seemed like we weren't taking this as seriously as we
Team Selection: Should Key Players Rest?
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Rodney Gooden
should have done.
00:04:51
Rodney Gooden
You know, it seemed like an Arsenal which maybe had one eye on the PSG game, one eye on this game.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:56
Rodney Gooden
And when we came out the gate, it just never looked like we were anywhere close to 100 percent, even 80. This looked like very much a kind of lackluster Arsenal squad.
00:05:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:05:04
Rodney Gooden
So the standards had dropped and it was disappointing for everyone to watch.
00:05:07
Craig matthews
Thank you.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, I absolutely agree.
00:05:08
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:05:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's funny you actually talk about the standard of the game because me and Craig, we were talking about it in the preview before Palace and we said, um you know, i asked him actually, going into this game, what would you do?
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Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Would you go all out and, you know, just play your strongest squad or would you maybe... be a bit mindful and maybe rest a few. And Craig turned around and said that he actually might rest a few. Whereas I actually said that I think you just go full.
00:05:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think you go all out here because at the end of the day, we have, we don't have a game this weekend. there There was no game this weekend.
00:05:46
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
The next game is PSG at the Emirates. But at the same time, Craig made a really good point, which is if you then went and played your strongest team,
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the the issue you then have is injuries. And, you know, so you know you look at, for example, Saka.
00:06:05
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Saka was really lucky over the weekend against Ipswich, not the injury not to be serious.
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Rodney Gooden
Mm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
um
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Rodney Gooden
Mm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, we've we' we've asked a lot of Declan Rice as well, you know, and maybe there was chances to maybe rest players.
00:06:20
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:06:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, I looked at that starting XI and I thought... Hmm. Apart from Sterling, I thought, you know what? It's a, you know,
Kiwior: From Skepticism to Praise
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it's still, it should still be a winnable game.
00:06:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not, not comfortably winnable, but scrape of the teeth kind of winnable game.
00:06:41
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:06:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, um, yeah.
00:06:42
Rodney Gooden
But also, we'd beaten them twice a season already. So I think I was, with you, going into this game with confidence, thinking even if we did rotate the side, we'd still be okay.
00:06:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:51
Rodney Gooden
You know?
00:06:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. No, absolutely. And it just, unfortunately, two... I'm sorry, but I think personally, looking at them two goals, they were two big errors.
00:07:01
Rodney Gooden
Hmm. Yeah, huge.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Two big and silly errors to concede.
00:07:04
Rodney Gooden
Huge.
00:07:06
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:07:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
But let's talk about that first goal. Jakub Kivjord. I mean, we speak so highly of him.
00:07:10
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:07:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
And for him to go and... Oh, my gosh. The way he leaped... And the amount of space he had, I believe Nketiah should have been marking him, but wasn't marking him.
00:07:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
And just, oh, just the header was absolutely amazing.
00:07:29
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. Probably one of the cleanest contacts I've seen from ahead of this season. It was just unbelievable.
00:07:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:35
Rodney Gooden
A rocket from so far out too. It's ridiculous. You've seen players miss literally about half a meter from the goal as well. So to see that, incredible.
00:07:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Absolutely. And I mean, it is, you know what, right? He's, you know, he's had to really fill in some big boots because obviously with, um you know, you've got Saliba alongside you, but obviously no Gabriel.
00:08:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's really come in now and he's, you know, we've been really, jubb we we've not been judgmental, but we've been a bit, you know, like we've been concerned because obviously we've not seen this side of Kivior.
00:08:03
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:08:10
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, we've seen a bit more of a liable side of Kivior.
00:08:13
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:08:17
Rodney Gooden
it
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Global Sports Podcast Network
But the last, you know, since Real Madrid, but the question I've got for you guys is, Do you think, it will going into next season, right, will Arteta have a headache over who he has as his centre-back pairing?
00:08:33
Rodney Gooden
Hmm. I mean, it's a tough one because I think on both their days, on Saliba's day and Gabriel's day, I think they're both incredible. But one thing I will give is usually in seasons gone past, when one of them is injured, the risk of playing them for too long, bringing on Kiwio seemed to be a bit of a downgrade. He was hesitant, making mistakes. He didn't look nearly as sharp as them.
00:08:54
Rodney Gooden
Now, I think it's less so a headache, but more so rotational options. You can rest them. If Gabriel needs a rest, you can bring in Kiwio. If Saliba might need a rest, but we'll get on to Saliba later, he might need one. You know, you can now rotate with Kiwio and not have that drop-off in quality.
00:09:07
Rodney Gooden
I'd say maybe if we had one more centre-back, one more of a similar standard, then it might be a question.
00:09:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:12
Rodney Gooden
who do you do your pairing? Who's the best pairing? Is it Gabriel Saliba one day? is it, you know, Kiwio and his next kind of replacement? Kiwio and Timber, Kiwio and Ben White? We'll see what happens, but. But I think for now, it's just nice because you've got a really solid rotational option and he's stepping up on one of our key players out. So less so a headache and just more so an encouraging thought going into the next season.
00:09:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Craig, I mean, what are your thoughts on Kivior? I mean, he's, you know, we've seen him in a good few games now, but I mean, what do you make of him?
00:09:41
Craig matthews
I think he stepped up a lot. He's given the confidence by the manager or by playing in every game. He could have easily put Ben White there at centre-back with Cattles-Royce centre-back as well.
00:09:51
Craig matthews
So, playing in these big games like Ramitred, they've got world-class players, done well.
00:09:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:09:56
Craig matthews
Played well against Brentford. Played well last night against Christoph Alessandro. Very unlucky to be on the drawing side. Played well against Ipswich as well.
00:10:02
Rodney Gooden
hmm hmm
00:10:04
Craig matthews
So, he's played, I think he's played four or five games on the bounce now. So, there is a player in there So it's just been a shame that before maybe was a confidence thing as well.
00:10:14
Craig matthews
Maybe he wasn't confident because he wasn't getting lot minutes on the bench every game. Maybe he'd play out on little cup game here and there or play an odd game.
00:10:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:22
Craig matthews
So now we're showing his true worth to the team. So we just hope now that we can get to the Champions League final and go and win it. That's what we hope for as fans.
00:10:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. You couldn't have said it better. it was It was just it's so... Do you know what? Just seeing Kibbjell score live, just in front of me, because where I was sat, I was sat in the same seat as Brentford, and when that ball flew into the net, oh, I could not be any happier for him.
00:10:46
Rodney Gooden
Oh, nice.
00:10:51
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:10:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
So i think, you know what? It was such a good reward for for the past few performances he's had.
00:10:59
Rodney Gooden
Yes.
00:10:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know, that was just the crowning moment for him, wasn't it?
00:11:03
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
00:11:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Crowning moment. But then we were 1-0 up. And then within minutes, probably a good, you know, little later on in the game, ah set piece.
00:11:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now,
Set Piece Struggles: Is Arsenal's Defense Lacking?
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when you look at set pieces, I don't know if we are now. We were top of the set piece list. Can any you guess who are in second?
00:11:30
Rodney Gooden
for defending them?
00:11:33
Rodney Gooden
Ooh.
00:11:34
Craig matthews
Palace.
00:11:36
Rodney Gooden
Is it?
00:11:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Rodney, who do you think it is?
00:11:39
Rodney Gooden
I mean... Ooh. You know or i go I'll pick something else. I'll go i go with Paul.
00:11:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
You think Liverpool?
00:11:48
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I'll go for it can't be Palace. Can it? Damn.
00:11:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, there's a reason why Craig's mix Mr. Encyclopedia. It is Crystal Palace.
00:11:57
Rodney Gooden
Okay. Hmm. Hmm.
00:12:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is, but I don't, I believe, correct me if I'm wrong here. Listeners, correct correct me if I am wrong. I believe it is a draw for but them the most goals scored from set pieces by Arsenal and Palace. So they sit as the top two teams. And I mean, again, the the goal, the equaliser, the first equaliser, I mean, boys,
00:12:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just what what were what were your thoughts on it? was it Was it really poor? Was it just poor defending? Was it poor marking? What did it come down to at the end of the day, Craig?
00:12:41
Craig matthews
born the defend was gave him too much space.
00:12:42
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:12:45
Craig matthews
And that's a very good player. scored for in England, scored for Palace on quality goals for them. You don't give a player that quality so space on time to take a shot like that. Hit the two posts and went in. hittting too post or when is yeah The Emirates silent after he scored that goal.
00:13:02
Craig matthews
Everyone went flat after that.
00:13:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, was.
00:13:02
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:13:04
Craig matthews
Literally after he scored, the drinks and after, as soon as he scored.
00:13:08
Rodney Gooden
yeah Yeah, see? Yeah, and it's probably because like me, a lot of them are wondering why we still haven't put an offer in for that boy. Because honestly, he's been my favorite player for Palace for quite some time.
00:13:20
Rodney Gooden
Used to be a member of our academy, right?
00:13:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Honestly, so good.
00:13:22
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:13:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, so good.
00:13:25
Rodney Gooden
So I'm always sitting there, man, like if you put the money up, you know, he couldn't do that. But it's true. echo everything that Craig said as well. It's the same situation. I know that when it comes down to marking in the box, I think usually Arsenal are on point. But you've got to be aware of threats just outside. You need to have one man just on the edge of the box willing to close down the space of that second ball or that out swinging corner comes to your front man, you know, and it didn't happen. Too much time, too much space.
00:13:46
Rodney Gooden
I think he got a little bit lucky with that deflection. But again, that's why you close him down.
00:13:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:13:50
Rodney Gooden
Don't let him get the shot off because once he does, you're flipping a coin. You're all in the dice. Honestly, it just wasn't our day. They came up snake eyes for us. It was over. it is what it is.
00:13:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, absolutely. Just quickly, Craig, i I want to get your thoughts on this because a few of my mates that were at the game last night said that the goal felt like it was very slow motion. Did you kind of see that last night?
00:14:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
LAUGHTER
00:14:11
Craig matthews
Stop playing FIFA. I'm going to take a shot in slow motion. Yeah, because it's like...
00:14:17
Rodney Gooden
three different angles.
00:14:17
Craig matthews
Goal.
00:14:18
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:14:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
but
00:14:18
Craig matthews
Yeah. the dog was that ah so is but go
00:14:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, ah exactly.
00:14:24
Craig matthews
yeah
00:14:24
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:14:25
Craig matthews
but
00:14:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly that for me. For me, ah from where I was watching, i just, it was just slow motion. And then the next minute, as soon as it pinged the post, it just suddenly went in and I was like, oh, come on.
00:14:36
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. You see the net ripple? Yeah, horrible.
00:14:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely horrible way to concede.
00:14:40
Rodney Gooden
but
00:14:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
But guys, we're going to take a quick break. Join us in the next part as we continue to unravel and review the Palace game.
00:14:58
Rodney Gooden
Okay.
00:15:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello there and welcome back to the second part. I'm here with Craig Matthews and Rodney Gooden as we continue to look back over but Arsenal 2, Palace 2. So we've spoken about the first two goals.
00:15:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
But then, let's talk about Arsenal's goal. Well, yeah, let's... Yeah, we'll talk about that first, actually.
00:15:56
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, hmm.
00:15:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
before Before I talk about the disallowed goal... Because, oh, yeah, we'll get into that in a minute.
00:16:04
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:16:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, guys, what were your thoughts on the second goal there?
00:16:05
Rodney Gooden
si
00:16:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Trossard. I mean, if it had to be one player, it had to be Leandro
00:16:10
Rodney Gooden
is
00:16:13
Rodney Gooden
e
Trossard's Impact and Playing Style
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Trossard against Palace, a former Brighton player.
00:16:18
Rodney Gooden
e
00:16:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
And do you know what i found so funny, right, was the fact that he ran over towards the Palace end and went like that
00:16:30
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:16:31
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
00:16:34
Rodney Gooden
No, we love Leandro.
00:16:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:36
Rodney Gooden
of a wind-up merchant, but yeah, you know what? Deserved for that one. Because I thought the finish, incredible. I think one thing I really do think that Martinelli can kind of pull from is if there's one thing Trost going to do, he's not as quick, but the fakes, the cutbacks as well, he's very good at kind of disguising that first shot.
00:16:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:16:50
Rodney Gooden
And this is what was needed as well. Two fakes, immediately puts it on the side and keep a done deal. You know, you can't really do anything about that. And I thought, yeah, fantastic. I thought, yeah, nice assist from Timber as well. But yeah, yeah, very much, and very much love that from Trossard. And I think, yeah, I get excited when it he runs into the box as well, because I know he can cut back, switch onto his other foot as well, and make sure he can disguise that shot and have a higher chance of getting a clean shot off instead of it just getting blocked like usual. So very, very well done.
00:17:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
00:17:16
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:17:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Craig, your thoughts?
00:17:19
Craig matthews
Very good finish. Very, very good finish. I think the Palace fans have given a bit of abuse as well, so he ran off to them and gave it back to them.
00:17:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:26
Rodney Gooden
Mmm. Mmm.
00:17:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Just all because of his antics at at Brighton. You know, obviously him being a former Brighton player, every touch of the ball he got, he was booed.
00:17:32
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:17:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, you know, for him to finish the way he finished was was really something else, wasn't it? ah
00:17:45
Craig matthews
Definitely.
00:17:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, I mean, you kind of said it there, Rodney, the fake, the little fakes and the little dummies that, you know, they just that's yeah, that's a good difference between Martinelli and Trossard in a way, you know.
00:17:58
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:17:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I realised actually, speaking of Martinelli, I don't know if you realised it, both of you, actually. But in last night's game, I felt like, you know, how before, you know, like in last couple of games, he's really gone at players and taken players on.
00:18:04
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:18:13
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:18:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah feel like last night, I didn't see that. to my I did not see that with Martinelli at all last night. But you've got to remember who he was coming up against. Daniel Munoz, quality right back. I mean, he's been he's been so good for Palace this season.
00:18:28
Rodney Gooden
hmm
00:18:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
But for me, I just thought the fear, there was a bit of fear trying to get past Daniel Munoz last night. Yeah.
00:18:36
Craig matthews
He's strong in the tackle, he's very strong. like He played quality for them last night.
00:18:39
Rodney Gooden
e
00:18:41
Craig matthews
it was an attack He was pushing Martino backwards at times.
00:18:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:45
Craig matthews
Martino was being more defend and attacking second half. I think he was going more forward. Every time Martino had the ball, kept on tackling him. Martino was scared to go past him. I don't or doesn't want to get injured or what?
00:18:58
Rodney Gooden
yeah yeah
00:18:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, of course. And you know what? Again, I'll speak about Daniel Munoz, actually. His burst of pace on that right side is something else. I mean, the amount of chances or the amount of balls that were just going down the right side towards Daniel Munoz was absolutely amazing. I mean, I'm surprised that Arsenal kind of didn't cut that out more often because he's been so well known.
00:19:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
for for a ball to get put across towards his side and for him to cut in and cross the ball or cut in and have a shot, bearing in mind he's a right back as well.
00:19:35
Rodney Gooden
um
00:19:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know, it is just, it baffles me, really does baffle me. But, yeah, let and then um we'll talk about, actually, we'll talk about the Martinelli goal because, the disallowed goal, because for me, I mean, I thought,
00:19:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
what was the reason behind the whole VAR check? But um guys, what were your thoughts what were your thoughts with the with the ball being over the line? I mean, from what I saw from the highlights, the angle wasn't the greatest, but I could partly see that the the majority, if not, I don't know.
00:20:08
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:20:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
I thought the majority of the ball was out of play. So I thought, okay, fair enough. I wasn't going to argue with it. But guys, what were your thoughts on that?
00:20:22
Rodney Gooden
I mean, honestly, my my perspective shifted. At first, I thought was given for the offside. you know Then upon the replay, realized, that no, it looks like Martinelli was onside. Then was wondering if the offside was coming from, i think it was, was it Timber who crossed the ball over to it
00:20:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it was Tim with cross the ball in, yeah.
00:20:35
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
00:20:36
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. So then thought maybe when the ball was played to him, it was off. But then if what we're talking about is the ball was out play, from what I could see, it was similar to the Newcastle one way. Maybe a section of the ball is off, but we know that unless the full ball crosses the line, that's technically still in play.
00:20:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:50
Rodney Gooden
So if that's been given as out play, the way I saw it was it's the same kind of ruling. The ball's not 100% over the line, meaning that that's technically still in play. So I thought we were a bit unlucky there, you know.
00:21:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, Craig, we obviously we were at the game last night, and the one thing that really frustrates me, right, and I said it that was saying it to the people around me, is if it's offside, why why hasn't semi-automated worked?
00:21:13
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:21:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because the whole point of having semi-automated offsides is to cut these like the to cut the time of decisions in half.
00:21:21
Craig matthews
yeah
00:21:21
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:21:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
But with VAR... The one thing that frustrates me, and I'm sure it must frustrate the both of you as well, is why do we never get video replays?
00:21:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why do we get a massive tweet from PGMOL who, look, I've got my opinions on them, but I'm not going to go too much into them. But why why don't we get photos? Why don't we get video evidence of VAR checks? Whether they're offside, whether the ball's out of play, whether it's this, that, the other.
00:21:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why do we never get that?
00:21:57
Craig matthews
but They're corrupt, that's why. but
00:21:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah shot
00:22:00
Craig matthews
but yeah I said it
00:22:04
Rodney Gooden
That's hilarious.
00:22:04
Craig matthews
no
00:22:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Someone had to say didn't they?
00:22:05
Craig matthews
my
00:22:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:09
Craig matthews
it. In all seriousness, that goal yesterday was legit goal. Because someone was watching the game, was sitting in the same seat as me, and right in front of me. He had the Sky Sports game on his phone.
00:22:20
Craig matthews
And he saw when Timber crossed the ball, it go didn't go out of play.
00:22:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:22:26
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:22:26
Craig matthews
and Martina was onside and they were throwing it and I think the commentator said it was onside, it was legit onside goal but they gave the ball out of play and it wasn't out of play.
00:22:35
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:22:41
Craig matthews
Remember the last season a lost see when I think, who was it? I think it was Anthony Gordon crossed the ball, Newcastle gave and that ball was rip.
00:22:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Newcastle.
00:22:48
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, Newcastle. Yeah.
00:22:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Rodney just touched on that, yeah.
00:22:49
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:22:51
Craig matthews
and and that ball's out and um they're still giving us a legit goal that's similar as what happened to us last night we got the one to go goal basically hmm
00:22:56
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:22:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it was. Yeah, I mean, I don't know because the the one frustrating thing I found was why did they go by one angle? You know, we've got so many you've got so many different camera angles at the Emirates or any football stadium. Why was it that they went by the one camera angle?
00:23:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's the one thing I find so frustrating.
00:23:21
Rodney Gooden
Sometimes I wonder if it's a panic, you know, you just come in there, you've got to make a quick decision as well. it's the first angle you see, you've got recency bias on the first angle. What you should be doing is looking at five or six different ones and they make a decision from there.
00:23:32
Rodney Gooden
But if they do do that, that's another six, seven, eight minutes, you know, on a game, which has already been stretched due to VAR decision. So I can sort of understand, but for me, um I'm in the camp of I kind of want the right decision to go ahead every time.
00:23:44
Rodney Gooden
I'd rather wait for six to seven minutes and make sure it's the right call as opposed to a quick snap decision was made and you find out two seconds later that it was the wrong one.
00:23:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Same.
00:23:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
00:23:52
Rodney Gooden
Your team's been robbed.
00:23:53
Rodney Gooden
There's no goal. Horrible. So, yeah, unlucky there.
00:23:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely.
00:23:57
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, we've been on the receiving end of it.
00:23:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:00
Rodney Gooden
I've been the victims this time.
00:24:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
We have been, absolutely, yeah.
00:24:01
Rodney Gooden
This is what it is.
00:24:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I'll tell you what,
Can Henderson Become England's Top Goalkeeper?
00:24:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
though. Arsenal, though, have... had Arsenal had some really good chances to go and expand on their lead. I mean, the one chance that everyone has spoken about is the Bukayo Saka chance.
00:24:12
Rodney Gooden
Oh, yeah, yeah.
00:24:18
Rodney Gooden
Saka won. Yeah.
00:24:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
First of all, Dean Henderson.
00:24:19
Craig matthews
Thank
00:24:21
Rodney Gooden
To be fair, Henderson. Yeah, yeah.
00:24:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow. Wow.
00:24:27
Rodney Gooden
Jamie, I said the same thing. I saw the save. I said I can't even fault anyone in the build-up. Can't fault Saliba, not Odegaard, not Martinelli, even Saka.
00:24:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:24:33
Rodney Gooden
It was on target. It was an amazing save from Dean Henderson. had to put my hands up and say, fine, that's excellent goalkeeping. You know, it's unfortunate.
00:24:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
i
00:24:40
Rodney Gooden
But it is, it is.
00:24:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
be honest with you, I turn around to the guys next to me and I was like, that's why he needs to be England's number one. do you sit Do you seriously see Pickford making saves like that?
00:24:52
Rodney Gooden
Maybe years.
00:24:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Your laughing says it all then.
00:24:55
Rodney Gooden
Maybe years back. But not now.
00:24:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe he's back.
00:24:57
Rodney Gooden
now
00:24:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I'm sorry. Thomas Tuchel, if you're listening, please.
00:25:00
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:25:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
this is This is one of the reasons why you need to be having Dean Henderson as your number one.
00:25:08
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:25:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I'm very sure like god I've probably made my girlfriend's day by saying that because she goes on. Well, to be honest, we both talk so much about him and we both say that, you know, he never gets a ah proper chance at the England squad.
00:25:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know, saves like that just surely proves why he should be England's number one. But then also talking about Palace, wow.
00:25:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, did, I don't know if you saw, did anyone see, oh my gosh, if Eddie Nketiah had pulled this off last night, did anyone see his unbelievable, his attempt at a bicycle kick?
00:25:41
Rodney Gooden
Oh, the bicycle! yeah
00:25:46
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, I saw that. And I think Saliba just gets a little nudge to him. So he loses balance in midair and he scuffs it.
00:25:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:25:53
Rodney Gooden
And I thought, a perfect tackle. Because I said, you can't really do anything otherwise you're giving away the penalty. But you just got to nudge him, thrown off balance a little bit. Because his form, he looked like he was about to hit that cleanly. And ah I could sense it.
00:26:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:26:04
Rodney Gooden
I was like, if he hits that cleanly, Rye's got no chance.
00:26:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
00:26:09
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:26:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Because that's the thing. When you're a goalkeeper and you get and you have a bicycle kick coming towards you, it's that sudden thought of, oh my gosh, it's coming at me.
00:26:16
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:26:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
like i do i Do I just let it fly over, hoping it flies over, or do I try and make a save?
00:26:22
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:26:25
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. That's
00:26:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
But Palace really had some chances to really go and take the game, especially...
00:26:29
Rodney Gooden
it.
00:26:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
um let We'll talk about Mateta, though, but wow.
00:26:38
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:26:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, he's been in he's been huge. absolutely You know, despite what happened against Millwall, that has not let him phase him at all, has it?
00:26:47
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:26:52
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:26:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I mean, yes, we'll talk about the fact that it was very sloppy defending. You know, we i i saw that goal, right? um That goal took my mind back to Arsenal sporting Lisbon at the Emirates in the Europa League, where...
00:27:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can't remember who shot, but someone shot and it was a far out shot and it looped Ramsdale and that just gave me PTSD. I was like, no, i was like, no, i was fuming.
00:27:20
Rodney Gooden
Oh.
00:27:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
i was absolutely fuming because the thing is, this guy's in red hot form, in red hot form.
00:27:25
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:27:32
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:27:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yet For Saliba as well, it's it's a repeat of what happened at the Bernabeu.
00:27:41
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
Mateta's Brilliance vs. Arsenal's Defensive Woes
00:27:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Surely you would have learnt your lesson from the Bernabeu, but unfortunately, doesn't seem like it. what What were your thoughts on the goal?
00:27:54
Rodney Gooden
I mean, first things first, I've got to give props to Mateta for that because I go, agreed, agreed.
00:27:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Absolutely.
00:27:59
Rodney Gooden
Sloppy defending. We'll get to that a second. But you can see two points where I've really got to give him praise for. One was after he's won the ball back, you see Odegaard tries to pick up the mistake as well.
00:28:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:09
Rodney Gooden
He's shrunk to the side like he was a toddler. He's immediately on the floor. It was amazing.
00:28:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:28:14
Rodney Gooden
Mateta's great.
00:28:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's so true.
00:28:17
Rodney Gooden
I felt bad.
00:28:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's so true.
00:28:19
Rodney Gooden
Odegaard had no chance. He's on the ground. Mateta's through and he's literally head down. Instinctive finish as well. To arc that and realise that Raya's out of position, to hit that first time too, props. Absolutely incredible finish. So I'll give that to Mateta. But the chance shouldn't happen in the first place due to Saliba's error. And I think exactly as we said before, same situation at Real.
00:28:37
Rodney Gooden
He's received the ball short in a bad position. He's been pressured. He's looking at one pass course, realizes that's not going to be the one, looks for the other one, doesn't scan to see that there's a man on or there's a second man on or whatnot.
00:28:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:28:47
Rodney Gooden
And he's lost that he's been dispossessed immediately. I feel like with Saliba, it's either trust your instinct the first time. I think the pass course to the right where maybe Timber was or whatnot, I think he could have made that. But he chose not to trust that and look to pass back.
00:29:00
Rodney Gooden
so to kill you or whatnot. And I said, it's that moment's hesitation. You're not scanning. You're not seeing the man on. Horrible work. And I think it's frustrating because for Saliba, I wouldn't have said he was having a bad game up until that moment. and And I think similar to the Real Madrid game, same situation. You having a fantastic game up until one moment.
00:29:15
Rodney Gooden
Because of your proximity to the back line, because Raya's out position being that plus one as well, you know that any mistake made there, if you get dispossessed, we're going to concede. And it was unfortunate because we could have easily won that game, should have easily won that game, if not for that.
00:29:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, you're spot on there.
00:29:28
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:29:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely spot on. Did any of you get to see Mateta's interview after the game?
00:29:38
Rodney Gooden
going to bear to watch it.
00:29:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, the reason why I say that is because he came out, right?
00:29:40
Rodney Gooden
Tell me. Mmm. Mmm. Mmm.
00:29:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
He came out in his interview for Sky Sports and he said, and I think the interviewer asked him, he was like, how did you know that Raya would be off his line?
00:29:47
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:29:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
And his response was, When I was sitting on the bench, I was analysing Raya and he was coming out quite a fair bit.
00:30:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he said that when he saw the opportunity when he saw the opportunity, he took it and it worked
00:30:14
Rodney Gooden
yeah I mean, understandable. ah Me and some of other Arsenal fans the world, we talked about this too. Raya's positioning is always a bit bold and aggressive. We like it because usually the back line is absolutely solid, but it's so true.
00:30:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:30:27
Rodney Gooden
One mistake in in possession, one mistake in distribution, and you already know that you can easily be lobbed too. It's a risk that we take playing out from the back that way. But I've seen it vulnerability for Arsenal too. What's really alarming his opposing stra is strikers are also seeing the same thing and exploiting that chink in our armour.
00:30:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah I know.
00:30:43
Rodney Gooden
So props to Mateta. Yeah, well spotted, well sought after and well executed. But we something we need to tidy up going into the games later in the season.
00:30:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. And of course, he had to do his he had to do his signature corner flag kick in front of me, didn't he?
00:30:56
Rodney Gooden
just Yeah. yeah
00:30:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
didn't he? But yeah, it was it was a frustrating it's frustrating now because I now look at Arsenal's... You look at the Premier League table now and it's mad to think, right?
00:31:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Craig, you like a stat because I know what you're like. But this is mad. I can't believe I'm saying this, but Arsenal have won 18 games, the same amount of games as Man City in third, who have had a poor season
00:31:25
Rodney Gooden
I
00:31:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Draws. Can any of you guess how many draws Arsenal have had after that Palace game?
00:31:33
Craig matthews
12. Yeah.
00:31:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Rodney, how many do you think?
00:31:37
Rodney Gooden
the i thought it was 13, but let me go with the encyclopedia and back 12. Yeah,
00:31:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
So what are you going for? You're both going for 12, yeah?
00:31:44
Rodney Gooden
yeah, I'll go 12.
00:31:45
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:31:45
Rodney Gooden
Go crazy.
00:31:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, Rodney, you should have stuck to your gut.
00:31:49
Rodney Gooden
If you tell me it's 13!
00:31:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
It 13! It was 13!
00:31:50
Rodney Gooden
Ah!
00:31:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
who is third the
00:31:56
Craig matthews
yeah
00:31:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
But that in that is a crazy
00:31:56
Rodney Gooden
I'm furious. I'm furious. I knew it was 13. I was like, I'm sure it's one more, but you know what? Yeah.
00:32:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
stat to have, though, isn't 12, I've got 13.
00:32:02
Craig matthews
No, it's 12.
00:32:03
Rodney Gooden
correct
00:32:03
Craig matthews
It's 12.
00:32:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, dear. LAUGHTER
00:32:04
Craig matthews
It's 12 draws. It's 12 draws. we played 33 games, wins, losses,
00:32:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
twelve i've got thirteen
00:32:08
Rodney Gooden
Oh, what was it?
00:32:14
Craig matthews
six six points ah twelve row
00:32:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh dear
00:32:19
Rodney Gooden
You know what? Either way, I'm a winner tonight. It's fine. There you go.
00:32:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:32:25
Rodney Gooden
Okay. Okay.
00:32:26
Craig matthews
love
00:32:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, dear. But yeah, look, at the end of the day now, you know, it's it's over now. But the the worry for me now is we we need to we need to strengthen second now.
00:32:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Craig, what was how many points now do we need, if I'm right? Four, isn't it?
00:32:41
Rodney Gooden
the
00:32:46
Craig matthews
Yeah, four. Because
00:32:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Four points to secure second place.
00:32:50
Rodney Gooden
okay
00:32:51
Craig matthews
City have played 34 games now and they've got 61 points.
00:32:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:55
Craig matthews
So we've only played 33. So City and Villa have played more games than anybody else so far.
00:33:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hold on a minute, Craig. I think you're... Craig, you're looking at it from yesterday's perspective. We've 34. We've played 34. City have played
00:33:10
Craig matthews
Hold on a second.
00:33:11
Rodney Gooden
Oh,
00:33:15
Craig matthews
Hold on a second. You're right. Yeah. So we've got 67 points. Manceta got 61. It is 13 draws.
00:33:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:33:25
Craig matthews
You're right. thought it was 12.
00:33:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
no Don't worry. Don't worry, Rodney. You're still a winner. Don't worry, mate. You're still a winner.
00:33:32
Rodney Gooden
I know, I know, I know, I'm confident. yeah but Fair enough.
00:33:36
Craig matthews
Three defeats. 34 goal difference.
00:33:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:33:41
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:33:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it.
00:33:42
Rodney Gooden
So is the points that we need still the same? Is it still four points to secure second from now or does that change based on the new information?
00:33:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Yeah, no, that's still it's still four points because we we said we said but in the Palace preview that it would be five points we needed.
00:33:50
Rodney Gooden
Okay.
00:33:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, in retrospectively, we needed two wins.
00:33:56
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:33:56
Craig matthews
Yeah. Yeah.
00:33:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, we still need at least win and a draw, but the things coming are going to be interesting.
00:34:03
Rodney Gooden
That's fine. As you know, based on that stat, 12 or 13 draws, you know that we love a draw. We can get one or two more. I'm looking at the fixtures coming up. We've got Liverpool. We've got Newcastle. I might take draws in those games, but final game is Southampton.
00:34:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:34:14
Craig matthews
yeah
00:34:15
Rodney Gooden
i think, okay, come on. Come on.
00:34:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, you know i mean?
00:34:17
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:34:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
like Yeah, exactly that.
00:34:17
Rodney Gooden
come on
00:34:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Absolutely.
00:34:21
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:34:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, we're going to take another quick break um and then join us as there is a subject, there's a sensitive subject, but we will talk about that um in the next part.
00:34:38
Rodney Gooden
you
00:35:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And hello and welcome back to this final and third part of the GSPN Daily Podcast.
Controversy: Arsenal's Visit Rwanda Sponsorship
00:35:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now guys, before anything, are going to kind of touch here on a slightly sensitive subject. It's quite fresh um as yesterday, ah don't know if you guys had heard, but there has been, but well there was um some kind, well I wouldn't call it a protest, but there were you know There were people gathering outside the Emirates yesterday offering ah armbands due to
00:35:41
Rodney Gooden
Yes.
00:35:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah due to the fact that, honor as you can see there on um on my Arsenal shirt, we for those of you that can see us on video... But I've got the home Arsenal shirt on. And obviously, as you guys know, our shirt sponsors are Visit Rwanda.
00:36:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, I don't know if you guys have heard much about what's been going on in terms of obviously our partnership with Visit Rwanda. And a lot of people yesterday were at the Emirates protesting, um saying that we should be changing our sleeve sponsors.
00:36:09
Rodney Gooden
yes
00:36:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
And... Just quickly, I'll show you or while I'll tell you, actually, there is an advertisement outside the Emirates Stadium.
00:36:27
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:36:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And I find it really funny because the advert, instead of saying visit Rwanda, is visit Tarnas.
00:36:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I'll read you what it says on the side. So it says here on the side of the advert, it says, Arsenal is a great club. We have standards in bold capital letters, which is why Visit Rwanda needs to end.
00:36:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is the same ah this is same regime that's funding a brutal......Mitalia, I don't know what it is. I ah can't quite see it because it's quite blurry.
00:37:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
With thousands of innocent victims in the eastern in eastern Congo.
00:37:10
Rodney Gooden
Yes.
00:37:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
We don't want our club to sell its soul to the highest bidder. And we certainly don't ah don't wait ah don't want to wear it on our sleeves. We think anything. And it says literally anything would be better than visit Rwanda.
00:37:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it says here in bold capital letters, even Tottenham. and And what do we think of them? And the... and the The protest is called Gunners for Peace.
00:37:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And I just want to get your, I just want to get you guys thoughts on it. You know, what do you think, if, you know, if we are going to, you know, obviously with the issues that we've had with Visit Rwanda, my my question for you guys is, what's your thoughts? And secondly, if you had, if you were like in the Arsenal hierarchy and you had to think of a sleeves sponsor, who would you have?
00:38:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Craig, I'll throw it over to you first.
00:38:14
Craig matthews
Maybe an American company like, like, because Stan Kronk is American but he's an owner. He's always got one of his companies in America that can sponsor us or something like, because
00:38:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, it's all right. I know what we can do. Do you know what? I know exactly who we should be sponsored by now. We should be sponsored by the Clippers. We should be sponsored by the l LA Clippers.
00:38:35
Craig matthews
then
00:38:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
That is a great idea, Craig.
00:38:37
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:38:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Great idea.
00:38:40
Rodney Gooden
Get some overlap.
00:38:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
If we're going to take one of Stan Kronke's franchises, yes, it's the Clippers.
00:38:41
Craig matthews
We
00:38:43
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. Just Cronk Overlap. The Cronk Brand.
00:38:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
just
00:38:46
Rodney Gooden
okay
00:38:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's a good shout there, Craig. That's a very good shout. But gone go on, go on, mate. Elaborate, though. Elaborate a little more, though. Go on.
00:38:54
Craig matthews
don't want any more betting companies on our sponsor because we don't want any
00:39:00
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, none of those, please.
00:39:01
Craig matthews
run Maybe like an American company, maybe I don't know, NFL, one of the companies that he's got got a massive portfolio inside Cronké, so I'm sure he can get sponsored for the good sponsorship for the public, that there's those good revenue that can improve our transfer, like more spending money on our transfers.
00:39:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah?
00:39:19
Craig matthews
So something, a good positive sponsorship, that's not going to cause any conflict between like countries or whatever, and I mean, it's something that's going to be more, there's no issues, you know what mean?
00:39:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, of course.
00:39:30
Craig matthews
So...
00:39:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Rodney, what about you?
00:39:35
Rodney Gooden
I mean, I'm thinking...
00:39:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
but Well, first of all, what's your thoughts on the whole situation?
00:39:39
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. I mean, honestly, I've i've been to the Emirates a fair few times when those protests have been there. Visit Rwanda as well. Like, it's just, it's it's quite sad. We have a decent deal with them. They also, I think, have a deal with Bayern Munich too.
00:39:51
Rodney Gooden
I don't know if that one's being as protested as heavily over here, but again, it's the same situation, you know. Brutal militia, you know, bad look for us, you know. move no Multiple war crimes across the Congo. It's like, is that something we really want to be associated with, you know, and trying to promote tourism?
00:40:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:40:04
Rodney Gooden
Probably not. And there's much more kind of well, you know, less sort of polarizing brands that we can kind of ally with. So I absolutely agree. It's been a bit frustrating and also can really get rid of a lot of headaches for themselves by switching to sponsorship. So me personally, get rid of visit Rwanda.
00:40:20
Rodney Gooden
I'm looking for a little bit of a throwback. Let's put O2 back on the shirts. Let's put O2 back on the sleeves. Yeah, let's do it. And I'm partially biased, guys, also because I currently have o two as my phone provider. And if my O2 priority can get me Everett's tickets, yeah.
00:40:37
Rodney Gooden
I happily take that. But yeah, yeah.
00:40:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
priority all the way, isn't he?
00:40:41
Rodney Gooden
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Make my O2 priority worth it.
00:40:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course. That's standard.
00:40:44
Rodney Gooden
Thank you. so
00:40:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
I like that. Do know what? Two really good sponsors there. um For me, I mean, it's it obviously with the whole Rwanda set up, it's been quite upsetting to hear.
00:40:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the thing is, right, with with this whole issue, you would have thought maybe, you know, I've noticed as well on Arsenal social media, like,
00:40:57
Rodney Gooden
e
00:41:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Before, when we first you know when we first announced the sleeve sponsor, you know there was a lot of um you know we we kind of covered with covered it really heavily on social media.
00:41:17
Rodney Gooden
hmm
00:41:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know We were advertising Rwanda, players were flying out to Rwanda... But now there's like, we had such a heavy presence, but now it's like really mellowed out now.
00:41:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think Arsenal as a club know the the issue that is going on. But the question is, will they make that mark, say for the start of next season to think, OK, you know what?
00:41:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
like you said, Rodney, to kind of avoid like the drama and the and the scandal of this, we'll just maybe take ourselves out of the situation and go and find another another sleeve sponsor to sponsor us.
00:41:55
Rodney Gooden
yeah Yeah, exactly.
00:41:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
At the end of the day, like that adver ah like the advertisement said, you know, we are a big club. So, you know, to get advertisement shouldn't be too much of an issue. Do you know what mean?
00:42:09
Rodney Gooden
We shouldn't be struggling for decent deals, you know? So this is it.
00:42:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, absolutely.
00:42:13
Rodney Gooden
You can be more selective about the ones that do come your way. So that's what it is.
00:42:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I agree. Absolutely. If we are going, if, you know, if say Arsenal didn't want to like, you know, bring out, you know, didn't want to go after a ah so ah sleeve sponsor. What I would do is, if we're not going to go down the route of, say, like, if we're not going to go to O2, or if we're not going to go to, like, one of Stan Kronke's, you know, ownership teams and try and make a deal, I think if you're going to save money...
00:42:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
go to one of your current sponsors. So, like, you know, like when Arteta has his press conference at the end of the game and you know you've got all all these different sponsors...
00:42:53
Rodney Gooden
yeah Yeah, sober reality.
00:42:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe even, maybe even approach one of them.
00:42:57
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, all of that.
00:43:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, ah who have we got? I'm trying to think off the top of my head who we've got. Like, you know, hotels.com or, or, um, trying to think like, uh, Vitality.
00:43:05
Rodney Gooden
Got a few.
00:43:10
Rodney Gooden
You got sober reality. Yeah.
00:43:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was going to say Vitality, but then it's like, are we kind of crossing borders with Bournemouth a little bit there? Do you know what mean? But, But like, you know, did there's some good there's some good opportunities.
00:43:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's some good deals to be made. But again, it depends on whether we will go and do it in the summer or whether we will still stick with Visit Rwanda.
00:43:30
Rodney Gooden
Hmm. Hmm.
00:43:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think...
00:43:33
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:43:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
If we were to sit here next season and we're still with Visit Rwanda, I feel like protests might become a bit more regular. And I think at that point, Arsenal will then need to try and do something about it.
00:43:44
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:43:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it may not be... It might be one of them things where they might maybe announce something for the following season. Or, more drastically, they might stop shirt sales to then...
00:43:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
shirt cellslls so then maybe add the new shirt sponsor. And for anyone that's maybe gone and bought a shirt with the Visit Rwanda logo on, could maybe get entitled to like a discount or and or another shirt.
00:44:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you know what mean?
00:44:14
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:44:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
So ah don't know. It'll be interesting to see what what happens with with Arsenal shirt sponsors, especially for next season as well, because we've got such a strong partnership with Emirates. you know We've got a really good deal going with Adidas, who season upon season have made unbelievable kits.
00:44:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
And at the end of the day, you want a kit where you feel proud to represent the club, but also represent the other sponsors that also are part of that shirt. Do you know mean? So, yeah, it will be really interesting to see what happens going into into into next season.
00:44:44
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
00:44:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
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Rodney Gooden
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Rodney Gooden
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00:45:28
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00:45:34
Rodney Gooden
Thank you.
00:45:35
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