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Daily Arsenal - S1 - E151: The final preview of the season, can we end the season on a high?
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In this episode we will be discussing our final game of the Premier League season against relegated Southampton on Sunday afternoon as all games in the Premier League will kick off simultaneously, we will discuss about how to approach this game as well as discussing Arteta’s press conference ahead of this game. 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
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Podcast Introduction
00:00:10
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Hello everyone and welcome to the Daily Arsenal Podcast, the only place to catch your daily fix of Arsenal, where we eat, sleep and repeat talking all things Arsenal.
00:00:21
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Brought to you on the GSPN Podcast Network, I'm your host Jamie Patterson. And I am joined by not only my Mr. Encyclopedia, but my partner in crime on the football pitch. He may not play you may not play just behind me, but he plays another position just behind me.
00:00:40
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My central defender, the one and only Craig Matthews, as we we got the opportunity to play football on Sunday. But we're not to talk too much about Craig.
00:00:53
Craig matthews
Nah.
00:00:54
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Fingers crossed Sunday.
00:00:55
Craig matthews
and
00:00:56
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Fingers crossed Sunday. we can We can do something. um
00:01:00
Craig matthews
Definitely.
00:01:00
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You know, i don't know i don't know if you're going to be there Sunday, but I won't be, unfortunately. But fingers crossed. Let's hope we get something out on Sunday. you know what mean?
00:01:09
Craig matthews
Definitely.
00:01:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, yeah, apart from that, mate, how how are you feeling? ah
00:01:13
Craig matthews
I feel good. I feel good. I had bit of a busy week at work and everything. just feel good. just want the season to be done and over with. Think about the transfers for the summer and then just take a little of break from football for a little bit and then recharge the batteries and then come back with more and more exciting content for next season.
00:01:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. No, I agree with you on that, mate. um the The one thing for me is, it's just, I feel so, we're going to, we are going to painfully, we're to have to painfully talk about what happened later.
00:01:50
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last night.
00:01:50
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:01:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah We will discuss that at a later point. ah still sit here and think to myself, how is this even possible that Spurs have won the Europa League?
00:01:54
Craig matthews
the
00:01:59
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But we're going to go on to that subject a little bit later on.
Arsenal vs Southampton Discussion
00:02:03
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In this episode, we will be looking ahead to our final Premier League game of the season against relegated Southampton on Sunday afternoon, as I believe Not all, but the majority of the Premier League games will be will kick off simultaneously. I think the only game that isn't kicking off at 4pm on a Sunday, ah believe, is Liverpool-Crystal Palace.
00:02:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Am I right in saying that?
00:02:33
Craig matthews
I think so, because they got the title off of the game, obviously.
00:02:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and they're also on TV. I believe they're on TV along with Nottingham Forest and Chelsea, but they will be kicking off at four o'clock. But, guys, as always, if you want to get involved, um oh we'll also be discussing, actually, Arteta's press conference because there's something that really caught my eye and I want to get Craig's opinions on this.
00:03:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
i would would love to hear what you guys think of what Arteta has said in his previous in his press conference.
00:03:07
Craig matthews
Thank
00:03:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah But we'll speak about that a little bit later on. But, as always, guys, if you want to get involved with any of the topics discussed, please do get involved through our social media, which can be found in the show notes in the description.
00:03:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, Craig, you you kind of touched on it there but ah bit earlier on, but it is the final game of the Premier League season. You know, southha we're going away to Southampton.
00:03:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Southampton are relegated. that they're They're not, you know, they're they're going to have... Yeah. to play on you know um us it's like well with wrap second there's nothing more we can do how do you how do you go into a game like this last game of the season there's not much there's not really much going for both teams how do you approach this game
00:03:59
Craig matthews
Well, you have to play for pride. ah We'll ask the football, club no matter if we aren't won for the season or not, we have to play it for pride. and we have to play for and send a message to us the rest of the league for next season that would mean business.
00:04:11
Craig matthews
That's how I would approach it. I wouldn't approach it like, oh, it's Southampton, they're relegating, that they're they're going to be rubbish. They're going to be up for a game. And I reckon that Southampton's not been great over the years.
00:04:22
Craig matthews
They've given us a good game or a couple of times.
00:04:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:24
Craig matthews
They've scared us a couple of times, even at the Emirates as well. So I'll go into this game with regard there, get the win. and play professionally and then can rest players and bring some I'd love to see some of the young talent that can't give them a chance on Sunday because there's nothing to play for but you can give some of the youngsters a chance.
00:04:42
Craig matthews
Like I did some minutes like Ethan Waniere, some of the young players we've got in the academy, give them a chance.
00:04:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:04:47
Craig matthews
Just to get some experience as well because that's one thought I'll say about this season. When is when a time when you could have given some of the young players an opportunity to play?
00:04:58
Craig matthews
You didn't give it that PSG away.
00:05:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:01
Craig matthews
No, PC at home, and we already won the game.
00:05:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, great.
00:05:03
Craig matthews
We could have put some of the them a Champions League vital, Champions League experience. He didn't do it. So I would love to see him just give some of the young players a chance. I don't think we're going to say they don't, some of them don't, they need to earn it. But, you know, if you're a football club and you're a player and you've been there for a long time and you've been pushing, pushing, pushing and need an opportunity to get opportunity to get into the first team, you need to get opportunity to play.
Spotlight on Young Players
00:05:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:05:27
Craig matthews
If you don't get them to play, they'll move on.
00:05:28
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great
00:05:29
Craig matthews
Look at Hammond to Heaven. Heaven's gone to United. and I know they didn't win the cup last night, but they didn't give them opportunities to play. Same with Tudor Obi.
00:05:37
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I'll, um, Chidi Obi, yeah.
00:05:40
Craig matthews
he got He came to the United as well in the summer and he gave opportunities to play. So of the young players, it seems that they get they're going to get opportunities to play on the first team. So it will be nice to see some of young players playing on Sunday.
00:05:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, you, you've touched on the, the young players, right? And this season we have only had off the top of my head, um,
00:06:04
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Premier League-wise, the only young player, obviously barring Itha Wanyeri and Myles Luce Skelly, is the... I don't know what position he is. Is he is he a striker or midfielder? Oladegi.
00:06:17
Craig matthews
His strike off.
00:06:18
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Yeah. so we've seen him ah feature against Ipswich. um Promising, actually, from him. And yeah again, we we speak so much about the youngsters.
00:06:30
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I absolutely agree. I think you go into this game. i think what you need to do is I think you play a mix of experience and you play mix of youngsters.
00:06:37
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:06:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think, you know, what call me mad for saying this, but I would actually rest Raya. ah'd give netter I'd give Neto a shot in goal. give it you know Give him a final farewell at Arsenal. you know what I mean You've only played
00:06:52
Craig matthews
I would as well.
00:06:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
You've only played one game, so which was in the Champions League.
00:06:54
Craig matthews
Yeah, I would as well. Yeah.
00:06:58
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Great experience, by the way. But ah don't see i don't see why i don't see why we can't afford to be experimental. Maybe give give someone like, um you know, even Myles Lewis-Skelly, play him in the midfield.
00:07:07
Craig matthews
no got lot more
00:07:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why why why not
00:07:16
Craig matthews
often so So we could rest Odegaard and play him, Partey and Rice in the middle or even give another young player a think we don't have to play Rice in this game. We're already secure second place anyway. No one can catch us off anywhere.
00:07:27
Craig matthews
goal difference is superior to Man City or Newcastle.
00:07:27
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i
00:07:31
Craig matthews
So we could definitely we treat the squad a little bit and give some young players a chance.
00:07:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. I think you you've kind of mentioned it there with that midfield, but I think someone like, her you know, say you had a midfield of, I don't know, ah say Jorginho, actually, maybe not Jorginho, but Aparthe, yeah,
00:07:57
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Like Ethan Waniere and Myles Luskele. You know...
00:08:01
Craig matthews
Yeah. Yeah.
00:08:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Could work. Because you' you're mixing again. You're mixing experience. the yeah Actually, to be fair, that's experienced in enough.
00:08:11
Craig matthews
yeah
00:08:12
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You know, I know that, again, our our ro our away form at Southampton isn't the best. But... Normally when we've gone to Southampton away, it's been where we need to we we need to win.
00:08:23
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You know, it's never really been like this.
00:08:24
Craig matthews
e
00:08:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've never really gone to St Mary's knowing that this is pointless.
00:08:26
Craig matthews
yeah
00:08:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
This game is pointless. We don't need to really kind of look ahead and kind of, you know, see this as, you know, ah meaningless game.
00:08:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
But... Yeah, with this game, I would rest players, you know, give players an opportunity, you know.
00:08:46
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:08:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
what but the thing is, who would you... ah Actually, before I even ask who would you rest, let's talk about Odegaard, actually, because i said this off-air before before we before we started recording.
00:09:05
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But, Craig, I said to back when we had Aubameyang, right, and Aubameyang was our captain,
00:09:11
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:09:13
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:09:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the times that he probably didn't perform at his best and there were issues going on behind the scenes, I do get that. Arteta back then wasn't afraid to drop Aubameyang.
00:09:27
Craig matthews
Well,
00:09:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why does it seem, why does it feel like he's scared to drop Odegaard? What could be the reason behind that?
00:09:38
Craig matthews
I think he's left, I think all the got like, Abameyang personally, why? Let's be straight. I think Abameyang was causing a lot of problems in the dressing room.
00:09:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:48
Craig matthews
may I don't know, that's what Arteta was saying on the All or Nothing documentary on Amazon. If you haven't watched it, go watch it.
00:09:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, definitely.
00:09:54
Craig matthews
um
00:09:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Brilliant watch.
00:09:56
Craig matthews
He was saying that he was disruptive in the changing room, he was causing problems in the changing room. um it's not doubt kind downed tools as well, not really performing. So he had to get rid of it.
00:10:06
Craig matthews
I think they sent him away go see his sick mother at the time and then his mom, he came back a late from a flight from Paris or wherever was and they stripped him from the captaincy banished him from the team.
00:10:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah.
00:10:19
Craig matthews
But this is the guy that saved you in your job. because he scored the winning goal in the cup finals the FA Cup 2020. ah for when
00:10:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
ye
00:10:27
Craig matthews
That's the only trophy they've won. I don't really count as trophies.
00:10:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
The Community Shield.
00:10:34
Craig matthews
I call it pre-season charity game. don't really call it as trophy.
00:10:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah. is that
00:10:39
Craig matthews
So I feel that.
00:10:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
The Community Shield is that game where you prepare for the season and we kind get a rough idea of how, say, back then, you know, it was, I don't know even know, I think it was Man City Arsenal or something like that, but
00:10:45
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:10:48
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:10:54
Craig matthews
I think
00:10:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, you look at the two teams and you think, oh, actually, you know, they've gone and spent over the summer. This is what we're expecting to see from both teams.
00:11:04
Craig matthews
so too.
00:11:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, and yeah, I think with me with with me and Odegaard at the minute, I do like Odegaard still. But again, we we mentioned this before in a previous episode.
00:11:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think players are still injured.
00:11:20
Craig matthews
often so it's the
00:11:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, Ben White, I think Ben White, we haven't seen the best of Ben White. Saka, we saw, you know, we thought we saw glimpses against Fulham.
00:11:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
But again, haven't seen much of Saka neither. Odegaard, the exact same. Calafiore, exact same. um You know, ah who else? And then we we can go on to talk about...
00:11:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:11:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Timber, for example, now we're losing Timber. You know, it's not looking great. That's the thing right now for Arsenal is, comes to a point now is, we're coming towards the end of the season, but it's also now we've got to think, but there's so much to think about in terms of, you know, how you prepare for next season.
Transfer Market and Squad Strengthening
00:12:12
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And there's going to be a lot of pressure now on Arteta.
00:12:12
Craig matthews
and
00:12:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
if If you was Arteta and you was running Arsenal, how would you go into the summer?
00:12:24
Craig matthews
ah soon as the so As soon as the last game of the season is done, I'll be telling all the board members Binding all my players now. Get my summer transfer to start it from now.
00:12:36
Craig matthews
And when preseason starts in July, um all the players ready and all signed and ready to go for preseason training.
00:12:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:42
Craig matthews
I wouldn't leave it for the last minute. What's the lack about Arsenal? When they come to transfers, it will take 100 years to do one deal. It takes 100 years to do a deal. Our clubs can get a deal done. Look at Liverpool.
00:12:52
Craig matthews
Liverpool agreed a deal to buy that goalkeeper from Valencia last summer and is coming in the summer window.
00:12:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:12:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
huh
00:12:59
Craig matthews
Other clubs have agreed deals already and their players are coming in at end season. Look at Trent. Trent's going to run the end of the season before the club woke up.
00:13:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:13:06
Craig matthews
So why can't we get deals done early? Then we have to worry about nothing. And we have to sell players, we can sell players closer to the time whenever we can sell players. Get the players in first. sell who you want to sell, and have the season ready and wrapped up.
00:13:20
Craig matthews
Artesan needs to go to the drum in and have a season review, the mistakes see the way he can intrude. Because I'll be honest with you, like if we don't win anything next season, he's gone.
00:13:36
Craig matthews
Honestly. so It's hard for me to say it, but if we don't win the trophy next season, he'll be gone. i want I don't want to predict it, I'll get it right, but but he has to win something next season because if he doesn't, we can't make excuses for him again
00:13:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, of course.
00:13:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you know what? you You're spot on there. um i'm the But the thing for me is, I'm still... ah just don't know. i if we were to get to the end of next season...
00:14:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we've had a season where, say say we've got, I don't know, say we got to the final of the Champions League, fallen and short at the last at the foot at the last hurdle.
00:14:14
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:14:17
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:14:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've done the same in the Prem and say we've done the same in the FA Cup, for example. And say, i won't even bring the Carabao Cup, but say like we you know we went out at the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup.
00:14:29
Craig matthews
yeah
00:14:31
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For me, I sit there and, i again, i just... I don't know where I would stand at that point because it's like... What was it what would be what would it be now? The sixth year or something?
00:14:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sixth or seventh year that we've had Arteta here. And the board... Do you know what? I know that I've been really quick to get onto the board. But with the board...
00:14:59
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They have, they they've invested heavily into him.
00:15:03
Craig matthews
million, ah I could have never got to deal in the summer if finances, the rumours are saying so.
00:15:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, exactly that. Exactly that. And again, it's just... There's so much. Do you know what? There's so much that him and Berta have got to do over the summer.
00:15:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
There is so much that needs to be done in terms of transfers, in terms of contracts, in terms of...
00:15:24
Craig matthews
and
00:15:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's so much that needs to be done. So much that needs to be done.
00:15:35
Craig matthews
but But I feel that he has to win something next season. There's no excuse to it because he's been at club a long time. And I feel that... And i'm now I'm noisy and they're going to win a trophy.
00:15:45
Craig matthews
If they go win another trophy next season and we don't win anything, that means they'll hide to the The title...
00:15:50
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I don't don't even, don't even, don't go down that road. Yeah,
00:15:54
Craig matthews
the tide will be changing again. they don't want i I'm not going to hear the end of it. So we have to win something next season no matter what. I don't care. don't want to be that we get to a final of three conversations and win anything on the final hurdle of Premier League because it is on the last of the season.
00:16:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah, absolutely.
00:16:09
Craig matthews
That wouldn't wash for me. I'll be very upset and I'll be saying, know what, thank you for everything you've done. But, you know, we need a guy that can push us to the level that we need to reach and win trophies.
00:16:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just quickly, before we do before before we go into our into the break, the question I have for you is, right, we get the end of right say say for example, we get to the end of next season now and and you're not happy with Arteta's performance.
00:16:24
Craig matthews
Mm.
00:16:29
Craig matthews
Mm.
00:16:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
And say if, all right, let's just take this into current terms now.
00:16:38
Craig matthews
Mm.
00:16:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Say for example, Arteta's not won anything. The pressure's now growing on him. Da-da-da-da-da-da-da.
00:16:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
What manager would you be lining up? Arteta was go, would you be wanting to bring in? Zagy.
00:16:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
if the arte was to go who would you be willing to bring him
00:17:00
Craig matthews
There's loads of managers out there ah that could do could could replace Arteta. The one that I like the most of all of them right now is the Inter Milan manager. I think he would come to the Premier League and I think he would come to Arsenal and he would just...
00:17:11
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zoate
00:17:14
Craig matthews
He'll keep the same players, maybe add one or two players into the squad and he would get a win or something. That's my honest opinion. I think he would go there and win something.
00:17:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair enough.
00:17:24
Craig matthews
who else Who else is available? I like Anzabotti as well. ah actually I like Xavi Alonso.
00:17:28
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Who? Oh, Angelotti. Yeah, but I think...
00:17:30
Craig matthews
but he
00:17:30
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Brazil, yeah.
00:17:30
Craig matthews
He's going to Brazil. like I like Xavi Alonso. He's going to Real Madrid.
00:17:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:42
Craig matthews
Xavi's still available. I like him as well from Barcelona.
00:17:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
would
00:17:45
Craig matthews
think he's a good manager.
00:17:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Another manager that hasn't been spoken about a lot is Zinedine Zidane. Would you take him at Arsenal?
00:17:53
Craig matthews
is a proven winner. not He's won the Champions League three times. He's the one that's aiming. He'll be the one that would, like, I would say, um he you could give him the money and he could transform the club because of his name and he i could attract world-class players to the club because of his name.
00:18:12
Craig matthews
And not only that, he's won the Champions League three times.
00:18:13
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yeah
00:18:15
Craig matthews
So he knows how to win the Champions League. And that's what we want to win. want to win the Champions League. So say Arthur will win the Champions League next season or win Premier next season, and it gets to that stage where um the ball would have to make a ah tough decision, half the fan base would be sad that he's gone, the other half would be very happy.
00:18:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why did.
00:18:35
Craig matthews
Right now, I think the club is divided in two, but I'll test it in, test it out.
00:18:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:40
Craig matthews
A lot of fans are not happy, ah some found and even after what happened last night, more fans are getting more irate now than what happened last night. So it will come to a stage where
00:18:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh yeah, absolutely. Yeah.
00:18:51
Craig matthews
fans will be, if things don't go well next season, even if he doesn't do well by January or maybe Christmas time, ah Paul Mertham said it last week against Newcastle, was watching the game, he said, if Martins doesn't get top two by Christmas January, he'll be gone.
00:19:06
Craig matthews
I think he's right. honestly think he's right. If he gets matched again in the summer and he doesn't get, and things are not going well in the league or they're not going well the Champions next season, not saying it's going to happen, then
00:19:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:21
Craig matthews
he'd under serious pressure. i want I'm backing him to well next season them because he needs to do well.
00:19:25
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Same.
00:19:26
Craig matthews
I'm backing him. I'll give him one more season. That's my honest opinion. I think Rodney said it as well. He'll give one more season to see what happens and then you have to kind of make a decision from there because yeah.
00:19:36
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but But for me, the one thing
00:19:39
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:19:40
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the one The one thing we've always fallen short with, and I've said this, I've said this throughout the season, is we do not invest in January.
00:19:45
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:19:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
And i again, again i would be looking back then, I'd have looked at the likes of Edu.
00:19:49
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:19:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd have looked at the likes of the Cronkays. You know, look at what Villa done in January. They put in Marco Asensio and Rashford on loan.
00:19:59
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:20:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Look at how well they've done. There
00:20:06
Craig matthews
five the Champions League, the semi-files of the FA Cup, they don't very well.
00:20:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
you go.
00:20:09
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:20:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
There you go
00:20:11
Craig matthews
so imagine So imagine if you had bought a striker or a winger in January.
00:20:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Could you...
00:20:15
Craig matthews
Maybe we could have got to the final. You never know.
00:20:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't forget And also, don't forget as well, I'm pretty sure, come Christmas, we were we were top of the league, I believe. Correct me if I'm wrong.
00:20:25
Craig matthews
What are we? I don't think we were top of the league. think we second.
00:20:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not? Fair enough. Well, we we were close, but we were in we were in touching distance, though, weren't we?
00:20:30
Craig matthews
um well well but Yeah, were very close. Chelsea... We weren't near top of the league because i remember was Liverpool, Chelsea... Liverpool were top, think we were just a couple of points behind them.
00:20:43
Craig matthews
The the gap was not as big as it was now.
00:20:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:45
Craig matthews
it was very narrow. Any team had won over Christmas would have gone on top of the league. I think Chelsea lost the game in Christmas, lost two games in Christmas, and they went from second to like fifth.
00:20:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
There you go.
00:20:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:20:57
Craig matthews
Remember, they won the game on top of the league at Christmas, and it and their form dropped.
00:20:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it.
00:21:02
Craig matthews
And our form started dropping off the Christmas. After Saka got injured, they played West Ham, and then we played Crystal Palace. I don't know, Saka got injured in that game, but one of the Super Palace, and after that, our form dipped after Saka got injured, we're not the same after that.
00:21:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I got injured in the Palace game.
00:21:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:18
Craig matthews
But Druid gets Brighton away. oh man, I don't
00:21:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
It weren't good enough. And that's that's where that's where it's killed us. The draws have killed us.
00:21:25
Craig matthews
know.
00:21:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:21:27
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:21:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Just quickly, I know I've said this, but before we do go to a break, it does also say that Arteta has confirmed that Timber has undergone ankle surgery and says that he hopes the defender will return pre-season.
Timber's Surgery Update
00:21:42
Craig matthews
yeah
00:21:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's the thing. It's the last thing you want to be hearing. Like, yes, Havertz is back, but it's one in... It's just... it seems to be It seems to be one in, one out, unfortunately.
00:21:55
Craig matthews
yeah
00:21:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
But...
00:21:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Again, we'll have to see what happens. But in the meantime, we're going to take a quick break. When we come back, we're going to look at Southampton a little bit, discuss about their season. And as well as that, we are also going to discuss about Arteta's comments on transfers.
00:22:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
So join us after the break.
00:22:16
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
00:22:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello there and welcome back to this preview for the Southampton game as we travel up to St Mary's to play Southampton in the last game of the Premier League season. and As always, I am joined by the amazing Craig Matthews.
00:23:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Craig, let's have a look at Southampton and their season in general. Currently, as it stands, 37 games played. 12 points. They've avoided Derby County's record.
00:23:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
where with so not Again, with the promoted teams, because i'm also we might as well talk about them as well, but more so Southampton, where do you think it's gone wrong for them? And why do you think they've not been able to survive this see this season in the Premier League?
00:23:48
Craig matthews
Tim Blythe's championship players in their squad. Not a good quality of of players. think I can only name one or two good players they've got on their team. Tyler Dibbens is a very good young talent, but
00:23:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. know
00:23:59
Craig matthews
can't depend on him. Aaron Ramsdale was a good sign-in but didn't have the team, didn't have the squad around him backing him. I mean, the players around him to help him. Walker Peterson, a Premier League player, he played in Premier League before, got experience Premier League.
00:24:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:24:13
Craig matthews
A lot of the players kind of let the top down as well, I would say, with the lack of quality, lack of... There's a championship team, they didn't really invest in the sport properly, I would say.
00:24:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Now, when they when they obviously were got promoted up, they had Russell Martin managing them at the time.
00:24:33
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:24:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, it seems like some some clubs have done this, do you think where they've sacked a manager before even coming into the Prem.
00:24:39
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:24:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
could a team you know Could a team like Southampton or should should Southampton have let Russell Martin go a lot a little bit sooner than ah the way they dismissed him, I believe, in April, like end of March going into April, I believe.
00:25:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Correct me if I'm wrong on that, but...
00:25:06
Craig matthews
No, no, was earlier than that. The other manager left at that time, the new manager. Another manager came in after, I think Russell Martin got sacked in December and they brought in another manager and he left, he walked out.
00:25:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, got sacked. Yeah, yeah.
00:25:21
Craig matthews
The other manager walked out.
00:25:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, of course. Yeah.
00:25:24
Craig matthews
That's the one that walked out in March, April.
00:25:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it.
00:25:27
Craig matthews
When the relegation got confirmed, he left after, the other manager.
00:25:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, that's the one. That's the one.
00:25:31
Craig matthews
yeah
00:25:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
but Yeah, with with Russell Martin, do you think you think they were right to sack him at the time they sacked him? Do you think they could have maybe sacked him sooner? Would, you you know, what yeah, I don't know.
00:25:44
Craig matthews
i I personally thought he did a good job the Champions. He's got is' a good manager, but I think the way how he played in the Premier League, he could do that in the Championship and get away it, the style of playing Championship would get away with it.
00:25:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:56
Craig matthews
In the Premier League, he didn't have the quality of players to play style of football. That was the problem. Because honestly feel like if he had some of the Arsenal players in his team, he could do the kind of pressing from the pass number at the back and do that kind of stuff.
00:26:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:26:10
Craig matthews
He didn't have the quality of players to do it and every time he did it, them they made a mistake. Like Liverpool, for example, the guy who passed the ball, the Salah, the squad, them type of mistakes in games.
00:26:21
Craig matthews
Even when Arsenal do it, sometimes my heart jumps out of my body sometimes when they do it at the pass.
00:26:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:26:27
Craig matthews
passing the ball at the back and sometimes we can don't risk it. But sometimes it goes well, when it looks bad, it looks bad. So I thought that he it it didn't have the quality of players to do his system.
00:26:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, absolutely.
00:26:38
Craig matthews
um think he's a very good young manager and he'll get another job somewhere else and he'll do well and he'll rebuild his reputation. I thought that he didn't really have the quality of players, as I said, and think it's very unlucky.
00:26:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think the the mistake that Southampton have made, along with also Leicester and Ipswich, is the fact that they never heavily invested in the market.
00:27:01
Craig matthews
It's
00:27:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Ipswich, to an extent, invested, but not enough. I think they brought in... Who did they bring in? I think they brought in CISO from Brighton Road.
00:27:16
Craig matthews
Hotsitim, the lap, that guy from, the village in front of Aston Villa, what's going on, somebody else as well.
00:27:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:27:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Billie Jean,
00:27:27
Craig matthews
um they brought in they've been at the fender in as well they've brought in calvin phillips from man city on loan they brought a defender in as well don't know what his name was ben johnson from from west ham on a free transfer as well
00:27:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Calvin Phillips, that's it. Yeah, goodness me, that's a name I've not heard in a very, very long time. But...
00:27:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh...
00:27:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's it. So the thing is, for a team like Ipswich, they've invested well. But I think the mistake that they've made, the the mistake that Southampton have made, bearing in mind, if we go back to a decade ago, if I'm right the way, Southampton were consistent stayers in the Premier League.
00:27:51
Craig matthews
yeah
00:28:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Same for Leicester as well.
00:28:07
Craig matthews
That's correct.
00:28:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, ah decade ago, Leicester, we were sitting you know we were sitting here thinking, wow, Leicester have gone and done the um unimaginable ah and winning the Premier League title.
00:28:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I never thought would get this bad.
00:28:20
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:28:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think the mistake that Southampton have made is the fact that they've not they've just not invested heavily. I think back to Forrest. you remember Forrest's first season in the Premier League?
00:28:35
Craig matthews
When they struggled, yeah.
00:28:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, I remember they brought they brought a lot of players through on loan. And yet it was just enough, just about enough for them to still do all right.
00:28:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
And now look at Forest. But I think the mistake that that managers have made is they've not realised the gulf in class between the Championship and the Premier League.
00:29:01
Craig matthews
i agree.
00:29:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think Going going even you know even for the teams that are currently promoted now and again, whoever wins the playoff over the weekend against Sunderland or out of Sunderland and Sheffield United, I mean, it's the richest game in football.
00:29:11
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:29:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
That money has to go into the transfer market. It has to go into the transfer market. i think you've got I think, again, this is the second season now that three teams that have been promoted have all gone back down to the Championship.
00:29:29
Craig matthews
ye
00:29:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
So again, it's one of them things where you have to now think, well, hold on a minute. what you know what can we What can we learn? Where where can we go better from from other teams' mistakes? And I think it's got to be investment.
00:29:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Investment in Premier League players, I think, as well. Players that have got experience playing in the Premier League.
00:29:49
Craig matthews
Yeah. Hmm.
00:29:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, I don't know. and I do feel for Southampton. I think, you know, Russell Martin, great manager, you know, done really well with them in the championship. But I just think maybe they might have been better off.
00:30:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
sad If they were going to really sack him, I think they would have they they should have sacked him sooner, in my opinion. I think Southampton might have had a bit more of a chance if they'd got someone new in.
00:30:13
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:30:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
But again, how are we meant to know? you know what I mean?
00:30:19
Craig matthews
But as said, if they had brought someone in sooner, they still would have got the red game because the squad's not good enough. Let's be real.
00:30:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:30:26
Craig matthews
The squad's not good enough. They'll do well the Championship next season and get promoted again. They'll win the Championship. I'll back to the have the same quality of players.
00:30:38
Craig matthews
They might lose one or two players. Ramso won't stay in the Championship. Walker Feet our contract, so he will go.
00:30:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:30:45
Craig matthews
um A lot of talent is living, it depends on the project, will he stay or will he go? He might want to play Premier League football, so maybe I can't like Newcastle if I go for him.
00:30:56
Craig matthews
So, maybe Tottenham as well, they got money now from Champions League, from the Europa League finals, so you never know.
00:31:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:31:02
Craig matthews
Maybe Aston Villa, maybe a young, maybe some promoted team will look into the game as well. um they might have to rebuild the squad and the money they get from the parachute payment when they get free of parachute payments will help them reinvest in the squad as well so yeah they can buy some good players
00:31:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. ah That will be huge for them. Absolutely huge. But in the meantime, we're going to take another break. And when we come back...
00:31:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I want to ah want to have a discussion with Craig and i want to i really hope you guys will get your your thoughts involved on social media about some of the comments that were made in Arteta's press conference.
00:31:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
And on top of that, we will be painfully, painfully looking at the Europa League final. But join us after the break and we will discuss more about that.
Arteta's Ambitions and Squad Depth
00:32:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello there and welcome back to this third and final part of the Southampton preview. Now, Craig, let's talk about Arteta's press conference because there was some really, there there was some stuff that really made my ears, like, really caught me off guard, but, and I want to get your thoughts on this, but So the journalists were asking about the Rodrigo links because it's been mentioned on Sky Sports. It's been mentioned in the papers that a potential deal could be struck.
00:33:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I believe ah they would want, I think, 80 million euros for him which i believe is sixty five million eu ah sixty five million pounds What Arteta said on the links is, I won't name any specific player, but we have brought the club into a position that next season you have to win a major trophy.
00:33:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Everyone believes that we are an elite team in this country and in Europe. Arsenal is there. We have to add goals, creativity, and we have to add numbers.
00:33:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that will be in different positions. Craig, what are your thoughts on that?
00:33:59
Craig matthews
He's talking big. So he wants big signings. He's trying the habits on the truffle of this world. I don't want anything with them in the team.
00:34:10
Craig matthews
So he wants big elite, world-class match winners in his team. um not called And honest with you, he's talking big.
00:34:21
Craig matthews
and you need as a manager, have to talk big, but talking big and not getting big is not going to help, it's not going to work. So you have to talk big and get the players you want, get them signed up as soon as possible, as I said earlier in the broadcast, and then it's up to him to work his magic and make everyone have the right chemistry.
00:34:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah
00:34:38
Craig matthews
It's all about getting the big players in, but the chemistry is not right, it's not going to work. So have to get the chemistry right and
00:34:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
we've seen it.
00:34:45
Craig matthews
make sure they're buying into the Arsenal ethos and they do the right things. And Rodrigo would be a great signing for us. It was like buying. was reading something over there like when we bought Alexis Sanchez. They're in the same crossroads in their career now.
00:34:59
Craig matthews
When Sanchez was at Barcelona, I think that summer they brought in Luis Suarez.
00:35:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:35:05
Craig matthews
um so um and they said to Alexis he's be squad player next season.
00:35:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:35:09
Craig matthews
Alexis said, I'm not going to be a squad player. I'm going to move on. Arsenal put bid in for him, got him. What did do at Arsenal? World-class for three years at Arsenal.
00:35:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:35:20
Craig matthews
Three or four years of world-class for us. So, if we can get someone like Rodrigo, who wants to find the left wing, Rodrigo, Saka, Gokerezo, Cescou up front, that's a good front. That for me is a world-class front three.
00:35:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
That would be really lethal. That would be really, really lethal. And the good thing is, with Rodrigo as well, you could play him anywhere in that in that front three.
00:35:44
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:35:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
You could play him anywhere. He could be a good replacement for Saka as backup.
00:35:46
Craig matthews
Yeah. yeah
00:35:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, good replacement if one of the front three got injured. It would be absolutely amazing. I see that now. For me, I saw that and I thought, right, you know what?
00:36:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
that' state That's a statement. That is a big statement to come out and say that.
00:36:04
Craig matthews
yeah
00:36:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've now sat here... And you mentioned it off air, which is you've now talked big, but now we need to see it happen.
00:36:17
Craig matthews
o
00:36:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's the thing with Arteta. He's a good talker, but I need to be seeing something happen over the summer.
00:36:25
Craig matthews
Yeah, it's like playing poker and you're trying to...
00:36:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I need see something happen.
00:36:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
What?
00:36:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:36:34
Craig matthews
Maybe saying that send a message out to the board that either back me or lose me kind of thing. All those kind statements.
00:36:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
You what? That's what I was thinking.
00:36:40
Craig matthews
lie
00:36:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's exactly what I was thinking. I'm sure, I'm confident that the board will back him because now Berta's here. Now that we've got Andrea Berta, I think they will back him.
00:36:52
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:36:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think if him, if Arteta and Berta... went to draw went to Josh and Stan Kroenke and were like, right, guys, we know that we've not had a good season and we know it's not, and we know it's, you know, we've been we've been finishing second for the past, what, three seasons now.
00:37:14
Craig matthews
yeah
00:37:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Next season, we want to be big. We want to be recognisable. We want your franchise who, you've got other franchises in in America that have all gone on to win big.
00:37:24
Craig matthews
and
00:37:27
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:37:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
but it's Arsenal that haven't. And that's where they need to be like, right, you want us, you want this team to be big. We, we need the funds.
00:37:37
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:37:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're not talking no hundred million because this is Arsenal at the end of the day. We don't, you know, Declan Rice cost us 105 million. You know, again, you know, if you, go on.
00:37:48
Craig matthews
ah I I think it's 350 million sp on so from to million Maybe the give us and can get million, by but and f
00:38:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good shout, actually. Yeah, I think that could actually work. Through player sales, I think that could absolutely work. 200 million plus player sales. Because then Arteta's got the incentive of, oh, right, okay, well, i need to get rid of I need to start getting rid of players.
00:38:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Really do. And another thing also that I do want to mention to you as well is he also went on to say, if you want to win major trophies, you have to be the best in the market.
00:38:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
the team The teams that win have the best players always at this level. Craig, if that does not scream we're going to be active in the market, I don't know what is.
00:38:46
Craig matthews
what what what one one one thing i'll have to say what i've just said is good But look at Liverpool. Liverpool didn't buy any money in the summer. They only bought one player and won the league. So that's the one they leave with Klopp's team.
00:38:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
We also remember as well, the one player they bought didn't even, has not even featured because um he's, where is he at? Valencia? Or where is he?
00:39:06
Craig matthews
No, no, they brought in Chiesa from defenders. the The winner.
00:39:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, sorry. Oh, right, right, right. Sorry. I'm thinking of, I'm thinking of the...
00:39:14
Craig matthews
They brought the goalkeeper last summer, but he's on the loaning match against him.
00:39:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:39:19
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:39:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's the one. That's the one. That's the one. But yeah, again, you mentioned it there. You know, again, you look at Liverpool, right? The team they've got is unbelievable.
00:39:27
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:39:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yet, Slot could have came in, right? And thought, right, you know what? To help me settle at this club, I'm going to use my philosophy. I'm going to bring players from Ajax, bring them with me to the Premier League, and they're going to integrate into my style.
00:39:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
The one thing I've appreciated with Slott is he's not even taken anyone, sorry, not from Ajax, from Feyenoord. What am I talking about? um
00:39:55
Craig matthews
yeah
00:39:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, you know, he's not brought anyone from Feyenoord. He's not brought anyone from Feyenoord.
00:39:59
Craig matthews
hmm
00:40:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yet, with the same players he's had, that Klopp's had, he's gone and made them into, he's gone and done exactly what Klopp has done.
00:40:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Made them into title challenges. and And even on the Champions League fronts, they' they've been so good.
00:40:19
Craig matthews
so i'm beating this i think they lost one game in samedi that's with the tsv and then they're not seeing it in the in the knockout what
00:40:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:40:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. That's the one.
00:40:29
Craig matthews
To be fair, Liverpool are going to win the Champions League this season, honestly. When they were battering teams in the group stage, I thought they were favourites.
00:40:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
i thought I thought it would be... i actually thought it would be a Liverpool-Barcelona final.
00:40:42
Craig matthews
Honestly, they were having it. But then, it goes to show that the Champions League this season is an eye-opener for everyone.
00:40:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:40:49
Craig matthews
Because Celtic were very unlucky against Bayern Munich, they lost a lot of kick in the game.
00:40:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
On Munich, yep.
00:40:55
Craig matthews
And then Real Madrid should have been knocked out the Champions League, and they almost bottled their group. They only won in the playoffs.
00:41:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:41:02
Craig matthews
Manteca were very poor this season in the Champions League, and they already won it, but they very poor this season. And then they had no Rodgers, that's not making an excuse, they've still got enough players in their team to do well.
00:41:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cool.
00:41:12
Craig matthews
So, obviously, that the surprise package like Aston Villa, Arsenal, done well at the English for the season, got very gone very far this season. like
00:41:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. I think even even teams like Brest, for example. Brest, I mean, you know, they they had a really good season.
00:41:25
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:41:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Monaco, to an extent, they finished quite strongly. As you mentioned, Celtic finished really strong as well.
00:41:34
Craig matthews
yeah
00:41:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, the you know i can I can partly understand now why... we want to ease away from the from the Champions League group stage, like the group stages now into this league format.
00:41:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it is still going to take some few years it to get used to But again, you know, and also you don't have to worry about teams dropping down to the next league below. you know what I mean?
00:42:01
Craig matthews
Once out, you're out. Simple.
00:42:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. Yeah, like so exactly that. You don't get a second chance, basically, which I think is probably a good, which was a good shout from UEFA, if anything.
00:42:07
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:42:11
Craig matthews
Yeah, of course.
00:42:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
But,
00:42:12
Craig matthews
Yeah. Yeah.
00:42:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, yeah with Arteta, though, he's got to go out and do something. i I sit here now and think, right, we we we are going to be active in the market.
00:42:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
But need to see it.
00:42:27
Craig matthews
yeah
00:42:27
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I need to see something early. I need to see early doors. We make signings early, get them integrated for pre-season, and then we get ready for the season ahead.
00:42:39
Craig matthews
Definitely.
00:42:41
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And then we just go from there and see what happens.
Score Predictions
00:42:45
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Craig, quickly before we wrap up, I've got to ask you this for the final time this season. Give me a score prediction.
00:42:56
Craig matthews
Three in the last one away with.
00:42:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
got any goal scorers?
00:43:04
Craig matthews
Martinelli
00:43:05
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Yep.
00:43:07
Craig matthews
Declan Rossetti plays. And maybe Saka.
00:43:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh, okay. Good prediction. I... you know what? I'm going to be really honest. I only see it being 2-0. I only see it being 2-0. Only because you look at how they played against Man City.
00:43:31
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They are going to want... They're going to want points. Or at least point out of this game. So see it being really quite...
00:43:37
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:43:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're going to really frustrate Arsenal. I can see Southampton really trying to frustrate Arsenal, but I'm going to na Arsenal. And for me, i will I'm also going to give you my goal scorers. I'm going...
00:43:53
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If Kai Havertz plays, I'm going Kai. I'm going Kai Havertz.
00:43:56
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:43:58
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And I'm going to go for... Yeah, I'm going to go for Saka.
00:44:05
Craig matthews
and
00:44:05
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Kai Havertz and Saka for me.
00:44:08
Craig matthews
yeah
00:44:09
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So, yeah, we'll see what happens. But that is it, guys. That's it for today. Have you liked what we've had to say? As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts on social media. Make sure to go and show us some love and so and support by subscribing to the GSPN Network for all things Premier League, WSL, Serie World Cup and more.
00:44:30
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