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Daily Arsenal - S1 - E136: The Bees sting the Gunners in a frustrating draw at the Emirates…
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In this episode we will be discussing our draw at home to Brentford, the other talking points from the game and looking at the other results from the Premier League! 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
00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
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.
00:00:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Brought to you on the GSPN Podcast Network, I am your host Jamie Patterson and as always i am joined by my amazing crew of Arsenal Connoisseurs. And again, we are going to go CBS style here.
00:00:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
First up, we do have the amazing Mr. Football IQ, Mr. Football Knowledge. He is our football encyclopedia.
00:00:40
Rodney Gooden
Oh.
00:00:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's the one and only Craig Matthews.
00:00:43
Rodney Gooden
Mm-hmm.
00:00:46
Rodney Gooden
Mm.
00:00:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it was an absolute pleasure meeting this guy on a Saturday at the Emirates.
00:00:54
Rodney Gooden
Ha, ha.
00:00:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Finally, talk got out of the group chat about meeting.
00:00:59
Rodney Gooden
Ha, ha.
00:01:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
i am joined by the one and only Rodney Gooden.
Game Analysis: Arsenal vs. Brentford
00:01:04
Rodney Gooden
ah Hey.
00:01:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Guys, how are we keeping?
00:01:07
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, good, good. That's what I mean. I said, that game, ah ah afterwards, absolutely wonderful. little bit of a disappointment result. Still looking ahead to Thursday, but still ultimately was a good day out. So, yeah.
00:01:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah of course, of course. Craig, are you, mate?
00:01:22
Craig matthews
I'm good man, still buzzing the round of two games now the day man, that wind, oh.
00:01:25
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:01:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, don't, man.
00:01:27
Rodney Gooden
Amazing.
00:01:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think we still we still sit there and I'm sure we still watch the videos of Declan Rice's free kick.
00:01:36
Rodney Gooden
Oh, both of them, back to back.
00:01:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
To be honest with you, i've now I've now started to watch different commentary. I've just started to watch like all the English commentary, um all the foreign commentary.
00:01:45
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:01:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, you you just love it, don't you? You absolutely love it.
00:01:51
Rodney Gooden
I've just been watching different angles of people reacting at the Emirates, filming it. So, yeah, just seeing the angle and then the cameras go flying.
00:01:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:57
Rodney Gooden
I've been watching those.
00:01:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, ah ah exactly that. Absolutely. so guys, in this episode, we will be discussing our frustrating draw at home to Brentford.
00:02:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we will be also discussing about some other talking points from the game that myself and Rodney would like to bring up. Because for us, we were both at the game. We had the pleasure of actually finally meeting. Like...
00:02:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
it was I mean, how long have we guys, how long have we actually said about meeting and it's just never escaped the group chat?
00:02:30
Rodney Gooden
honestly since we started yeah yeah since we started
00:02:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, exactly that.
00:02:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly that. I mean, it's partly got out the group chat now, but we need to we need to properly get it out the group chat now. you know what mean?
00:02:41
Rodney Gooden
yeah no has to be done
00:02:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Absolutely. So as well as the other talking points from the game, we will be looking at the other results from the Premier League over the course of the weekend. And 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 our show notes in the description.
Performance and Strategy Insights
00:03:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right then, guys, you know, very frustrating game. I see this more as a loss than I see this as two points dropped than point gained.
00:03:14
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:03:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Finished wa one Rodney, before I come to you, Craig, let me just get your thoughts on the game. Because obviously you saw it, you watched it from home. So, you know, compared to me and Rodney, are I'd like to kind of get your views on the on the game.
00:03:26
Craig matthews
yeah
00:03:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
what What did you think?
00:03:33
Craig matthews
first off we played all right we could create a lot chances didn't really score do take any other chances the second one scored the goal on the counter attack and then we scored a goal, good goal, good run from Rice and good set up for Partey, running from right back.
00:03:47
Rodney Gooden
hmm yeah
00:03:48
Craig matthews
Had a free could have played left, could have played right, went to the pass and scored. I thought that after we scored, we didn't go for the second or third goal to kill the game off and Brents became more stronger in the game.
00:04:01
Craig matthews
That's how they got the equaliser. We made a mistake at the back-arm play. So we had to play a long ball and they got intercepted and then they got a corner, then they scored from the corner. So.
00:04:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah, really really frustrating. I mean, the fact that the corner was scored in my end of the goal as well, just ah horrible, man.
00:04:19
Rodney Gooden
ah
00:04:22
Rodney Gooden
Up close and personal, horrible.
00:04:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely horrible. And the Arsenal goal was scored at the opposite end and I'm like, oh man, I wish I was
00:04:29
Rodney Gooden
That's always the way. Yeah.
00:04:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's always got to be me, hasn't it? always got to be me. But yeah, Rodney, you were at the game. I mean, you were sat up pretty much in the heavens compared to where I was.
00:04:40
Rodney Gooden
Yeah,
00:04:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, I was in the East stand in the lower tier, but for you, you was pretty much up there in heavens.
00:04:46
Rodney Gooden
yeah it was like fairly center, but like way up in the clouds, you know?
00:04:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:49
Rodney Gooden
So that was it. So yeah, yeah. but but
00:04:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not quite Newcastle away, but
00:04:52
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, not boy not quite. quite Newcastle away section. But getting there. Oh.
00:04:59
Rodney Gooden
ah
00:05:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
What were your thoughts on the game, though, bro?
00:05:02
Rodney Gooden
Honestly, same to you. Same as you guys as well. I think, honestly, two points dropped there. We didn't go off and kill the game when we needed to. I thought we had an absolutely amazing chance towards the end when Saka literally dispossessed the keeper of the ball as well.
00:05:13
Rodney Gooden
I thought that was probably the best.
00:05:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
wow, wow.
00:05:14
Rodney Gooden
There were a few others and we'll talk about those, but honestly, that one, horrible. You could see him take too many touches. I think it was, he takes the ball wide of the keeper, one touch to control, and then the second one is when he should have, and he's just taking just a little bit too long. And naturally, defenders have been quick to recover. and They've tapped it out for another corner.
00:05:30
Rodney Gooden
And of course, we haven't managed to capitalize on that either. But I thought that was definitely the one to kind of make the game 2-1, put it to bed. Unfortunately, couldn't do it. So I do look at it and think that it's similar teething issues that we have. Often in multiple phases of the game, we can show that we're a dominant force in possession going forward, ball striking ability, chances created, but ultimately not really putting them to bed.
00:05:50
Rodney Gooden
Jamie, I remember texting you while watching the game saying, what type of game do you think this is going to be?
00:05:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:54
Rodney Gooden
Is it going to be the type of Villa game where you show that you're the better team and then honestly, you know unfortunately lose the game towards the end? Or is it going to be like Madrid where you see the flashes of brilliance and know that only takes another 45-minute half to basically capitalize and show that we're the better squad?
00:06:08
Rodney Gooden
And this one, oh after the par-tay goal, I really thought this might be the one, but we sort of dropped off in quality. I saw loose passes, lapses of concentration, and so ultimately disappointing, but it could have been worse.
00:06:20
Rodney Gooden
It could have been a lot worse.
00:06:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, to be honest with you, I thought after the Madrid game, I thought we would be on a, I thought that would be like the kick up the backside to be like, right, you know what? We've shown the world now that we can play some great football.
00:06:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I thought, all right, you know, we could go to Brentford and just play some great football at Brentford.
00:06:35
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:06:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I just, the first half, yes, there were chances, you know, Tierney, oh, my boy Tierney, man.
00:06:49
Rodney Gooden
I know.
00:06:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
just that I was so happy.
00:06:55
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:06:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
was so happy. And then as soon as VAR got involved, i was like, oh, you don't. dont don't Don't do this to me now.
00:07:02
Rodney Gooden
I know.
00:07:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Don't. And then the worst thing about it was, right, was for the Tierney offside goal, instead of showing us replays and and whatever, nah, it was just a tweet.
00:07:06
Craig matthews
that.
00:07:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was just a tweet from PGMOL. And I was just like, no,
00:07:16
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
Controversial Referee Decisions
00:07:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't want to read this.
00:07:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
I want to see this.
00:07:21
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. Also, 10 minutes after they've made the decision, then the monitor displays like the explanation.
00:07:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I want see this.
00:07:26
Rodney Gooden
It's horrible.
00:07:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I'm like, the the people that I was sat around, we we all pretty much said the same thing. We were like, no, we don't want to see we don't want to be seeing words. We want to be seeing action here.
00:07:35
Rodney Gooden
No, thank you. We said we know. You could at least have the courtesy to show us a replay instead of an explanation.
00:07:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah absolutely. Absolutely.
00:07:40
Rodney Gooden
pseudo-apology as to why.
00:07:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely.
00:07:41
Rodney Gooden
Oh, come on.
00:07:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, so frustrating.
00:07:45
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:07:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
But overall, though, I just thought we were the better team in the first half.
00:07:50
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:07:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like Craig said, just didn't take our chances, didn't really capitalise enough. um And when you ask me, oh, what type game do you think this would be?
00:08:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Again, like I said, I just thought it would be similar to Madrid, where we'd kind of go at Brentford. I know Brentford, we discussed about it um before before the weekend.
00:08:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we said that Brentford are not going to be an easy team to break down. And it was clear.
00:08:15
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:08:15
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:08:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was clear. Me and Craig did say that. And it clearly showed, unfortunately. um But yeah, for me, I just think now... Obviously, you look at that starting XI as well, and straight off the bat, everyone kind of knew, well, cool.
00:08:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, you're saving.
00:08:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're pretty, yeah.
00:08:35
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, heavily rotated side.
00:08:37
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, of course. Saving some players. We know Wednesday's game is important.
00:08:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
You want to rotate the side.
00:08:40
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:08:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
want You want to try and keep players fresh. But at the same time, also give them their game time as well. Do you know what I mean?
00:08:46
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:08:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But, yeah. I just, yeah, I kind of just sit here and I just think chances that for me, that Bakayosaka chance where I just thought you take, I thought he would have taken one touch out and just smashed it home.
00:08:58
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:09:06
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, because I was looking at it on the freeze frame and I thought, yeah, when he takes it wide, freeze frame, you can see he can take that on his left foot and then shoot it at the near post.
00:09:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that would been...
00:09:14
Rodney Gooden
And I said, that would have been it. And then by the time he's taken it, ah keepers moved over to the side. There's two defenders in the goal now as well. So I said, oh, that's so frustrating.
00:09:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I normally, I just thought as soon as Saka got the ball, i was like, shoot, shoot.
00:09:27
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. We all.
00:09:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was
00:09:30
Rodney Gooden
I think ah there I can hear you.
00:09:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
like, no.
00:09:35
Rodney Gooden
one
00:09:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:09:36
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:09:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Honestly, i just, yeah, for me, it was, oh it was just so frustrating. But it shows, as Craig was saying, if you don't take your chances in the Premier League,
00:09:47
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:09:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know How rare is is it that you're going to get a chance like that to go and do something similar again?
00:09:53
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:09:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly that. It's really, really rare. um Were there any other, just out of curiosity, guys, I just want to know, anything else kind of catch your eye from the game?
00:10:04
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, it's one moment. I thought I wanted to give credit to Raya for the distribution for the partay goal because I thought, yeah, that was pretty impressive, actually. I thought all three and them played well. it was very reminiscent of, remember last season, the Man United game?
00:10:17
Rodney Gooden
And I said, yeah, we had the breakaway way. Yeah, same thing.
00:10:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:20
Rodney Gooden
It was Raya...
00:10:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:21
Rodney Gooden
I think to Fabio Vieira, Fabio Vieira into Jesus. And then Jesus just like sits Dalla down and scores very much a kind of three man goal.
00:10:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:10:28
Rodney Gooden
And I said, yeah, I saw that again today. Same situation. He's like claimed a corner or whatnot, fast breaking the transition, picked out his man. Declan Rice has done most of the carrying and then a nice cheeky ball off the party to basically put that home.
00:10:39
Rodney Gooden
And what a finish from party might I add, but I love those.
00:10:41
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:10:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, i mean I mean, for me, can we talk about the run from Declan Rice?
00:10:46
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:10:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Literally running from your own, from literally your own box.
00:10:47
Rodney Gooden
He's an absolute animal. Yeah.
00:10:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
You were pretty much running from your own box to the opponent's box and go and do that.
00:10:54
Rodney Gooden
yeah yeah
00:10:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, the vision for the pass as well. like I'm sure, Craig, you said this off air, which was he had two players. He had two options either side of him.
00:11:08
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:11:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And you look, it was a it was a literally a flip of a coin. It was either you go left and it's either successful and it just, and it works, or you or it goes left and it just gets intercepted by the defender, or you just go right because you see party in your eyeline just running or doing that overlapping run.
00:11:29
Rodney Gooden
Oh.
00:11:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
And gone.
00:11:29
Craig matthews
I feel it's a trust between Martinelli and Partey, who's going to score?
00:11:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:35
Craig matthews
He looks at Martinelli and thinks, I'm not sure if he's going to score this chance. Let me get to Partey, I think he's got a better chance, he's got chance of scoring. It's like that. Honestly, that's what I feel. I feel that's the reason why he gets to Partey than Martinelli, because he thought Martinelli maybe would have missed it and he thought maybe Partey's got better chance of scoring. So...
00:11:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. i You know what? Going on to that as well, there's always the slight worry that, you know, Martinelli might just take try and take an extra touch just to kind of, like, compose himself in front of the goal.
00:12:04
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:12:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, I mean, look, at the end of the day, Partey showed him how to do it.
00:12:08
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:12:13
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, he did.
00:12:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
you don't need you don't need what You don't need another touch of the ball. It's just, boom, put your laces through and that's it.
00:12:18
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. But you know what's so frustrating with Martinelli as well?
00:12:20
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:12:22
Rodney Gooden
I said, usually you're exactly right.
00:12:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go on,
00:12:24
Rodney Gooden
He sometimes takes that one extra touch and doesn't shoot too early. But for his chance, when Saliba played the ball over to the top, I wanted him to take the extra touch because the extra touch, he could have faked out the defender and then shot.
00:12:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh.
00:12:34
Rodney Gooden
So I said, the one time he shoots first time, I'm like, no, no, no.
00:12:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. That's what I was thinking as well.
00:12:39
Rodney Gooden
That was the extra touch.
00:12:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly what I was thinking. You could have just literally done the fake shot, pulled the trigger.
00:12:44
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:12:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, man, that would have been scenes.
00:12:47
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:12:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolute scenes.
00:12:50
Rodney Gooden
Oh, it's so true. Yeah. Yeah.
00:12:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
But no, honestly... The thing is, it's still the the only reason why I was quite frustrated because and I, you know, when me and Rodney had met after the game, Rodney could kind of tell the frustration.
00:13:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the thing is, right, the the reason why I wanted this Arsenal win so bad is just to kind of also bridge that gap a little bit between ah between ourselves
Arsenal's League Position and Future Challenges
00:13:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Forrest.
00:13:17
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:13:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, at the end of the day, Forest who, you know, no one expected them to be playing this well. You know, no one expected them to be playing this well.
00:13:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yet for us, we just, I just don't know what it is, but you know, all I want is just to bridge that gap. And boy, I mean, we'll we'll talk about it a little bit later on, but Everton, wow.
00:13:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you for doing us a favour.
00:13:43
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Right, sure.
00:13:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you, Everton, because, wow, huge favour return towards towards the Arsenal.
00:13:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
And now, I mean, we've got a reasonable gap now, but it's now trying to look ahead to the other games where now we need to just try and extend that gap a little bit, just so that we can solidify second.
00:13:53
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:14:06
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:14:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Rodney, did you say that we needed to win? How many games was it that we need potentially needed to win?
00:14:11
Rodney Gooden
Oh, Lord. Yeah, I think it's Liverpool would have to lose the next five and we would have to win the next five in order to actually do anything, which the way it's looking right now, yeah, it's not happening.
00:14:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:14:22
Rodney Gooden
Especially when I think after Liverpool's victory over West Ham, I think it's two wins now and that's it.
00:14:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I think I actually, I believe actually Liverpool could pick up the title this weekend, I believe.
00:14:27
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:14:34
Rodney Gooden
Is it? So they choose to beat Leicester.
00:14:34
Craig matthews
Yeah, if its if we lose to Ipswich and they win,
00:14:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think we lose to hips but if we lose to then yeah.
00:14:39
Rodney Gooden
Oh,
00:14:42
Rodney Gooden
oh wow. But then if we beat Ipswich and then they beat Leicester, then also they'd win it at guess where? Them locked down the road! Which means back-to-back seasons! They've done us a disservice!
00:14:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:14:56
Rodney Gooden
Can't beat Man City and then lose to Liverpool and end up a title! No.
00:15:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh don't don't oh my gosh spain without the s man spain without the s oh dear me but guys we're going to take a quick break in the meantime
00:15:02
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:15:02
Craig matthews
ah one the pain the pain the pain the pain
00:15:05
Rodney Gooden
I'm furious!
00:15:08
Rodney Gooden
Oh.
00:15:11
Craig matthews
um la
00:15:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah After the break, we will discuss a few more talking points. So join us after the break.
00:16:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, I don't know why that decided to play again, but welcome back, guys.
00:16:10
Rodney Gooden
Every time.
00:16:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome. Welcome back to the Brentford Review. I am joined by Craig Matthews and Rod Gooden. Now, guys, there is one thing that I would like to speak about and I want to get your opinions about because after this weekend, opinions on this topic were very divided.
00:16:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that was the Norgard tackle on Martinelli.
00:16:36
Rodney Gooden
Oh, yeah.
00:16:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, from where I was sitting where it happened right in front of me straight away. i said, I read, I was like, you've got, I was like VAR off, off, off, off.
00:16:49
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:16:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was, was screaming everything. And for him just to be given a yellow that I felt really, ah I was, I felt so ripped off. So, so ripped off.
00:17:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, Rodney, from where you were sitting, what did you, what did you think?
00:17:05
Rodney Gooden
Well, here's the thing, because I was on the opposite side of the stadium to you. So for me, that was on the far side of the pitch.
00:17:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:17:09
Rodney Gooden
So I had a bit of a further kind of reduced view of it. But considering we saw Martin Ely roll twice and then that late tackle as well, you could see, I said to you, it's like 100% man, 0% ball.
00:17:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:17:20
Rodney Gooden
So even not seeing is it as close or up close and personal as you did, I thought still was absolutely ridiculous. My entire section of the sand up in arms. Everyone's screaming at the referee. So even I thought if there's going to be a time to bust out the red, it's going to be there.
00:17:34
Rodney Gooden
Now, I think I've watched it back. And I think what a lot of pundits have said about it and what lot of people have said is there's not really that much malice in it. He's tried to stop him. It's not quite as cynical a challenge as, say, some others that we saw this weekend.
00:17:44
Rodney Gooden
But I still looked at it.
00:17:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:17:45
Rodney Gooden
It's late. It's potentially dangerous. When you freeze frame it as well, you can see he gets Martinetti's leg in the sort of pincer grip between his own two. could have damaged him, could have hurt him. And also, again, he gets absolutely none of the ball, all of the man here. I thought he could have easily walked and he was lucky not to.
00:18:00
Rodney Gooden
And we as Arsenal fans in the stands were upset that he did it. I really still feel that he should have.
00:18:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. i mean, my my my section were going crazy. We were fuming, to say the least. But Craig, I mean, you had pretty much the best.
00:18:15
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, you had replays. What did you think, Craig?
00:18:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
You had everything. Listen, you had this. You had this. You had the rewind. You had the rewind. You had the fast forward.
00:18:25
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, you probably got that from about four different angles.
00:18:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
You had the forward button.
00:18:27
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. but
00:18:28
Craig matthews
but but
00:18:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
You had VAR on your hands.
00:18:32
Rodney Gooden
what
00:18:33
Craig matthews
In true honesty, that was GBH, man. That was horrible.
00:18:36
Rodney Gooden
Yes.
00:18:36
Craig matthews
Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting challenge.
00:18:40
Craig matthews
Oh, my. they Them type of tackles, in all honesty, them type of tackles can end players' careers.
00:18:40
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, it's awful.
00:18:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, dear. So you...
00:18:48
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:18:49
Craig matthews
Could have broken his leg, anything. But since I'm bad into from the Premier League over the years... but
00:18:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
00:18:54
Craig matthews
was one of the worst challenges ever because he didn't get him he got him from the back he running and his legs went like that as like a scissor kick and took like
00:19:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:03
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:19:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's what we said. That's what we were saying in the stands.
00:19:05
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:19:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
We we were like, that's that's a scissor kick. He has to go.
00:19:09
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:19:10
Craig matthews
it was two foot in as well because it's two both his foot both both his legs went like that yeah
00:19:12
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. That's what I said.
00:19:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:19:13
Rodney Gooden
He eagle got him trapped he got Martin Ali's leg trapped in both of his.
00:19:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he got Martinelli's leg trapped.
00:19:16
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:19:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
00:19:20
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:19:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I mean, i kind of just sat there and I just thought, yeah, he had to go But then speaking to a few other mates of mine and even my girlfriend who was watching the game, she said, well, to be fair,
00:19:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, the referee did the right thing by giving a yellow. It wasn't really deemed as a red from what the pundits on Sky Sports were saying. um But again, on Match of the Day, you know, others said different.
00:19:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, I mean, i think for me personally, very lucky that Norgaard stayed on. I watched the replay about two, three times and I was, I said it to my girlfriend the other day, actually, because we we met each other.
00:20:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
And as you can imagine, it's quite difficult when, you know, you know, her team's unfortunately lost. Obviously for me, felt like a loss watching Brentford.
00:20:08
Rodney Gooden
if
00:20:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we were just saying like, you know, i said at the time, I thought it was a straight red. That's why I said what I said. But then obviously then watching it back, I thought, well, kind of get where she's coming from now.
00:20:19
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:20:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Kind of makes sense. um But I mean, did VAR look at that? They
00:20:32
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:20:32
Craig matthews
They did.
00:20:32
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:20:33
Craig matthews
and and And it said it was the referee made a fair judgment. What fair judgment? They broke the guys' blade. That's not a fair judgment.
00:20:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I mean, after the game, Martinelli came out and said them kind of tackles could be career-ending.
The Role of VAR and Offsides Technology
00:20:49
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:20:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
he said He said that he was fairly like he was very fortunate to stay on the pitch.
00:20:50
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:20:53
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, because when your leg gets trapped, it depends on how you land. And I said, yeah, depending on how the player lands, I said, it's a matter of being able to walk away from it or not.
00:20:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:00
Rodney Gooden
So, yeah, it really was incredibly lucky that point. And I thought it was ridiculous because over that weekend, we were talking about this before the pod, there was only one challenge that was worse than that in the entire weekend.
00:21:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can hear it.
00:21:10
Rodney Gooden
And it was the Mbappe one.
00:21:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah. but yeah
00:21:13
Rodney Gooden
and To be fair, the only difference in that one really is with the Mbappe one, you can tell that there's intent there.
00:21:14
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
00:21:18
Rodney Gooden
He's been frustrated. He's gone crazy here. So I said, I can admit that maybe this challenge is more of a kind of tactical one to stop him from making a breakaway.
00:21:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:25
Rodney Gooden
But that's probably the only reason. It's still dangerous. It's still ridiculous. You can just tell that there's no malice in it.
00:21:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:30
Rodney Gooden
But still, yeah, reckless endangerment of another player.
00:21:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:21:33
Rodney Gooden
I think, yeah, could be worthy of a sending off. So very lucky.
00:21:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, absolutely. Absolutely. um Just quickly, before we go to a break, there is one thing also that I'd like to speak about. um
00:21:45
Rodney Gooden
Oh.
00:21:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
We saw it in saw it in the Man City Palace game, and I believe we saw it in the Arsenal game as well, which Rodney didn't know about until I told him, is semi-automated offsides.
00:21:56
Craig matthews
Thank
00:21:58
Rodney Gooden
oh
00:22:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah but Guys, what's your thoughts on the semi semi-automated offsides?
00:22:07
Rodney Gooden
Since the World Cup, I've wanted them to be a major part of the Premier League. right So it's a bit frustrating that I've seen games that don't have it and now games that do. Because I think football is automatically better when we do have this part of the game, which has just been taken care of nice and easily.
00:22:22
Rodney Gooden
What's really frustrating is the momentum of a certain game being taken out of it from the fans' perspective and the players where you're celebrating a goal. And then just like the T&E goal, this one, it gets walked back.
00:22:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:22:31
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:22:32
Rodney Gooden
You've seen the players run to the stands. You and the fans also hugging your neck to your neighbor, cheering, dancing around, getting excited. You see the ball come all the way back to the touchline, only to be rolled back for a free kick further down the end upon review.
00:22:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
ay a
00:22:45
Rodney Gooden
It's horrendous. That flag could have been raised so much faster. That decision could have been made earlier. ah it's so frustrating. So the fact that it was available in the Palace game and it wasn't for this.
00:22:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
So... It was. it was
00:22:56
Rodney Gooden
Please, uniform.
00:22:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was available.
00:22:59
Rodney Gooden
Oh.
00:23:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm sure it was. Craig, was it available?
00:23:02
Craig matthews
but Yes it was.
00:23:04
Rodney Gooden
of
00:23:04
Craig matthews
No, it worked for the Palace um Man City game.
00:23:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no, for us for for our game.
00:23:09
Craig matthews
Yeah it was available. and when The turning goal was done quickly and two seconds were doneed check it it, his head was offside, offside, done.
00:23:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. that That didn't feel...
00:23:17
Craig matthews
Quick.
00:23:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can't lie, that did feel like two minutes to us, didn't it, Rodney?
00:23:20
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I didn't feel like two minutes. Yeah, I was there for a while. Whoa.
00:23:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:23:25
Craig matthews
stop
00:23:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
For real. Absolutely. Absolutely. I mean, Craig, what's your thoughts on the semi-automated offsides?
00:23:36
Craig matthews
It's better because it takes, because when I'm doing the VAR check now, it takes like 10, 15 minutes waiting, waiting, waiting, you're stadium thinking it's called a legit goal, then you find out the goal's been knocked off. But this now is simply more quicker now than this is made.
00:23:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah my My thing is, right, don't get it twisted. I think it's good that we've got the semi-automated offside. But I just think, though, if you are like a knee or a foot offside, that's really that's really being petty there.
00:24:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
do you know what mean?
00:24:02
Rodney Gooden
Okay.
00:24:03
Craig matthews
I agree, I agree, I agree.
00:24:03
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:24:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely being petty because for Eze's goal that was offside, you know, his he was offside by like a knee or something or something stupid.
00:24:14
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:24:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's like, you know, are we really like, is it that bad that we're getting that precise now? Do we need to be that precise with with semi-automated offsides?
00:24:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or do you think there should be a bit of an allowance, boys?
00:24:28
Rodney Gooden
I see what you're saying.
00:24:29
Craig matthews
That's a good one.
00:24:29
Rodney Gooden
I mean, it was an argument for why you should always have a linesman in the first place, which is like a certain amount of human error makes the game kind of more interesting. But then when you've got entire goals being ruled out or allowed to stand when they shouldn't because of said human error, it becomes a problem.
00:24:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:24:42
Rodney Gooden
So I agree there's a middle ground. I want to be able to check to see if a player's offside very quickly, but agreed. If it's simply a kneecap that's offside... Maybe we can let it stand. But if it's half a torso or a head, you know, an entire leg or so, okay, you know, it's a bit difficult to rule, but I do feel a certain percentage of the body should be ahead of the last man.
00:24:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:25:00
Rodney Gooden
And I think, yeah, then you can do it. But when it's a toe, you know, and not even the big one, the small one, you got a piggy toe outside.
00:25:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, God.
00:25:07
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, come on.
00:25:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. No, absolutely.
00:25:10
Rodney Gooden
That's ridiculous. but
00:25:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. No, I totally get you. I absolutely agree. I think, you know, if it's going to be something major, if it's going be something minor, as like a knee or a like a toe offside, like I don't think it's needed.
00:25:22
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:25:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that's something that should be amended. But the thing is, will it get amended? Probably not. So i guess I'm...
00:25:31
Rodney Gooden
yeah Again, small increments, you know, so I think maybe in the future we'll see, but for now, yeah, if semi-automateds are becoming main or the the main standard across the board, I am in favor of that, because I agree.
00:25:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh
00:25:42
Rodney Gooden
Long wait times, even though the one at the Emirates felt still too long, yeah, much better than 15 minutes.
00:25:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh yeah, absolutely.
00:25:48
Rodney Gooden
So, all in favor at this point.
00:25:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, absolutely guys. Absolutely.
Premier League Weekend Overview
00:25:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
But we are going to take a quick break. Join us after as we will be reviewing the other results in the Premier League.
00:26:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
And hello there guys, welcome back to the final part of this Brentford review. As always, I'm here with Craig Matthews and Rodney Gooden. Now guys, we're going to take a good review. We're going to take a good, proper review of the Premier League results from the course of this weekend.
00:26:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, just for the sake, let's just get this over and done with.
00:26:57
Rodney Gooden
Hmm Hmm
00:26:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
The lunchtime game finished Man City 5, Crystal Palace 2. Then we have the three o'clock games where we had a shock result here with Forrest losing at home to Everton 1-0.
00:27:12
Rodney Gooden
i
00:27:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Abdoulaye Dukouray in the 94th minute to bring home three points back to Goodison Park.
00:27:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
What a game that was. Then we have relegated Southampton, unfortunately losing 3-0 to Aston Villa. Brighton finishing to all with Leicester.
00:27:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
As you guys know, Arsenal won, Brentford won. And then, let's let's get into Sunday's games. Let's get into Sunday's games.
00:27:51
Rodney Gooden
It was crazy.
00:27:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:27:53
Craig matthews
You
00:27:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
With Liverpool winning 2-1 at home to West Ham.
00:28:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
What result do I go for next? We're going to do this one. Chelsea coming back from two goals down to be it's it said draw with Ipswich.
00:28:03
Rodney Gooden
but
00:28:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, at home as well.
00:28:12
Rodney Gooden
At home. Yeah. Yeah.
00:28:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, wow.
00:28:17
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:28:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
You would think, right, Maresca, because he's got his euro he's got his conference league squad and he's got his Premier League squad. You would think like they would have done a decent job over Ipswich. Which, look, credit due to Ipswich.
00:28:35
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:28:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
The fact that they've gone to Stamford Bridge, taken a 2-0 lead to Stamford Bridge.
00:28:42
Rodney Gooden
Without their top striker starting, that was on the bench.
00:28:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:28:45
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, that's what I mean.
00:28:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes. like That's crazy. That is absolutely crazy, to say the least.
00:28:52
Rodney Gooden
Unbelievable.
00:28:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Imagine if he had started...
00:28:54
Rodney Gooden
yeah Who knows? They have lost that game.
00:28:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly that. Absolutely. Oh, my goodness me. But, wow, I mean, that was, yeah, that was some game. Also, can we just talk about the fact that Cole Palmer assisted?
00:29:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, i know I know he's on a current, like, he's on a dry spell for, like, goals for, like, really dry spell.
00:29:17
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, he's on a bit of a slump that boy, yeah.
00:29:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
But the fact that, like, now he's assisting, I mean... Does this boost his confidence in any way, shape or form?
00:29:29
Rodney Gooden
ah Probably not, because I seem to remember that game and there was another player called Parma who seemed to be, well, absolutely stellar in his performance and it wasn't Cole. wasn't one player for Chelsea. It was the Itchworths keeper, right?
00:29:40
Rodney Gooden
They might have and well've conceded too. but yeah, that guy had the performance of his lifetime. That was incredible. By far the more impressive Parma in that match.
00:29:46
Craig matthews
but Thank you.
00:29:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely, no, absolutely. And then we've got Newcastle 4, Manchester United 1.
00:29:56
Rodney Gooden
Oh, what a game.
00:29:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
one
00:30:00
Rodney Gooden
What a game. but
00:30:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
The sad thing is, the fact that i I put all my eggs in one basket, hoping that Izak would score. I didn't put him as my captain on FPL, but I just thought, surely Izak would turn up to the party.
00:30:08
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:30:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, he assisted, but
00:30:18
Rodney Gooden
How was that? Whoa, what an assist it was, though.
00:30:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:30:21
Rodney Gooden
Oh.
00:30:21
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
00:30:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
But Harvey Barns, though, grabbing a brace at Old Trafford, Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes all on the score sheet and then Garnaccio with the only goal for United.
00:30:24
Rodney Gooden
oh
00:30:28
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:30:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
it just thought it it doesn't get any better for United, does it?
00:30:35
Rodney Gooden
Thank
00:30:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
It really doesn't.
00:30:40
Rodney Gooden
what You know what's horrible is I actually thought Man United had a decent first half. Not even just the Garnettcher goal. They were relatively keeping up with Newcastle up until that point.
00:30:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:48
Rodney Gooden
I think at first Newcastle were pressing strong. They were being intense. Multiple shots as well. You know, they were unlucky not to score.
00:30:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:53
Rodney Gooden
But Man United managed to hold on and they were playing a little bit of a counter-attacking style of football. Every time there was a transition and every time they went forward when they could beat Newcastle's mid-block, they were looking dangerous, you know. But then the second half kicked in.
00:31:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:31:05
Rodney Gooden
And it all fell apart, as it often does for Man United. and It's just so sad to watch. Rue and Abram, I think it's 10 losses now since he took over.
00:31:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
on
00:31:16
Rodney Gooden
It's just, oh, I feel for him.
00:31:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I believe so.
00:31:18
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:31:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the fact that Ruben Amarin turned around to Anana and said, ah think you need to take a break. I'm going to give you a break away from football.
00:31:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, that says it all, doesn't it? The fact that he wasn't on the bench and Amarin said to him, I'm going to let you take a break away from football.
00:31:34
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:31:39
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:31:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Get your mind back from the game.
00:31:39
Rodney Gooden
Clear your head. Yeah. Stay up. Don't even travel with the team. Just just just just stay away. All right.
00:31:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:45
Rodney Gooden
Be ready for Thursday. Let me give Bayinder a chance. And then this guy on his debut holds four. Oh, Lord.
00:31:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:52
Rodney Gooden
You know, I would have felt, it wouldn't have been so bad for Bayeinda, but I think the last goal that the Gibraltar has gone, where oh he's just literally cleared it and it's gone straight, or he's basically tried it, his distribution error, and it's gone straight off Joel Hinton.
00:32:04
Rodney Gooden
It's an abominable Gibraltar who scored. Oh, it's tragic.
00:32:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. But not as tragic if you are a Spurs fan right now, because you know what, guys, we need to actually have an we need to celebrate an episode where we need to celebrate St.
00:32:15
Rodney Gooden
oh yeah
00:32:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Tottenham's Day. We haven't done that yet, have we?
00:32:24
Rodney Gooden
No, no, no, we haven't.
00:32:24
Craig matthews
Not yet, no.
00:32:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, we need to do that. we That is definitely being celebrated towards the end of the season. So that will definitely happen. um But goodness me, Wolves, I need to get this. I need to kind of still process this because I'm kicking myself because I've had eight Norrie on my bench.
00:32:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
He got me 11 points from my bench because he got he assisted and scored in a 4-2 win against Spurs.
00:32:46
Craig matthews
and
00:32:52
Rodney Gooden
wolf
00:32:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, wow. How is Big Ange still in the job? How is he still in the job, guys?
00:32:58
Rodney Gooden
Honestly, honestly i think every game, i think it's I'm more and more surprised each game.
00:33:00
Craig matthews
Wow.
00:33:05
Rodney Gooden
you know you caught you You think it can't get much worse for them, but it can every single time. I think they're on track for 20 losses this season. They really are. right
00:33:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and I believe, although he
00:33:14
Craig matthews
and
00:33:14
Rodney Gooden
They're at 17 right now. right.
00:33:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
but love the lowest that um The lowest position that Spurs could finish by the end of the season could be 17th.
00:33:26
Craig matthews
wow
00:33:27
Rodney Gooden
aye
00:33:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the same goes for United. The same could go for United. If Wolves and West Ham were to go on an unbelievable run towards the end of the season, United and Spurs could finish sixteen and 17th. LAUGHTER
00:33:40
Craig matthews
huh no european football for them next season
00:33:41
Rodney Gooden
Wow.
00:33:46
Craig matthews
ah but that wins the ropa league
00:33:49
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, that's not looking likely.
00:33:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I'm telling you, Bilbao, Bilbao's name will is on the Europa League trophy.
00:33:57
Craig matthews
ah
00:33:58
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I can see it
00:33:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can see it.
00:34:00
Rodney Gooden
but
00:34:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can see it. Providing they get a result against Rangers on Thursday night, I can see it happening.
00:34:07
Rodney Gooden
ah you Are you predicting double exit for the English teams in Europa this week?
00:34:12
Craig matthews
Triple.
00:34:13
Rodney Gooden
Triple!
00:34:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh!
00:34:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well...
00:34:18
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, that
00:34:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I'm telling you, Thursday night's recording, Thursday, Thursday's recording is going to be a very good one, isn't it then, Craig?
00:34:26
Rodney Gooden
would be hilarious.
00:34:27
Craig matthews
Yep.
00:34:28
Rodney Gooden
Triple exit.
00:34:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Triple exit. Listen, Greg was sick like sitting there thinking, listen, yeah, Greg's sitting there thinking, you know what, right?
00:34:32
Craig matthews
United vs. Unragers.
00:34:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're sorted. We've got our fifth European spot now. We don't need to rely so much on the English clubs in the Europa League. So you know what? He sees a trip. He's just, he's predicted it already.
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A triple exit.
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Rodney Gooden
Triple X is embarrassing.
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Rangers out, Spurs out.
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Rodney Gooden
oh United,
00:34:53
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And who else is there? Rangers, Spurs and United out.
00:34:57
Rodney Gooden
yeah. Yeah,
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Wow.
00:34:59
Rodney Gooden
We'll see.
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Wow.
00:35:01
Craig matthews
I might be right, I might be wrong, you never know.
00:35:03
Rodney Gooden
yeah yeah let's see
00:35:04
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Well, Craig, I'm going to hold you to that. I'm going hold you to that because if this does happen...
00:35:06
Craig matthews
so
00:35:08
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Oh my gosh, if this does happen, oh i but i will be bringing it I will be bringing it up for sure. I think we'll all be bringing it up, to be fair.
00:35:14
Craig matthews
ah
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Goodness me. I mean, to be honest with you, for for United and Spurs, it's kind of similar to Arsenal in a way because... They've got Europe to focus on.
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We're also in that same boat where...
00:35:31
Rodney Gooden
yeah true yeah exactly yeah much better competition and also our league position isn't that embarrassing like i think i look yeah exactly
00:35:32
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however However, though, we're in a much better competition, though, aren't we?
00:35:35
Craig matthews
yeah.
00:35:39
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Oh, God.
00:35:39
Craig matthews
but second yeah
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Oh, goodness me. No way. Oh, gosh. Wow.
00:35:44
Rodney Gooden
second place yeah you don't have to scroll to find us on the table like there you go
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Sorry, hold on a minute.
00:35:49
Craig matthews
but
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Hold on a minute. Let me just get the Premier League table up. Sorry. oh Can... but what What's that? Sorry?
00:35:56
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. They're neighbors. They're right next to each other.
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Oh, hold on a minute. Hold on. Let me go. Let me just go from ninth. Oh, there they are.
00:36:05
Rodney Gooden
but See? Neighbors. Rubbing shoulders. Playing on the same level. oh but
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my goodness me. You love to see it, don't you?
00:36:17
Rodney Gooden
No, you really do.
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really do. But guys, that is it for today. Have you liked what we've had to say, especially about all the Spurs and United stuff? Please let us know your thoughts on social media.
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00:36:33
Rodney Gooden
Thank you.
00:36:40
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And we are also very pleased to announce that the GSPN Network will now release... Their very first episode of the Road to World Cup 2026 on Friday.
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So guys, make sure to go and give them a follow on socials. Go give them a listen and go and give them all the love and support. As I ah can't believe the World Cup's literally, you could say the World Cup's just round the corner now.
00:37:05
Rodney Gooden
ah True.
00:37:05
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
00:37:06
Rodney Gooden
True.
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You could literally say that the World Cup is round the corner.
00:37:06
Rodney Gooden
Uh-huh.
00:37:10
Craig matthews
Uh-huh.
00:37:10
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But... Guys, you can find us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify by searching Daily Arsenal. I've been your host, Jamie Patterson. They have been the amazing Rodney Gooden and Craig Matthews.
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Have a great day, guys, and take care.