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Daily Arsenal - S1 - E148: An Arsenal comeback against the new Premier League champions earns another draw!
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In this episode we will be discussing our result away to the newly Premier League champions Liverpool as it finished in a 2-2 draw, we will be discussing the other Premier League results! 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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Welcome to the Daily Arsenal Podcast
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Hello everyone and welcome to the Daily Arsenal Podcast, the only place to catch your daily fix of Arsenal, where we eat, sleep and repeat talking all things Arsenal.
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Brought to you on the GSPN Podcast Network, I am your host, Jamie Patterson, and of course am joined by Mr Encyclopedia himself, the one and only Craig Matthews.
Weather Talk and Podcast Delay
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Craig, how are you feeling, mate?
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Craig matthews
Yeah, I'm all right today. The weather's nice. and enjoyed the sun today, so can't complain.
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That's it, yeah, absolutely. I mean, the weather in London has been absolutely beautiful these past few days. I couldn't maybe speak for yesterday, unfortunately, because I had to cycle back. I had to cycle back to my nan's yesterday and...
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Goodness me, of cycling along cycling along the high road. Goodness me, when it started to pour, it poured. And to be honest, I had to stop cycling. I must have stood for 10 minutes before then having to get the bus back.
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Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
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So, yeah, not great. But at least today, weather's actually weather there's been absolutely beautiful, hasn't it?
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Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
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And also apologies for how late we're bringing this podcast to you guys. Cut a long story short, I've had a bit of a sore throat. um I'll explain a little bit about that later on. I had a sore throat and I had a headache, but I will explain all a little bit later on and you'll understand why.
Arsenal vs Liverpool Match Analysis
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But in this episode, we will be discussing our away results to the newly Premier League champions Liverpool as it finished in a two-all draw.
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On top of that, we will also have a review and we'll be discussing the other Premier League results that took place over the course of the weekend. Now, as always, guys, if you want to get involved with any of our topics discussed,
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please do get involved through our social media, which can be found in our show notes in the description. Right, Craig, we know where we're going to go with this.
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Anfield, big game. I think regardless of... Whether the the title's wrapped up or not, Liverpool-Arsenal, big game.
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We had that this weekend. we We kind of had it. We had it all this weekend, didn't we? As it finished Liverpool 2-Arsenal 2.
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Craig matthews
and
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two I mean, Craig is already nodding his head because I'm going to be truthfully honest with you guys. I didn't watch the first half live. I was out.
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um I was on my way to the pub, actually, at that time. um But first half, though, i mean, saw the highlights. And I just, again, i feel like, I feel like, right, for the past three weeks, I repeat myself over and over again when we do a review on on our podcast.
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Craig matthews
Thank
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And it is a case of first half. We don't take our chances and we get punished. And Craig, did it feel like that to you in the first half?
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Craig matthews
In the first half, it was like, when the first time that Arsenal, we got opened up like a can of worms, like, the way they scored the first two goals. It was horrible. Honestly, it was horrible. Like, they could have been five in the lock at half-time they wanted to. They kind of, after they scored the second goal, they of took it easy enough. They could have got a third or fourth.
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Craig matthews
And if they'd done that, the game would have been thought, what changed the game in the second half, that we started pressing more higher up the pitch?
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Yeah. Yeah.
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Craig matthews
And then ah think um what the tactical change that Arteta made at half time was he put Trossard on the left and put Martínez from the middle and that worked. As I've been saying for a long time, Martínez should play for the middle, not onward, wide anymore. His movement in the box is better than Trossard.
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Craig matthews
He had a good, the goal he scored was a good header as well, good cross from Trossard, good heading from Martínez, 2-1.
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yeah
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Craig matthews
And I think after they made a change, they brought off Rani and brought on Thren. And the way how Liverpool fans absolutely booed off Trent was very disrespectful, in my opinion. After everything he did for the club, they kind of... Yes, the fans have a right to be upset here, way when they booed him, that gave Arsenal the momentum to get back into the game.
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Craig matthews
Because he's the one that made the error off for the equaliser, when he could have stayed offside and stayed in the box, and then he scored from that. So I feel like dead.
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Yeah, absolutely. I agree. you know what? Just on that note, actually, we I'll mention about Trent Alexander-Arnold and the whole situation in a second.
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But just quickly, let's talk about that first Liverpool goal, though, from Cody Gakpo. I mean... Cody Gapot, a player that I've admired um and we you know a lot of us have actually quite admired him during the course of this season, but you know had that injury spell.
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And why is it right? Why do I get the impression that when players need a boost, they always turn up against Arsenal? No other club is always Arsenal.
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But first goal that that first goal, though, I mean, I think you you couldn't have said it any better. they They opened us up like a can of worms. I mean, what more what more could you really say? where Where do you think it kind of went wrong there for that first goal?
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Craig matthews
Flacco was Benoit was out-position, Sidi was all over the place. All three of them fought for the goal, they were mocked they were not they not marked So Liam went to right back tried to cover the right back.
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Craig matthews
Not looking at him. ah where he where If he stood where Gap was standing, he would have blocked the header. Ben White got outpaced. But it was a quick throw-in from um Robinson. He played a good throw-in to... No, was it Robinson? Yeah, Robinson.
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Craig matthews
Was it Robinson made a throw-in?
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Yeah.
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Craig matthews
Somebody made a throw-in.
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ah
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Craig matthews
And then Robinson...
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Believe... I don't know. I thought it was Robertson, but yeah, go
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Craig matthews
Then i just crossed the ball in. think Robertson crossed the ball Quick throw, crossed the ball in. Caught all our defenders Salif in. that And then he scored a header. Hit a cold. And that could have been the... I think Ben White gave... One of them cleared the ball. Salif cleared the ball in for throw.
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Craig matthews
And they never reset it properly. And then they got caught out on the counter attack.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean... I still, that's that's one thing I was really scratching my head at, is the fact that why did Saliba leave his original position to go and cover right back?
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Craig matthews
because Ben White was up the pitch and he was not out of position and Saka didn't track back either properly. He kind of lazily tracked back, not very good and it kind of cost us a problem and there was a rep.
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Yeah.
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Craig matthews
There's course not. Let's go afterwards. You know when you play football sometimes and it's nil-nil and a man's always telling you stay focused for the first 10-15 minutes.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah,
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Craig matthews
we We kind of thought, know what, let's just let them be. Switched off for one second and switching off in a big game costs the goal.
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Craig matthews
That's what happened. We switched off
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Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah no, absolutely. Sorry, I'm currently, I don't know if you're watching the playoff, ah if you're watching the the playoffs at the minute between Sunderland and Coventry.
Key Match Moments and Mistakes
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Craig matthews
I was watching it before but then kind of switched it off.
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Wow.
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Craig matthews
Is it still...
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Sunderland have gone.
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Craig matthews
yeah? Hmm. yeah
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And literally, when I mean last minute or last few seconds of the game, have gone and scored.
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Craig matthews
and
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It is 3-2 on aggregate to Sunderland. They're in the second minute of stoppage time. i don't know if there will be another minute of additional time added but... Wow. Sunderland. I mean...
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Craig matthews
Ex-Arsenal players scored as well, Dan Bollard.
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Yeah. Oh.
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Craig matthews
Ex-Arsenal. Youth team player.
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Yep. Look at that. Oh, just no one was marking him.
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Craig matthews
Just like Liverpool game of the day.
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No one was marking him. Great header.
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Craig matthews
but but um
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Wow. Unbelievable. it will So it looks like it's going to be Sunderland against Sheffield United in the in the play-off final. What a game that's going to be.
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um But anyway, let's let's turn our but attention back to but back to the Arsenal game.
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Craig matthews
Hmm. Hmm.
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um Second goal, on the other hand, again, you know, but as if the first goal was difficult enough to watch, the second goal from from Diaz, I mean...
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I kind of... When I when i saw the goal, i ah when but i heard we were too nil when I heard we were 2-0 down, I thought to myself, wow.
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I just thought, wow.
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Craig matthews
the yeah definitely hmm
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like where Where was this Liverpool a couple of weeks ago? at stamp like Where was this Liverpool last weekend at Stamford Bridge? Do you know what mean? um Could not believe what I'd seen.
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and Just the the the thought that was going through my head was second spot could just be slipping out of our graphs. It could really be slipping out of our hands now.
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Craig matthews
hmm
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Craig, I mean, you what were your what was the instant of reaction when you saw the second goal go in?
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Craig matthews
Well, Real was way out of his goal for the second goal, if you remember correctly. He came way out of his goal in no man's land.
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Yeah, he was.
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Craig matthews
If he's still on his line, maybe he could have saved it. Maybe. Still his line. And then maybe the defender could have pushed it up. If one of them wants to be fair ball to cross the goal and someone has to tap it, it's an easy tap it for Diaz.
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Craig matthews
As I get noticed, the defenders are sleeping again for the second goal. um Could have been even worse if they had got another one off for that one. Could that have had a chance to score as well.
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Craig matthews
I think they doubled up on Skelly and that side and then they went through, got the goal 2-0, 0-4 cruising at this point. and They got to score even more. ah towards the end of time Towards the end of the first half, they took the foot of the gas and then we went into half-time very lucky being down. Could have been three or four more or even five.
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Craig matthews
They added more pressure onto us.
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Craig matthews
up the intensity, could have been 5 or 6 in the first half, and we couldn't say nothing about it We couldn't reply back. If they scored 5 or 6, it have been a game over.
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Do you know what? When I was watching through the highlights, i kind of just sat sat there in in pure shock and I was a bit like, oh, like, wow, how how was it 2-0 at half time?
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Craig matthews
Hmm.
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You know, could have been more.
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Craig matthews
Hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And to be honest with you, again, it goes back. we We kind of we've said this over and over again, but if you don't take your chances, you get punished, especially in the Premier League.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
That is always the case.
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Craig matthews
Yeah.
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And then, second half, which I did see, sat there um sat there in the pub and um i was with my was with my girlfriend's brother and was just sat there watching the game and I just thought, surely, just surely, the one thing we need to do ah score
Player Performance and Tactical Decisions
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early.
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And thank goodness, so that's what we did. I mean, Martinelli... Great header. I don't think he could have guided it any better, could he?
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Craig matthews
No. um We'll miss that chance. I wish he was in that situation on Tuesday, last week, Wednesday against PSG when Decker-Raz missed that chance. and If he was in that situation, maybe would have scored that chance ahead in the first half.
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Craig matthews
One way of a beautiful cross-off on Saka and then hit Decker-Raz on the head and it just went wide.
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Yeah.
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Craig matthews
I thought maybe if Marta-Lay was through the middle in that game, maybe he would have scored that chance. You never but know. It's all if Marta made these about...
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That's the thing. Yeah, absolutely. No, you're you're absolutely spot on there. And I mean, this is but Actually, I've got a good question for you, right? It's only just come to my my head now.
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Is... See with Martinelli, would you... Against PSG in that second leg, would you have played him as the striker?
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Would you have played him in the middle and put Trossard out wide?
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Craig matthews
Yes. Yes. Because Chosard is a better creator than Marcinelli.
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Yeah.
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Craig matthews
And that's what he did up with the other think Chosard is not the quickest. But his feet are very good and he knows how to create something like nothing. With Martinelli, what he likes to do is he likes to run down the line, run down the line and then try and put a cross in the box. and then It doesn't doesn't work a lot.
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Craig matthews
It hardly works sometimes.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Craig matthews
But feel Martinelli more of finisher. He's a better finisher. like He can score any type of goal. like The going to have the header.
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Craig matthews
He's got that ability about him. When he plays up front, he's it's got a good record playing up front for Arsenal. So I don't know why he hasn't been playing up front even when... um wasn no Sorry, when Hubbard and Chase, he should have been the one going through the middle.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
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Do you know what? Funny you say that, right? Because we we've actually said this for quite a while, haven't we? If you're not, you know, we've we've actually said, why can't...
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Craig matthews
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Why why can't... um Arteta experiment, why can't he at least give Martinelli a shot up front?
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Craig matthews
Hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Because like you said, we've seen his finishing ability. And I mean, again, the header is just up there with some of the goals that he has scored during the course of this season.
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Craig matthews
Hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
His finishing has been unbelievably good. And just overall, it Again, going back to what you said, it's all if, buts and maybes.
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You know, it could have been a much, much different story if it was the case.
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Craig matthews
Hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
But I guess we'll just never know, will we?
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Craig matthews
No. But there's one thing I've got compare Marcin and after Venger converted him to a winger, to a striker, and it worked well.
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Yeah.
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Craig matthews
Same thing with Van Persie. When Van Persie first came to Arsenal, he was a left winger. He wasn't a striker. Remember when he first came, he was playing left wing, left or right wing.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Craig matthews
Then Venger kind of converted him to a number 10 behind Bergkamp. And then after, he played him as a main striker. After Bergkamp and Henry left, he was a main man. After Ido Bajor, he was a main striker at Arsenal.
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Craig matthews
After them two left,
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:10
Craig matthews
So I think Marte is next in line to be another future striker. I feel like his full of goals. If you see movement for the goal, it's excellent. he he he He beat Van Dijk in the air and Van Dijk thought it was going one way, he went the other way scored the header.
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Craig matthews
A lot of them beat Van Dijk in the air that easily and he was able to outsmart Van Dijk, one of the best defenders in the Premier League. but
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Global Sports Podcast Network
That's very true. That's very true. I mean, again, how rare do you hear that someone potentially outsmarts Van Dijk?
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Craig matthews
but Rarely.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Very. Very rarely.
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Craig matthews
and the air In the air as well.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And yeah, and he had a great performance. You know, had a really good performance.
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Craig matthews
Hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, it's just, again, it's just a shame that we didn't see more of him up front.
00:16:02
Craig matthews
Hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And then the second goal, I mean, wow, wow, wow. I mean, at that point, I was like, I just couldn't believe it.
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I was so, i was so pleased at that point.
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Craig matthews
Oh, yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Just, um what was it after? It was just coming up to like the 70th minute.
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Craig matthews
Hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And who was it that shot? Was it Odegaard that took a shot at goal?
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Craig matthews
Oh, the guy's fighting the suits.
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Why are we suddenly...
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Craig matthews
but
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ah What was it? After what? The Brentford game? Why are we suddenly seeing a bit more of a braver side to Odegaard now compared to, say, a month or two months or three months ago, say?
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Craig matthews
the pressure is off now, there's nothing to play for. When we have nothing to play for, the pressure is off. When we had all that time, the Cup semi-final, the pressure was on. I think that's the mentality in Arsenal that needs to change.
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Craig matthews
The artists need to find a winning mentality in the club. When pressure is on Arsenal, we crumble.
00:17:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:10
Craig matthews
When the pressure is off, we start playing good football when they again.
00:17:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, look back What season was it? Was it 22-23? The one where we had the pink kit. Something like that, Yes.
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Craig matthews
yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
the one where we we had the pink or where we had the pink kit
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Craig matthews
yeah 23 20 21 22 22 22 21 22 i think it was to leave the first season full season yeah arsenal
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something like that yes
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Craig matthews
for but leave with first season and
00:17:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. That's the one.
00:17:36
Craig matthews
oh see is that yeah also
00:17:37
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That is, when you said that, it literally casted my mind back to first game of the season, Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace. And back then, no one saw Arsenal as title contenders. No one saw Arsenal as, right, they everyone saw Arsenal as, right, they just need to get top four and that's it.
00:18:07
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Look what happens when the pressure weren't on us then. We were playing some amazing football.
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Then it was towards the end of that season where it kind of just all it all crumbled again, like you said.
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Craig matthews
There's the World Cup, think the World Cup in between that season, it's wal I thought remember correctly, there's the World Cup in the winter, that was the World Cup year 2021-22 for World Cup year.
Transfers and Squad Challenges
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, it was the Qatar World Cup, wasn't it?
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Craig matthews
ah but and
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Jesus had his injury and he just
00:18:32
Craig matthews
And then Jays just got injured, yeah, and our form was never the same after that. Did we win Trossard in that January window? I'm sure we won Trossard. Was it Trossard?
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believe so.
00:18:40
Craig matthews
Yeah, we did. We won Trossard and Jorginho in that window.
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That's it, yeah.
00:18:44
Craig matthews
remember that season or it the following season? Hold on, I'm trying to remember. Was it that winter we won in Trossard then?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It was, it was, it was, it was, it was, it was that January that we brought in, we brought in Trossard and Jorginho, yes.
00:18:52
Craig matthews
Okay.
00:19:01
Craig matthews
and
00:19:04
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my My next question to you, ah now we're talking about pressure.
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So you've said that obviously Odegaard doesn't feel the pressure. When there's no pressure on on this team, Odegaard can play better football. Do you feel like the captain's armband could be a part could be playing an influence in that?
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Craig matthews
ah just think it's injured it's not fair i feel that maybe the cactus is really affecting the ceiling the more yeah other I don't know Odegaard personally, are like other I don't know as himself, but looking at the outside looking into the club, as a fan, but looking at the outside looking into the club, I feel like there's other leaders in the team that have led the club well more than him recently.
00:19:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:47
Craig matthews
i feel like Decon Raza stepped up a lot. um Gabriel Wendt has stepped up a lot this season, leading by example, might not be he's since he's not been an absolute advocate because he only had one clean sheet since he's been injured so that guy's just so that he missed him a lot at the back even though Kivriot thought well I think Saliba's kind of missed that presence of Gabriel the vocal defender the big the big bullion defender at the back I feel like he's missed him a lot um
00:20:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:20:19
Craig matthews
I just feel that maybe the captaincy has really affected Odegaard this season. I think his confidence must be down as well for this injury. This is his first major injury at Arsenal. remember every season he felt at Arsenal and he hardly gets injured.
00:20:31
Craig matthews
I wonder if that ankle injury was out for almost three months. So, um don't think he's fully recovered from the injury. think they rushed him back too quickly. um
00:20:41
Craig matthews
and yeah, I feel like the captaincy is really affected him this season because he hasn't been fully fit and has been affected in his game.
00:20:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, absolutely no. youre You're spot on there. And I think, unfortunately, yeah, I think there must be some sort of injury. i think I think it's like that with quite a few players, actually, in the squad.
00:20:57
Craig matthews
I agree.
00:21:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, I think Odegaard being one of them. um Ben White, I feel like, is another one. Calafiore could be another one as well.
00:21:10
Craig matthews
i agree
00:21:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know... Again, i don't know what the recovery process i don't know what the recovery process goes on at Arsenal. I don't know what what goes on behind the scenes. But, you know, I'd really like to hope that after this season, the players do get a well-deserved break.
00:21:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I do know, or I believe, that our first pre-season game is the 27th July away and um at um against Newcastle, i believe.
00:21:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But, again, i just... I don't know. it's It's difficult with Arsenal right now. And i think, in a way, the players must be looking forward to the end of the season.
00:21:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:00
Craig matthews
Yeah, because Decker Rapp missed it for that game as well. Injury, hamstring injury. They're risking him. don't want to risk him at all for the two games, I'll say.
00:22:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:08
Craig matthews
um Ben White has not looked the same Ben White I remember before his injury. He looks all over the place now. Doesn't look the same. but Energy.
00:22:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Don't recognise him. i
00:22:17
Craig matthews
Don't recognise him at all.
00:22:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know Yeah, absolutely. What we'll do in the meantime is we'll take a quick break and then in the next part, we're going to continue talking about players and injuries and we'll also continue we'll also look at um where where it's potentially now left Arsenal in the terms of battling for the top five spots.
00:23:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
And hello there and welcome back to the second part of our um ah Liverpool review where it did finish 2-2. But before the break, we did speak about injuries and but also and also as well, are players still carrying injuries?
00:23:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, you mentioned Odegaard being one of them. Would you throw... Again, we and we just briefly mentioned about Ben White. Would you throw... And I mentioned Calafiore. Would you throw anyone else into that mix?
00:24:00
Craig matthews
Stockhole. stockho
00:24:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I... I'm glad you mentioned that because...
00:24:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
When... The thing is, right, when Saka came back against Fulham, I remember being at that game, and he scored, even though it was a tap him, thought to myself could we now be seeing the comeback of Bakaya Saka but again and going back to what you said before before the break as well it seems like we have got into a bit of a trend now where players have come back from injury but we're just not seeing the same player that we saw before the injury
00:24:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
What do you think the reasons could be behind it?
00:24:51
Craig matthews
I thought the manager, the training system at Arsenal, the way how the Arsenal play and the way the manager demands all the players, I feel like he's overworking the players and training. That's what I want to say. I think his demands are very high.
00:25:04
Craig matthews
think him and Guardiola, for example, must have the hard demands on their players in training. You have to do extra running, extra this, extra that, extra this, extra everything.
00:25:14
Craig matthews
And that's what's taking the time.
00:25:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:16
Craig matthews
Because we have five players this season, we haven't seen injuries. That's what should not happen in the club.
00:25:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, absolutely.
00:25:21
Craig matthews
So there to be a review of the medical staff, not the medical staff per se, but the whole structure of why they're getting so much injuries, muscular injuries and all that. There to be somewhere where they have to review and at players if they're in the red zone, take them out.
00:25:40
Craig matthews
If they get to the zone where they've played two million games, you've to take them out on the firing line. That's what go with. We need a bigger squad next summer, in the summer. In the winter, to buy more players to have a bigger squad so to take players in certain games because we can't have the same repeat next season because don't want to have no excuses next season.
00:25:58
Craig matthews
If that player is, we can't do anything. We need to get our business done early and hit the ground running for next season. So, we have to review the injury record at the top of the season, at the season.
00:26:09
Craig matthews
Let's see what we can do.
00:26:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. I think you, again, I've said it and you, I've, ba you've basically echoed what I've said to so many of my mates. I think next, uh, this summer is huge, vitally huge, actually.
00:26:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, reported earlier on today actually on Sky Sports News that um i don't and I don't know if this is true or not and i read ah no disrespect I hope it's not true but apparently Arsenal have been given a budget of £100 million to spend in the summer market providing also the the outcomes of any players we do sell on
00:26:40
Craig matthews
I
00:26:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
What are your thoughts on that?
00:26:56
Craig matthews
hope to meet you.
00:26:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
if that that's if they are If they are true or not. But if they are true and say it is a case of 100 million plus, say, whatever outgoings we make, what's your thoughts on it?
00:27:12
Craig matthews
Hmm. That's pathetic. ah We need more than 100 million to spend on this squad. This squad needs a massive... needs a boost. The whole bet needs a boost. We can't expect it. What can 100 million pound buy you now?
00:27:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Declan Rice.
00:27:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:29
Craig matthews
If we buy Declanby today, we're not going to pay 100 million for him now. It's like 150, 160 now. We need more than 100 million to on players now.
00:27:36
Craig matthews
but has believe more than a hundred million to buy own players now
00:27:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah,
00:27:40
Craig matthews
That can only buy two players or only one player. Buy Zilomendi, that's 50, 60 million or 50 million of Zilomendi.
00:27:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah his triggerlaw is ah is really is release
00:27:47
Craig matthews
Then we need to get a strike.
00:27:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
clause is fifty million
00:27:53
Craig matthews
We buy him, we have 50 million left, we need to buy a strike. Gokris or or ah whoever we want to go we're not going to cost 50 million. need to get some sort of wages as well. So we need help we need at least, i would say to rebuild us from the summer,
00:28:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:07
Craig matthews
Also, we need 250 to 300 million, 300 to rebuild the whole squad. So we need to upgrade on players.
00:28:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
So someone said to me, right, in the week, and I would like to get your thoughts on this, but my mate said to me, don't sell not to...
00:28:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he said, you keep the players that you've got, but you just build on...
00:28:30
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:28:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
You just build. You just bring in players. What are your thoughts on that? would you Would you be willing to, say, spend and still keep players at the club?
00:28:47
Craig matthews
No, because players need to be shipped from anywhere. Players like Sefson Enkel are not playing a lot games. He's not going to want to stay next season. He's an international player. He wants to play games.
00:28:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:58
Craig matthews
I wouldn't keep playing like Tomi Asu. His injury record is horrendous and he's always getting injured. He's never fit and you can't rely on players. We need to rely on players who are fit for whole season. Who else?
00:29:10
Craig matthews
We need a backup goalkeeper. I can't depend on the kids right now. They're good off-and-coming keepers, but I would load them up for a season to get experience.
00:29:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:17
Craig matthews
So need someone to challenge Rhea because Rhea is too comfortable at the moment.
00:29:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, definitely. Yeah.
00:29:23
Craig matthews
So we need someone to challenge him to give him a run for his money. So I would definitely buy some new players in, bring more players in, sell some players as well to generate more funds.
00:29:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
So what i actually what I actually suggested was what you do is if we're gonna if we if we were to keep the players that we've got are the club, I would then, I'd be looking towards my low knees, Reece Nelson.
00:29:49
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:29:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd be selling players like maybe Reece Nelson or Tavares or who else is out on loan? I can't think.
00:30:03
Craig matthews
Fiera, Lacongo.
00:30:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Vieira, you know, he was, you know, i kind of understand where Arsenal have come with the idea of trying to sign Vieira back a few years ago, but I just, it hasn't come to fruition, unfortunately, has it?
00:30:22
Craig matthews
He's too good for him. I was to say it's a good time for him to be player, but think he's too lightweight for the Premier League.
00:30:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:30:28
Craig matthews
He's getting physically destroyed in the Premier League. think we need somebody more physically. Maybe a Premier League for him to player, would say.
00:30:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, definitely. i think the from what I've looked at with Arsenal's season, what they need to do is they need to get... I personally think we need a back-up left-back.
00:30:53
Craig matthews
Yep.
00:30:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
We need a right-back.
00:30:55
Craig matthews
Yep.
00:30:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because after what I've seen with Ben White, again, not the same player that I've seen. I'm willing to give him another season, though.
00:31:05
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:31:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm willing to give Ben White another season. um I would also get another centre-back.
00:31:12
Craig matthews
Leave aside.
00:31:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Saliba's side. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Absolutely. Because I think if Kivior could have a good pre-season and continue to play well in like the cup games, give him a run out in a few Premier League games, I just don't see why it wouldn't work.
00:31:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I'd definitely get a backup for Saliba.
00:31:29
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:31:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's what was that? That's three players. ah
00:31:35
Craig matthews
Goal key for?
00:31:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
god Oh, yeah, that's that's pretty obvious. Goalkeeper, because let's be honest, we're we're not we're not looking to extend Neto's loan, are we? You know, he's played, what, one game for Arsenal and one that's it.
00:31:45
Craig matthews
No.
00:31:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:31:49
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:31:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would probably... Yeah, I would, again, zo the Zubamendi deal is, well, I would say is 60% confirmed at the minute.
00:32:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, it's... yeah I'd say, yeah, I'd say it's 60% confirmed at the minute because obviously we we got the here we go tweet on the Saturday morning. um It's just now Arsenal need to go and trigger that release clause on the 1st of June.
00:32:18
Craig matthews
No,
00:32:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that will be, that'll be very interesting. um Then I would, who else would I try go for? um Midfielder to kind of,
00:32:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
replace Partey or Jorginho regardless because let's be honest one of the two will go or if not both will go um
00:32:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah would also get a backup Cam this might sound crazy but I would either get a backup Cam
00:32:47
Craig matthews
and agree.
00:32:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or I'd get a backup right winger. Because what I would like to do for next season is, I'd like to integrate Ethan Waniere a bit more into this Arsenal team. If we've done it with Myles Luskele and it has worked, I don't see why it wouldn't work with him.
00:33:09
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
00:33:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously a striker's... I'm not going to... You know, that's pretty obvious. A striker's needed because... It's evident. It's been evident for the past three seasons. um And I'd probably get a backup right winger as well.
00:33:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I'd probably maybe maybe even get a left winger as well. But that's the thing. you look at all the pla You look at all the positions we've mentioned there, Craig. 100 billion not even covering for but let alone maybe three players, let alone...
00:33:42
Craig matthews
That's like going to Harrods with grand fee, you can buy the whole shop and you only come back off the ice.
00:33:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:33:48
Craig matthews
One, two ice.
00:33:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, my God.
00:33:49
Craig matthews
I swear, I swear. You have to need more than 100 million. 200 million to buy a place, man. Oh, man.
00:34:00
Craig matthews
oh my but
00:34:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's admin stitches. That's like going to Harrods. I love that. ah But yeah, that's so true. Yeah. You'd think that maybe ah you'd think that maybe a thousand pounds would be enough to get a few bits in Harrods. But let's be honest, what you buying in Harrods? You're probably buying two maybe two things in Harrods and that's it.
00:34:25
Craig matthews
Money done, no change left over.
00:34:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, goodness me. Money gone and and potentially a bit of debt involved as well.
00:34:32
Craig matthews
Yes.
00:34:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
bit You know, eating into the overdraft a bit.
00:34:35
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:34:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think, yeah, it's it'll be interesting. I think, the site that like i said like I said on on many podcasts before, but it will be a very interesting summer for Andrea Berta. um All eyes will be on him as well as Mikel Arteta because next season's going to be huge.
00:34:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't want us finishing. I've got to that point, and I said it to you after the Champions League game, where I'm sick of second. I'm sick of actually i'm sick of being second best.
00:35:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sick and tired of being second best.
00:35:09
Craig matthews
It kind of reminds me of how we were at Liverpool when Klopp and Guardiola were going at it.
00:35:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:35:17
Craig matthews
Mancilla winning the lead and Liverpool finishing second. If Macriam plays a goal for the finishing second and not winning anything, it's really defeat.
00:35:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:35:26
Craig matthews
And that's what say that season as well.
00:35:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's what see. we have to and also these these drawers they've they've we've got to cut them out after what we've gone through this season with the amount of drawers for and bear it in mind after this liverpool game that is fourteen drawers
00:35:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
forty fourteen singular points fourteen points from them fourteen games When in maybe half of them games, they should be an extra two points.
00:36:04
Craig matthews
could be worse could be could be worse could be talking to them but might not
00:36:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just because of silly mistakes that have thrown the game away.
00:36:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah ah Goodness me, of course, of course. ah Which takes us on to our next ad break.
00:36:15
Craig matthews
so
00:36:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
And join us after the break as we will be talking about the weekend's Premier League results.
00:36:18
Craig matthews
Thank you.
Premier League Results Overview
00:37:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello there and welcome back to the final part of our Liverpool review. But what we are going to do is look back on the Premier League results that have taken place over the course of the weekend. Now, let's start it off with...
00:37:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll start off on Saturday's results. Because, so wow, Sunday's games. We'll talk a bit more about that in a sec. But, it finished. Ipswich 0, Brentford 1.
00:37:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good result for Brentford there. I mean... ah they that That race for eighth spot is really hotting up. I mean, ah I'll be honest with you though, it's hotting up. But I don't think people are not talking about the seventh spot.
00:37:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because if Palace go and win the cup, then I believe there's only seven spots, isn't there? So... That is going to be an interesting battle for Europe.
00:38:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ipswich, do you reckon they were a bit unlucky in that game? or do you just think Brentford are just ah on another level altogether?
00:38:15
Craig matthews
I've heard Brentford, their have got over 25 goals this season, right to it's not um
00:38:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Kevin Sharder, Brian Mbuemo and Vista as well.
00:38:26
Craig matthews
Everyone thought Brentford were going to struggle this season without Ivan Toni, but other players have stepped up and scored more goals than for him, not being in the team anymore.
00:38:38
Craig matthews
So it goes to show sometimes when the King leads, that other people step up. So that's what happened to them ah
00:38:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
No Tony, no Tony, no problem, I guess.
00:38:47
Craig matthews
them. They might sneak it. If they win their final two games in the season, they might end up getting Europe. That'd be good for the club as well because their revenue will be better. There'll be more games I've been in for next season as well.
00:38:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. And then we and then in the other games, we had Wolves nil, Brighton 2. Again, that race for European spots really is hotting up. Brighton needed that win, didn't they?
00:39:14
Craig matthews
a very um very shaky form recently. I'm happy they've got the win now, so they can push on now and see where it ends up. I think the Managers are a very good young manager. First season in the Premier League.
00:39:27
Craig matthews
maybe would have made a couple of mistakes here in the end of the season and but he's young he's only going to get better so yeah yeah some after
00:39:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:39:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, absolutely.
00:39:34
Craig matthews
yeah
00:39:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. And then it also finished, I think for me, this has got to be, this is up there as one of the surprising results of the weekend. But it finished Southampton 0, Man City 0.
00:39:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:39:49
Craig matthews
I was so happy when St. Hunter got resorted against Man City because that puts pressure on us to win. or ah They dropped points on that help us on the table.
00:39:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:40:01
Craig matthews
um Man City players were complaining that all St. Hunter was doing through the whole game was defending, not attacking.
00:40:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Ruben diaz yeah reuben Diaz came out and was saying that ah that they were just defending the whole game. But realistically, they weren't defending the whole game. They did go and have a couple chances.
00:40:20
Craig matthews
I it's just sour grapes from, I think it's hard to learn and they had a strong team out and I feel like they couldn't break down Southampton.
00:40:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:40:28
Craig matthews
Ramsey had yeah i rather i won the games of the season against Man City, kind of brought his Arsenal form on that day. ah fair play to Southampton, they're not going down as a worse team in the league after all, they're showing a bit of fight and guile.
00:40:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, do you know what?
00:40:44
Craig matthews
so yeah
00:40:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I absolutely agree. um Credit due to Southampton because they don't hold, they won't have that horrible record now of being the ah that that one Premier League team with the lowest points tally that still stays with Derby County.
00:41:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Then we had Fulham.
00:41:02
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:41:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow, I still can't get over this as well. But Fulham won Everton three.
00:41:07
Craig matthews
yeah Yeah, I feel full of...
00:41:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Again,
00:41:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
You can't write these games, can you?
00:41:15
Craig matthews
No, I feel full of great. So many chances. I think Marco Silva must be so frustrated after looking at this game. I think another drop points again at home. I thought they were going to win that game.
00:41:26
Craig matthews
They had so many chances. They've got so many good creative players in the city. got Wallaby, they've got Smith Rowe, they've got Ferreira, they've got Williams, they've got Traore, they've got Rahul.
00:41:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:41:38
Craig matthews
of they' got They've got a decent team. islands but And Leno made a mistake as well.
00:41:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
They've got a very good team.
00:41:44
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:41:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then, on.
00:41:47
Craig matthews
No, no, no.
00:41:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, and then ah just to just to finish off Saturday's games, it was Bournemouth 0, Villa 1. Now, go on.
00:42:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
now
00:42:00
Craig matthews
I feel that awful at this game is a statement from Villa.
00:42:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
go
00:42:06
Craig matthews
They need to do football next season. For PSR and financial fair players, they need to get time to football next season to keep players like Asensio, keep players like Rashford and players like in the club.
00:42:17
Craig matthews
They need to get time to do football next season. So, they're going to down to the final of the game anyway for Huff. They have to win their final two games to get it. So, yeah.
00:42:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh yeah, absolutely. You couldn't have said that better. and Just quickly, we'll go through Sunday's games real quick. Newcastle winning 2-0 over Chelsea. What a game.
00:42:37
Craig matthews
I did tell you I we'll lose against Newcastle, I said yeah, Newcastle got a lot of better team anyway, so yeah.
00:42:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Didn't see it. ah
00:42:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
You did say that, yep.
00:42:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
You did?
00:42:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And then we had a couple. Wow, we've had some Sunday's games. Like I said, sunday Sunday's games were something else. United.
00:42:56
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:42:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Goodness me. Actually, no, I won't talk about United just yet. Forest drawing 2-2 with Leicester. Nobody expected that, did they?
00:43:08
Craig matthews
I thought that Leicester showed in the second half why they played good football and championship last season. I feel that it was a very disappointing season for Leicester because I really thought they would stay up this season.
00:43:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:43:21
Craig matthews
I thought David Vardy last season from the league, he'd want to keep them in the league and then leave. I thought Van Nistel would have done a good job with them but it's gone horribly one for them at Leicester.
00:43:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
It really has.
00:43:34
Craig matthews
yeah
00:43:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
It really has. The good news for Forrest, on the other hand, is now, I believe, I think I saw a post on their TikTok account um Mathematically, I think they've confirmed European football.
00:43:50
Craig matthews
yeah and half of They have confirmed European football. don't what European football they're going to playing
00:43:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
They just don't know what Europe will be. But what an achievement for Nuno's men.
00:44:01
Craig matthews
yet. I feel that Nottingham Forest had a great season. I feel that. If if we're giving that awards now, for the season, I'll give it to Nuno because of what he's done at Nottingham Forest. There were relegation candidates again in this season, I'm guessing, and he's able to turn the team a whole around.
00:44:17
Craig matthews
Crystal Wood has scored 20 Premier League goals this season. You've got give credit where credit's He knows how to get the best out of these players. Morgan Gibbs-White, what a player. I feel like he deserves a big move.
00:44:28
Craig matthews
He deserves a move. like He's done some great things this season from Forrest. So, yeah.
00:44:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
To be honest with you, he's had a is that actually quite a good career at um at the previous clubs he's played at. I mean, you look at his career at Wolves. He had a great, great career at Wolves, didn't he?
00:44:43
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:44:45
Craig matthews
Yeah, they went all-in to Sheffield United and he came back and he went to Nottingham Forest.
00:44:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:44:50
Craig matthews
He's a good player and he captains the team as well. I think he's like vice-captain there as well. When Yates is not playing, he captains the team as well.
00:44:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
believe so. Yeah.
00:44:58
Craig matthews
So, he's got everything going him. think he just needs a big move to the Champions League club where he can establish himself playing on a higher level and playing with better quality players.
00:45:07
Craig matthews
Not just like the Forest, but going with more elite players and seeing where he can take his game to.
00:45:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
00:45:15
Craig matthews
but
00:45:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then we'll talk about last two results. But let's kick this off with Manchester United. Sorry, hold on, hold on. Let's give them a fitting title.
00:45:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
The Europa League finalist, Manchester United losing, losing too nil to West Ham United.
00:45:26
Craig matthews
So.
00:45:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm lost for words at this point. how were they fought How are they finalists? How are they Europa League final and go and lose to West Ham? Make it make sense.
00:45:51
Craig matthews
The problem is, the thing is, because they roughly leave the season, yeah? Remember back in the season before last, if you're not in the Champions League, you go down to the Europa League if you're a bottom of the group or third bottom from the group.
00:45:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:46:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:46:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah, if you finished third in in the group stages back then, it was you got over Europa League. If you was in the Europa League, um you would then get kicked down to the Conference League.
00:46:16
Craig matthews
because Because that's what happened this year, Every team has got a free run. I might have had a free run. They've been on beat. They haven't lost no games in the competition. They've been beat in the whole competition.
00:46:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, they haven't.
00:46:25
Craig matthews
So, thought it was going easy for them. They're hardly playing hard teams in that competition. Yes, I've left the code against them. Bill Mao was very unlucky against them.
00:46:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:46:36
Craig matthews
leot No, Leon. Sorry, Leon was very unlucky against them.
00:46:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Leon, Leon.
00:46:38
Craig matthews
Leon could have knocked them out and they kept had a miracle and they won that game.
00:46:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, don't.
00:46:42
Craig matthews
well Yeah, know.
00:46:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Don't. And then, quickly, because I find this so funny, because I was at the game, my first ever away game, and it was a it was at Spurs.
00:46:49
Craig matthews
um um
00:47:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Palace winning 2-0 against Spurs. Goodness me, this game had everything. This game should have been ah this should have been a battering, an absolute battering for Spurs.
00:47:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Palace from minute one were all over, were absolutely all over Spurs. And therefore, the reason why we couldn't do the podcast was because i had a sore throat and I had a pounding headache the next morning.
00:47:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Won't go into details why, but yes, what a game of football.
00:47:32
Craig matthews
Hey,
00:47:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
What game of football. Great atmosphere as always by by the Palace fans. And just in general, Spurs now are sitting in 17th spot.
00:47:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
17th.
00:47:54
Craig matthews
Té.
00:47:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
You just love to see it, don't you?
00:47:55
Craig matthews
a yeah they they they they need ah They need a massive rebuild in the summer, man. They need to, either they get with the manager or they need to do something because this can't continue.
00:48:08
Craig matthews
They were very lucky that Ipswich and Leicester and have had a very important season for us that they've been in relegation battle.
00:48:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Southampton.
00:48:18
Craig matthews
and If Ipswich could have got a couple of wins on their belt, yeah they could have dragged into that relegation. Never mind that, could have dragged into that relegation battle.
00:48:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh yeah, absolutely.
00:48:25
Craig matthews
ah the one And the funny thing is, well, feel I'm not um even on 40 points yet.
00:48:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I mean, we we talk so much about how the 40 point mark is, you know, the 40 point mark is basically safety.
00:48:41
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:48:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
It confirms your safety. But the fact that
00:48:43
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:48:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nowhere near. And yet, this is what's happened.
00:48:49
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:48:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
And also, just quickly, just um just before we quickly wrap up, um because we were talking about Palace, but news has come out today that Joel Ward is set to leave Palace at the end of the summer.
Episode Wrap-Up
00:49:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, has played 330 three hundred and 63 games for the Eagles. um He's racked up 305 Premier League appearances.
00:49:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
um It's been their highest ever total by any player.
00:49:20
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:49:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's scored six times for the club. Has pretty much... um been such an amazing player for Palace over the time um at the club.
00:49:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, I watched the video um of him looking back at his time at the club. And I mean, it was very, it is ah if you get the opportunity to watch it, go and watch it.
00:49:51
Craig matthews
Oh yeah.
00:49:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Very, very touching video and a very emotional video. And I can only imagine um for the last few games of the season now, it is going to be very difficult because he's been so influential and so key because he was part of that promotion winning team that got Palace to the Premier League.
00:50:06
Craig matthews
Oh.
00:50:12
Craig matthews
oh
00:50:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
So very upsetting very upsetting news to hear for from the Palace camp today. But um wish him very well for for the rest of his career.
00:50:26
Craig matthews
know
00:50:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
And on that note, we will wrap it up for today. Have you liked what we've had to say? As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts on social media. So please do be sure to get involved.
00:50:40
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00:50:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:51:05
Craig matthews
Thank you.