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Episode 80 - CROSSOVER THURSDAY - Will Brighton derail Arsenals title charge?
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Introduction and Podcast Crossover
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and Happy New Year. Welcome to the Daily Brighton Podcast. It's crossover time. It's crossover time. You can see there's Bearman.
00:00:20
Jamie
yeah
00:00:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Everyone's here. It's crazy. it's a We've got a house party going on right now.
Meet the Hosts: Brighton vs Arsenal
00:00:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
um As you can guess, it is the crossover between Brighton and Arsenal. Obviously, we've done it before with um Esmond and Oh, I can't remember his name either, but yeah, all good.
00:00:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was, it was pretty good.
00:00:37
Jamie
Yeah.
00:00:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was a lot of, um, taking the mic. Uh, so let's want to introduce everyone. Obviously, you know, the general Jamie G. How are you, mate?
00:00:48
Jamie
What's up? Oh good, oh good.
00:00:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've got the Danny Welbeck Enjoyer. Bless. How are you?
00:00:54
blessings
Yeah, good.
Recent Performances of Arsenal and Brighton
00:00:55
blessings
I'm so happy we've got three Brighton Podcasts versus two Arsenal Podcasts to help defend these corners.
00:01:01
Jamie
yeah and
00:01:03
blessings
Need all the help we get.
00:01:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
and then we have yeah And then we have Jamie, how are you, my friend?
00:01:05
Jamie
no
00:01:07
Jamie
Yeah, yeah, all good. Thank you, all good. How are yous?
00:01:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Not too bad, mate, not too bad. And last but certainly not least, Matt, how are you, sir?
00:01:16
Matt
Yeah, very good. Thank you. Very good. How are you? All u good?
00:01:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, we're all good, mate, we're all good.
00:01:20
Jamie
I would.
00:01:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, so a little bit of admin. Let's just clean this up before we get into the nitty-gritty of it. So, Arsenal vs Brighton. Obviously, the last game was a one-all draw. Brighton's last five. It's not looking good, Brev. I can't lie. One loss and four draws. It's not good at all. Arsenal's last five. We are winning one draw, four wins.
Arsenal's Title Race Strategy
00:01:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's what you lot love to see. We don't really massively care, but it's not looking good for us in that sense.
00:01:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
And in the head-to-head, this is just the last five. One draw, Arso have won three times and Brighton have won once. In terms of injuries, Brighton will be without Kadioglu, Ferguson, Welbeck, Milner, Hintrowood and potentially Matt Swiffer, not 100% sure on that one.
00:01:58
Jamie
And.
00:02:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Arso will of course be without Tim Buber, because he's suspended, Ben White, Bakaya Sakha, which is the big one, Sterling and Tomi Asu, but I didn't even know Tomi Asu still played for Arso at this point.
00:02:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Anyway, Jamie, how has your season gone so far? We know that you're in the midst of a title race. How is it going?
00:02:23
Jamie
oh I'll be truthfully honest. I think I speak on behalf of the boys. We we kind of a couple of weeks back said that we were not going to talk about the title. We were just going to let the season kind of just play its course.
Surprising League Standings
00:02:36
Jamie
And look, if we can go and if we can maybe start putting pressure on Liverpool, then, you know, maybe maybe maybe that discussion can be had another day, but look at the end of the day it's another game it's just another game to go and play and you know just to go and pile pressure on Liverpool but also to kind of fear to just separate the gap as well from ah from the teams that are just below us because I mean ah the Premier League table it's not what any of us expected yeah that feels weird you saying that
00:03:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, not at all.
00:03:02
Jamie
Yeah.
00:03:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not in the forest, they're up there, Bournemouth are up there. So, you know, yeah, I know. And then Man United and Tottenham are obviously, I think they're both in
The Futility of Early Title Talks
00:03:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
the bottom half, aren't they?
00:03:13
Jamie
ah bottom half, yep.
00:03:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, they are both bottom half, yeah.
00:03:15
Matt
I've been a word of the time.
00:03:15
Jamie
Yeah.
00:03:16
Jamie
Let him stay there.
00:03:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah ah Matt, how's it been for you, mate?
00:03:17
Jamie
it
00:03:18
Jamie
Let him dog it out in a litigation battle.
00:03:23
Matt
Yeah, not too bad. I mean, I think a mixed perspective, as Jamie said, we discussed a few weeks ago almost like the title talk was a bit pointless.
Arsenal's Unbeaten Streak and January's Importance
00:03:31
Matt
But the main reason for me why it was pointless was because for me, you know, like Liverpool see a top top side, but it's about Arsenal doing what Arsenal can do. And the more Arsenal drop points, the more it doesn't matter what Liverpool do when there's such a huge gap already. So I think now you've seen obviously mentioned the last five are unbeaten and the last 12 are unbeaten.
00:03:52
Matt
Things are looking a lot more bright. I've been very pleased how we've handled Nobukai Osaka so far. And in general, I think we've had a fixture list from hell, to be honest. You know, we've not had the fortune in our side in quite a few different manners. And unfortunately for us, we're obviously quite a few points behind Liverpool, but obviously we're in January now.
00:04:11
Matt
from January is a massive month for Arsenal.
Gabriel Jesus: Arsenal's Turning Point
00:04:14
Matt
So obviously beating Brentford, beating Ipswich, beating whoever else, now having Brighton three days later is a big one and it'll be it'll be a tough one.
00:04:18
Jamie
Okay.
00:04:22
Matt
But yeah, in general, I'm pretty happy whilst knowing that we very much need more offensive firepower, but Gabriel Jesus might have slightly turned Arsenal season around, to be
Brighton's Season: A Tale of Two Halves
00:04:34
Matt
honest.
00:04:34
Matt
But yeah.
00:04:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, the things that we'd never think we'd hear where Gabrielle has just changing our season around. Do you know what? Christmas miracle, even though Christmas is gone, but Christmas miracle.
00:04:45
Jamie
if
00:04:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Jamie, um I'm going to go to Jamie G. I'm going to go to you here um with About Brighten Season. ah Bless I will come to you eventually. You're not just there for show.
00:04:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's OK. Jamie G, what what do you think about our season so far?
00:05:02
Jamie
Well, our season has been a tale of two halves. We started off so brightly as we kind of, I mean, I hate to say it, we kind of called it in our preview, didn't we? Preview of the season, we said, under a new manager, people won't really know his ideas. We might start off strong.
Brighton's Challenges and Impact of Past Comments
00:05:20
Jamie
There will be a patch where we don't get the results.
00:05:25
Jamie
Unfortunately for us that patch has been against the worst teams in the league. ah We started off with against the good teams in the league, like the arsenals, like Tottenham, like Man City, like Man United even at that time.
00:05:40
Jamie
um then yeah At that time maybe we could have thrown them in there.
00:05:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good teams in the league.
00:05:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
That was the second game, I'm pretty sure.
00:05:46
Jamie
Exactly. We were still understanding how bad they were going to be. yeah But it we started off, you know, strong. We all actually, I hate to say we might have cursed our own team, but we might have cursed our own team.
00:05:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Probably essentially.
00:06:00
Jamie
We were calling for a title charge, or at least I was.
00:06:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:04
Jamie
Bless was being a bit more subdued with a Champions League push.
00:06:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:09
Jamie
And now it's, yeah, yeah, exactly every pod, will every review pod, we were buzzing about the result.
00:06:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was cussing everyone out. Every single team. Yeah.
00:06:17
Jamie
And yeah, Karma, quite frankly, that's it.
00:06:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:06:20
Jamie
And the last eight results have been just dire, to be honest. But we have kind of turned a leaf, shown a bit more, well, I say turned a leaf, we still can't buy a win.
00:06:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:06:32
Jamie
But We've turned a leaf in terms of we're looking
Controversial Game Moments and Red Cards
00:06:36
Jamie
a bit better in the drawers. That's the positive I can take.
00:06:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, bless, I'm going to go to you here, but not about our season so far, because I feel like Guerra has um summed up quite nicely, actually. um We're going to go, we're going to flash back to, I don't know what month it would have been.
00:06:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
When does the season start? In in August, so it would have been in August, right?
00:06:57
Jamie
August.
00:06:58
blessings
um
00:07:00
Jamie
Yep.
00:07:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or maybe the month after, whatever.
00:07:01
Jamie
August, September, roughly.
00:07:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Yeah, so, bless, we were all at mine, and we got our Mackys order in, and we watched the game. What do you think of it?
00:07:12
blessings
Yeah, it was it's an interesting game I thought we I thought we played really well to be honest and I was surprised that we didn't sit back we we tried to play um obviously at the Emirates is it's always going to be difficult but we did try and play and um got some really good chances, we saw mistakes from Dunk and we saw good stuff from Dunk.
00:07:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:07:36
blessings
Obviously the big controversial point in the game that sort of changed the game, sort of changed the pattern of the game into our favour and as Jamie G probably read out some of the stats of that game because he continues to do that, I don't know why.
00:07:50
blessings
It was, was it again 22 shots, was it Jamie?
00:07:50
Jamie
but yeah Wow.
00:07:52
Jamie
We had, yeah, 22 shots to their 11, 64% possession to their 36. I mean, it was that was on top of the dome.
00:07:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Off the top of the dome, or are you looking at a foot mob right now?
00:08:02
Jamie
I was about to get up XG as well.
00:08:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
all right
00:08:06
Jamie
I've i've actually memorized the stats.
00:08:08
blessings
Only you have not memorised the XG of a game.
00:08:14
Jamie
good Good thing I didn't memorize the XG. They had a bit more, so we'll but we'll let them off.
00:08:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
okay okay right you spoke about a moment there bless which to be fair was spoken about for probably a good two three weeks after i reckon um and i'm gonna yeah if they did they did you have to admit that it was there was a bit of crying there's a little bit but
00:08:25
Jamie
e Well spoken about or they cried about it for a good I mean constant crying.
00:08:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Jamie, Matt, this is, to be fair, I've thrown it to both of you because obviously you might have different opinions. What did you think about that whole, the rice bread card and Joel Veltman trying to boot him to Tottenham Stadium?
00:08:50
Jamie
Go on Matt, I'll let you sort of go on.
00:08:53
Matt
The thing is I'd love to be neutral and I'd love to be like really unbiased and not you know feel like oh it could have gone either way or you know oh we shouldn't have done that but The more you watch it, the more you're in just disbelief that he's decided to send the player off for doing effectively nothing. You know, Veltman's very clever. He knows what he's doing. He's tried to get on with the game really quickly, even though
Critique of Premier League Refereeing
00:09:14
Matt
there's no output. The ball is moving as well. So that goes against the law, too. um You know, he's trying to kick the ball really quickly in the 48th minute, which rice is going to, you know, time waste because one that up in the 48th minute is probably quite ah quite a smart time to time waste. um And yeah, Veltman in.
00:09:31
Matt
his own corner flag essentially tries to take the ball really quickly even though as I say there's nobody there and if you can't tell I'm still I'm still pretty upset about it because yeah it just yeah unfortunately just it's it's one of those things I mentioned earlier that Arsenal haven't had the fortune and I'm completely fine to admit when Arsenal just haven't done enough to win games or when they haven't done enough in general in a game or where they've gone wrong but that game for me was the definition of a red card not just changing the flow of the game and completely ruining it for Arsenal but also the fact that he was sent off for the Spurs game which somehow Arsenal managed to to to win that one comfortably enough at Spurs but that could have been another
00:10:17
Matt
catastrophic thing and yeah unfortunately i just i think that that moment really changed not even arsenal season but like in general that was a really damaging one for arsenal
00:10:29
Jamie
One question I have is...
00:10:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
um ah Here he is, here he is mate, he was collocking to put his, yeah mate, he was waiting mate, go on, go on son.
00:10:33
Jamie
yeah it One question I have, I mean, I've just...
00:10:33
blessings
Oh no! Who's going like that?
00:10:42
Jamie
of In this, it before our preview, we were looking I was looking through all the results that Arsenal had. I noticed they hadn't had a red card for a while, so do you reckon your players have learnt not to cheat and kick the ball away?
00:10:53
Jamie
or And time waste? I mean, just wondering.
00:10:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:10:58
Matt
um'm afraid i'm not i'm not um i'm not much of a nibbler i'm afraid so ah hate to break it to there i'm quiet um of yeah
00:11:04
Jamie
Jamie, can I get a nibble from you, please? or
00:11:06
Jamie
look at the end of the day, you know, look what what happens happened and look at the end of the day where we're going to be out for a bit of revenge now.
00:11:07
Matt
um them them
00:11:14
Jamie
So, you know, at the end of the day, <unk> we're going to go to the Amex and I think the red card has kind of like shaped Arsenal in a way, because we've been a bit more like we we still play our football, but we know not to just be rash now.
00:11:25
Matt
i'm afraid i'm not i'm not i'm not much of a nibbler i'm afraid so uh i hate to break it to you there i'm quite
00:11:29
Jamie
you know, the Brighton game kind of showed it. ah City in a way also showed it at the Etihad. So I think them kind of games have kind of really shaped us in a way just to just play our football and not be too
Brighton's Missed Opportunities and Refereeing
00:11:42
Jamie
rash on the ball.
00:11:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
What about the one at Bournemouth?
00:11:45
Jamie
Oh, Bournemouth, to be honest with you, I mean, I was still a bit divided with that because I didn't watch the game because I was away. But when I got back and saw the highlights, I was like, was a bit like, well, it was a bit in two minds. At first I was a bit like, I don't know, maybe, you know, maybe Saliba didn't deserve to get a red, but then I was like, would Gabriel have got back on time? It was really, ah I was really divided over it to be fair.
00:12:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Bless I need to get your um I know we we are this is ah a bit of a longer a longer podcast But bless I need to get your um your opinion on this one as well Just just uh, you know what we'll start we'll start with um, we'll start with the sort of just in general the whole red card because obviously we're talking about now the sort of whole thing of red cards and because it it was like free and a pretty like quite quick session so
00:12:21
blessings
um which the ah the born for
00:12:39
blessings
yeah yeah i'm I'm pretty neutral, I think. um the ah one against Brighton against us. I thought that was a bit harsh, but I was loving it to be fair. I got up like it was a goal. So here's what it is. The Saliba one. I thought that was, I thought that was a definite red card.
00:12:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would say that's the one that, well, to be fair I mean, Trussard as well, but I feel like that's just stupidity more than anything.
00:12:58
blessings
um
00:13:04
blessings
yeah Yeah, that one's obvious. But again, the the officials are not consistent with it because I think it was your Pedro at the Emirates who's just smashed it down the line and that was quite blatant and nothing happened.
00:13:06
Jamie
Hmm.
00:13:13
Jamie
Yeah?
00:13:15
Jamie
I mean, I'm, I'm sorry, but how we didn't get yellow carded.
00:13:16
blessings
so
00:13:18
Jamie
I mean, I sat there screaming and
Impact of Red Cards on Arsenal's Season
00:13:20
Jamie
telly. I was like, right. So you can give a red card for just a slight touch, but for someone to just boot the ball away and not get yellow carded for it.
00:13:24
Jamie
but
00:13:29
Jamie
And it made it even worse when he went and scored. But again, I still think that gel Pedro goal was down to Thomas party. He's he just, he let him run past. And I just thought if you just matched him stride for stride, it might've been a different story.
00:13:40
Jamie
Uh, thanks.
00:13:43
Matt
I do think though with just the last thing on like the the obviously the decision on the day, I think it kind of just goes to show everything wrong with the Premier League at times or at the minute in terms of the refereeing side of things because I think if you look at that red card, the only reason that was kind of given is because the Premier League want to stamp their mark.
00:14:04
Matt
like they do every season on something different. But instead of following through with it the whole season, they wait for a team to be a guinea pig. That team also got screwed over twice, for by the way, um in that regard. And it's like, I think with refereeing decisions, if if a referee gives a red card, you can always, or gives a goal, or gives a whatever, you can always find a way to justify it. There's always gonna be a way you can justify it.
00:14:27
Matt
but what they you know obviously as i say asked them were the guinea pigs on that occasion and i think just a question i want to pose to to you guys on the last thing i've seen the refereeing side because i'm sure um you're a bit bored of uh of hearing the uh the refereeing whatnot and that dictating football talk but i think one thing for me which is so wrong is petulance is and like minimal offenses is even is almost seen as more of a red card offense than breaking someone's leg or trying to hurt players or anything you know i remember you guys got a really soft yellow as well red sorry with uh against balmef as well i think it was with uh with carlos belieber and then you see players stamp on players or go over the top of players or elbow
Inconsistent Refereeing in the Premier League
00:15:10
Matt
players or do xyz and don't get red so i just wanted to get your uh your opinions on that as well
00:15:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you know what, I'm actually gonna, even I'm hosting, I'm gonna put my two pens, whatever the saying is, I'm gonna put it in right now. um Basically, what you're saying about the whole sort of pensions thing, I feel like um they focused a lot on um how much football is actually being paid played in the course of 90 minutes.
00:15:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
so that's hold the multi ball thing is literally that's just for that like to be able to have the ball in play more and to for people that are watching the game to actually be able to watch more football than just a ball being out of play for x amount of time whatever i'm sort of neither here nor there on it really um but with in terms of like the sort of like delaying the restart that's the only reason i think they're stamping it down is because that's sort of like their highlight at the moment is to sort of be like okay if you're gonna sort of stop us from doing what we're really focused on doing at the moment, which is increasing the amount of time the ball's in play, then I think, ah don't get me wrong, I think it's stupid. like jim if i'm If I was to come from a neutral like perspective, I'd think it's stupid. um If it was to happen to us, we'd all disagree with it 100%. But like it's funny that you touch on the sort of like more dangerous aspect. In the last two games, well,
00:16:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, not against Aston Villa, but in the last three games, we've had two decisions which went in our favour, which are actually terrible refereeing decisions. So you had a Stupignan in, I think, the West Ham game.
00:16:42
Matt
Killmen
00:16:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know who that was on, um but that Yeah, that was a terrible challenge.
00:16:46
Matt
I think?
00:16:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
His shimp has literally wrapped around his leg. um That could have been a broken leg 100%. And then the Jaipedra elbow, which he didn't connect with, is literally insanity because we've gone onto the podcast and said, if he actually hits him, he's turned around and looked at him before he's even swung the elbow.
00:17:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
he's going to get banned for like probably like a really lengthy ban. But to then go to VAR and then be like, nah, it's okay, just because he didn't hit him, even though he definitely had the intention to hit him, he just couldn't hit a barn door at the time. I feel like those sort of things is where the Premier League is going wrong, like you said, in terms of sort of looking at these sort of things that go like with what they're sort the trend at the time of what they're going for, as opposed to actually player safety, et cetera. So that's sort of what ah what I would put into that conversation. But what I will do is, let's actually talk about football.
Arsenal's Strategy Without Star Player
00:17:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
So after this ad, in the next segment, we are going to talk a little bit more about Arsenal and sort of where the dangers are, who are the key men and where they can hurt us. So we will see you after this ad.
00:18:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome back to segment two of the Daily Brighton podcast brought to you by the Global Sports Podcast Network. We are joined by the Arsenal boys. We've got Jamie G and bless Jamie P and Matt. So Jamie, Matt, where are you sort of seeing the danger? Obviously you're missing your star boy. Where do you think
Tactics for Upcoming Arsenal vs Brighton Match
00:18:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
you're going to hurt us? What do you think? How do you see the game panning out?
00:18:53
Jamie
i think for us I see it panning out more in again I think it's the it might be just down the middle and it might even just be down the wings as well I know that our right side is more stronger than our left side but I still think if you've got Martinelli or even Trossard who to be fair let's be honest Trossard loves to turn up for Brighton he likes to put on a bit of a show so I'd like to hope that you know, if we're having a front three I'd like to see Trossard on the left, Martinelli on the right or Ethan Wannieri who has been phenomenal this season um and Gabriel J Zeus up top. I mean I'd be quite happy with that but um yeah I think it's doing it's either going to come down from the wings and it's just going to be trying to get into the box. Obviously set pieces that they're a big thing for us and
00:19:43
Jamie
you know you know ah Thomas Frank briefly mentioned it in his press conference before the game saying oh well we know how to deal with set pieces and ah well turns out you didn't so um so look it's going to be an interesting game going to the Amex is never easy for Arsenal fans it's never easy I've always
00:19:54
Jamie
Hm.
00:20:02
Jamie
seen Brighton as, Brighton away has been one of them fixtures where we've really struggled to grind a result out. I mean, last season um was not bad. I think the season before wasn't too bad. I mean, I'd like to hope that we can, I was saying to the boys, we we just need to go on a run. We need to be consistent here as well.
00:20:24
Jamie
No.
00:20:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
And what about yourself, Matt?
00:20:27
Matt
yeah i think i feel quite good like generally going into the game i think the players who i mean i think blood believer is a fantastic player for example but i think arsenal have rice in that regard for a player who covers a lot of ground and his integral in the middle and he didn't play against Brentford um because I think he was ill or wasn't quite fit enough too, but you then anticipate he'll start in midfield against Brighton, particularly with Urie and Timbout, which I think is big. I think two big things which the game will come down to is how well Arsenal play out of Brighton's press. ah I feel like because it's at Brighton, Brighton are quite inclined to probably be on the front foot and take the game to Arsenal, which I think will be quite a benefit for Arsenal. I think you look at that Palace game once Palace got quite open, although we we're not the best team in transition,
00:21:15
Matt
I feel like we're pretty deadly and I think the game state almost would be quite important in that regard that Brighton push up on us try over commit in the press leave gaps in behind and Arsenal know obviously or they trust themselves defensively and the defensive numbers recently have been back to where they've been last season which is really pleasing and I think the timing of fixtures is really important and I think Arsenal play bright and in a really good moment as I say timber obviously being out is unfortunate Haverts might be back I'm not entirely sure and SAC obviously being out is
00:21:50
Matt
very unfortunate but that's the reality of of the situation and I think obviously Brighton are a really good side but they're in a tough moment I think they will try you know Well, it'd be interesting, I guess, given Brighton's form, if they maybe go a tiny bit more conservative against Arsenal. But I feel like because it is at home, I'd be intrigued, obviously, to hear um your guys' perspective on that. But because it is at home, I feel like they'll try to take the game a bit more to Arsenal, press up higher. And I think a player like Lewis Skelly will be really integral to just keeping the ball under pressure and
00:22:24
Matt
going from there and I think Brighton in the transition side of things would be pretty dangerous and if Arsenal can keep them at arm's length then I think that would be pretty decisive.
Key Players and Handling Pressure
00:22:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Jamie G, we're speaking about sort of game stay and sort of how you see us playing.
00:22:37
Jamie
Mmm.
00:22:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we mentioned a bit of maybe a conservative of play when we filmed not that long ago, obviously spoke quite a bit about what I expect. So what do you think?
00:22:54
Jamie
Yeah, we well we we've it's funny that you shot you say that Matt ah because we're not too sure how we're going to line up either in terms of do we show Arsenal that respect where we allow them to have the ball because one thing Arsenal do well is press high and we spoke about this on the preview podcast and they press high and they have their defenders so high up that it just kind of suffocates you in as bless kept on saying um and that's where do show them that respect and just kind of try and defend for our lives then we play our pacey players to try and do something on the counter or while you're at home and like hurts the likes to try and do and like likes to play normally do we
00:23:40
Jamie
do something that we are good at, which is playing out from the black and playing out from the back and in build up play. Yeah, I know what you two are thinking. ah yeah Play out from the back and in build up play. um And we are very competent at that. It's just whether the Arsenal press yeah actually manages to I guess, tackle us high up the pitch and actually put pressure on. So I'm still um unsure what hurts that we'll try and do. I'm unsure what I would try and do and how we're going to win. Because to be honest, ah ah I know this is killing the next segment, but I'm not too optimistic, I would say. I think it could be a draw, but I know we'll we'll get on to our score predictions later. But yeah, it's an interesting interesting one of how we actually do play.
00:24:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Jamie P, if I can call you Jamie P.
00:24:38
Jamie
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:24:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
um In terms of Brighton, where are you sort of looking at the areas where it would be massively key for either a team to win if they want to sort of get the upper hand in this game?
00:24:50
Jamie
To be honest with you, I've always looked at your attacking and your midfield options. I mean, uh, one player that you've not really touched on is Minto and he's been, and you know, when I, when I watched him at the Emirates, I thought, wow, like, you know, Brighton have got a gem of a player in him.
00:25:08
Jamie
Um, I mean, for you guys, it's unfortunate that well-baked not going to be there. Cause I mean, this guy, this guy just like, he has a thing for scoring against his old teams. And I mean, that, that worries me, but thank goodness he's, uh, he is, he is out. Um, but I think gel Pedro for me is that one player that is going to be really difficult to, to really manage because as I touched on before, you know, party.
00:25:34
Jamie
you know, part a couldn't even match him but matches run. And that was exactly how you guys managed to equalize against us. um And I do believe and I really hope regardless of what the starting 11 is on ah for the game, I just really hope that Arsenal kind of look back at the home fixture and be like, right, well, this is where we've we've gone wrong. And I also think that, you know, going back to the whole red card situation, it will be ah it will be a momentum to kind of be like, right, we we need to kind of just keep our heads here, just keep playing our football and just keep doing what we need to do. And then, you know, ah we we'll just have to see what happens, but it's going to be a very cagey game. I can tell you that.
Brighton's Attacking Struggles
00:26:17
Matt
I think one other problem as well, I just want to very quickly say as well, with um thinking about like Brighton and obviously you saying it's a cagey game, is even going back to that City game, that first 30 or so minutes was Old Man City.
00:26:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, oh
00:26:29
Matt
I think if Arsenal were clinical, they could not finish the game early on, so to speak. But I think it'll be interesting if Brighton are that off the pace in that first 30 minutes or if they do go a goal behind how do they react likewise for Arsenal but I think that game against Brentford just recently is a massive like positive going into this one essentially going to really difficult away ground winning every duel not giving them a sniff and then also coming back from adversity being 1-0 down which is the first time Arsenal have done that since Aston Villa I think in the 4-2 game so I think that's just another another big thing to add.
00:27:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
and then so bless what what about you mate so obviously we just spoke about sort of like where you think the key battles are in terms of us sort of stopping them where do you think the key battles lie
00:27:16
blessings
Yeah, again, ah'll I'll go back to how we approach it. And if we do sit deep, um we've spoken a lot about set pieces. If we do sit deep, I think that invites a lot of set pieces with players heading it away. um So it's just finding a good balance of being wary, um that they are a good team, they are a good passing team, but also we can't afford to sit deep and just give them that respect because yeah will that will invite crosses, that will invite set pieces. So we need to,
00:27:46
blessings
find a good balance of um how we can sort of press high and get at them but also be quite smart in game and you know drop back if we have to. um one One area I really um see us sort of being successful with if he does start and I know Jamie you touched on it, Minthe, I'm an absolutely massive fan of him and I spoke very highly of him ah at the start of the season but he hasn't really kicked on as much as I thought he would.
00:28:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm.
00:28:16
blessings
um yeah He's still a young player so you you never know what's going to come up next. but yeah He's very aggressive um in the way he attacks the full back. He's very very quick and he's quite comfortable left or right.
00:28:30
blessings
It's just that sort of end product hasn't really um come through quite at the moment so it's very interesting I think if he does start it will cause a few issues especially whoever plays left back for us I've noticed likes to go into midfield and that sort of pattern of play that does leave a bit of space out there and although Gabrielle is very good at sweeping over and coming over and cleaning it up I think we can, yeah, I think we can hopefully Gabriel has a bit of an off day.
00:29:00
blessings
We can get past him as well.
00:29:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:29:03
Jamie
Highly doubt that.
00:29:03
blessings
It's a big ask, but, um, yeah, that's what, I think that's where we can go.
00:29:04
Jamie
Highly doubt that.
00:29:07
blessings
that We need to drag them around a little bit more so that it creates space for Jean Pedro as well.
00:29:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so anyway, we are going to go, we're going to hear from our partners at Zancasa and then we're going to go on to the Brighton segment, the final segment, so we will see you on the flip side of this ad.
00:29:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we are back on the Daily Brighton podcast for our final segment. We are going to be speaking about Brighton. How can we hurt Arsenal? Jamie G, I'm coming to you, mate. How can we do it? Can we do it?
00:30:05
Jamie
Can we do it is the question. ah Well, if we do play on the front foot like we are kind of known for, and if we can play out from the back like we have done all season against whichever team we have come up against, we suck in front of goal. And that is my biggest fear. like In the final third, it's tough to watch. I'm not going to lie. We move the ball.
00:30:32
Jamie
in and around, not really much causing much threat for the other team. We give teams, we're so slow at getting shots off that and we give teams the chance to get bodies behind the ball.
00:30:46
Jamie
And when you do that against Arsenal, that's gonna be easy pickings for them. I mean, we couldn't even really score against, ah and was it that we just played Brentford? ah Yeah, Ben, me and Nathan Collins.
00:30:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I asked them very loud.
00:30:58
Jamie
Yeah, sorry, last game before that.
00:31:00
blessings
yeah
00:31:00
Jamie
yeah Forgot about that one.
00:31:03
blessings
We've all been the same, that's why.
00:31:03
Jamie
Yeah, Aston Miller. But yeah, Brentford, we struggled by just every shot. We had so much of the ball. We had so many shots. We lived pretty much and lived in the final third and we just couldn't get shots off because they just kept on throwing balls, but ah bodies behind the ball.
00:31:21
Jamie
And that's what the trouble was. I feel like this is going to be that times 10 if we do get in around the box. So we need to take our chances. We need to just, just how we, how simple football is. Shoot more. I mean, I don't know that's, I don't know whether the Brian players know.
00:31:39
Jamie
That's kind of how you score goals and if someone could relay that information to the team, that would be helpful. ah Crosses into the box. I see them being cleared quite easily.
00:31:50
Jamie
I think we rank third for most crosses into the box. I don't know why because Jal Pedro is not renowned for his aerial prowess.
00:31:59
Jamie
So.
00:31:59
Jamie
In CSO, Mrs Blayton goals right in front of goal. So yeah, it's not not looking good. I'm not gonna lie. But I'm hoping a counterattack. That's why I i would like to see
Expectations for Arsenal vs Brighton
00:32:12
Jamie
it. I know we said it and um we said it on the preview. and Well, you said it, Joe. You said it on the preview. You don't want to see us sit back at home.
00:32:21
Jamie
and bless you touched on it there in terms of not really wanting to sit back but I feel like the way you spoke about Minter as well in behind I feel like this could be a game for him although I'm not as high on Minter as Blessings is I feel this could be a game where his pace comes in handy especially with how much ah the Arsenal defenders actually push up like I think the space and they leave so much space in behind that it's kind of they're inviting you because they have so much recovery pace to put long balls into that box, or not even to the box, into their half. um And that's kind of where I see us pouncing on one of those chances, getting on one-on-one with a keeper, and hopefully a gold lasso.
00:33:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cheers for that mate, you've literally filled us with no confidence whatsoever.
00:33:14
Jamie
yeah
00:33:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
um so
00:33:16
Jamie
Sorry to have you brought in Fano.
00:33:17
Jamie
sir
00:33:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah um Jamie and Matt, I'm just going to throw this to you quickly. So um obviously we sort of spoke about, um we were talking about sort of the lack of threat in front of goal.
00:33:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
um and to be honest I don't watch Arsenal every week but I know in recent weeks well obviously you scored three against Brentford um you beat Palace as well but do you think that you might also sort of be potentially struggling for that sort of like there was a period last season where you went on this matter where you're beating every team like 5-0 or 6-0. Do you think that you guys could potentially struggle if you come up against a kind competent defense um sort of I know that you beat Ipswich 1-0 but obviously you sort of potentially struggle to create a lot of chances against Everton that you had chances but again 0-0 so like do you see the
00:34:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
sort of How do you think that could affect the game? Do you see that happening again? Do you think you're past that now?
00:34:18
Matt
I think with Arsenal offensively, I think that Brentford game as I say is like such a pleasing one recently because it feels like it's been a different performance to what I've seen from Arsenal for quite a while, arguably one of our best performances of the season. I think you've seen generally that Arsenal's defensive side of things have got back to relative normal, but offensively there's been that question mark and the best thing Arsenal can hope for in Saka's absence is that others other attackers step up Martinelli scored a great goal, hopefully that's really good for his confidence. Gabriel Jesus has looked as sharp as he's looked in a good few years, ah for a good three or four games now in a row, which is massive I think. I think the positions Martinelli was getting into against Brentford, although the goals Arsenal scored were quite
00:35:04
Matt
uh bar a brilliant third volley they literally came from creating your own luck. Arsenal haven't really scored those type of ricochet goals or anything like that because they've not counter-pressed as effectively as they could or they've not created enough central situations as they could so in terms of Brighton sitting back I'm not completely concerned I think before Brentford I feel a bit more like I'm not entirely sure, but I don't think I'm too too concerned with Ethan Winery as well, who's just so competent at creating that yard and moving players around in that middle, even though he was off the right, he's so competent in that regard. Lewis Skelly, who's brilliant at making space. As I say, I think Timbers a massive miss, and I think the biggest way Brighton can get us at us is in transition offensively by the wing. But at the same time, you're in luck that you're a team who's not very good in front of goal because
00:35:57
Matt
we find a way to concede a lower xg goal every single week so that will um that'll be quite and honestly like some of the uh some of the numbers is laughable the amount of goals Arsenal have conceded from next to no danger and even the Emboyment one against Brentford was was very out of nothing type of thing it was a you know a set of poor mistakes but it was about the only chance they had in 12 minutes and one of the only ones they had in the game so ultimately i think Brighton to get anything against Arsenal they need to be obviously it goes without saying top top defensively hope Arsenal have a bit of an off-day offensively you know obviously as I say
00:36:35
Matt
it's going to come down to those individuals in attack stepping up. I'd expect them to continue to do so and it's integral they do. But I think you know Brighton just got to be clinical offensively. And that that's that's just the way you beat or get anything against an Arsenal or a team like that, or over a last season City or any team like that. By being clinical, by being resolute defensively, I'm just taking your chances. So it is a difficult one for for Brighton, but yeah.
Closing Remarks and Predictions
00:37:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bless, I'm just gonna, just before we wrap it up and go to our predictions, I'm just gonna ask you the question, it's very broad, but can we do it?
00:37:13
blessings
Yeah, i think ah I think we definitely can do it.
00:37:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it, that's the question, it's done.
00:37:16
blessings
And just to add into what Matt said, we if we do get a chance, we have to take it because we're not going to get a second or a third. um And that's the most important thing. like If we can take that one chance that we do get, the um state the game state sort of changes a little bit.
00:37:33
blessings
And it could work in our favor a bit more to then play on the counter attack. But again, It sounds very obvious about you know when you're talking about scoring goals. oh But yeah, we're only goingnna get we're not going to get many chances against this defence, so we've got to take it.
00:37:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, so just to put it out there, it's been an absolute pleasure speaking to you all. um A lot of bull knowledge is getting spilled around, apart from from Jamie G, obviously. But um it has been lovely.
00:38:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
But what I'm going to do quickly is I'm going to say from the last person that spoke, which is bless, I'm then going to go back around. I'm going to go through all of your predictions. You're not going to have a lot of time. I'm just going to say your name and then you say your prediction.
00:38:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't want you to um and ah about it. Just say it. Okay. Right. Ready?
00:38:19
Jamie
Cool.
00:38:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Jamie P.
00:38:21
Jamie
31 Arsenal.
00:38:21
Jamie
1-0.
00:38:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Jamie G.
00:38:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Matt.
00:38:26
Matt
To the last no.
00:38:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
BC.
00:38:30
blessings
Tino, Tino, Brian, and Dingo.
00:38:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
And going to go for 2-1 Brighton.
00:38:36
Jamie
um
00:38:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, um Jamie, Matt, it's been an absolute pleasure.
00:38:43
Jamie
Thank you for having us on.
00:38:44
Matt
Thank you very much.
00:38:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Jamie, bless. It's always a pleasure, of course. um So, good luck for the rest of the season. I'd love to say good luck for the game on Saturday, but absolutely not. um For everyone that's been running up the socials, we've been putting out some crazy numbers. We absolutely love to see it. um Keep doing that. Also, go and check out all of Daily Arsenal's socials, all of that stuff. Great lads, you might not see these, because they've got about nine men running that thing there.
00:39:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. So, ah yeah, we highly appreciate it. Happy New Year. Hope you all had happy holidays and you all got the iPhone that you wanted, etc. ah The Danny Welbeck T-shirt. And um yeah, make sure that you tune into the next one and we will see you very shortly. Thank you very much. Adios.