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Daily Arsenal - S1 - E130 - Our undefeated run against the big 6 continues on!!!
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In todays episode we will be discussing our victory over our London rivals Chelsea at home on Sunday afternoon as well as discussing about Timber's comments to Enzo Maresca, Caicedo's comments in his interview about Arsenal's team seven years ago and having a look at the results from the Premier League!
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Introduction to the Daily Arsenal Podcast
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello everyone and welcome to the Daily Arsenal podcast, the only place to catch your daily fix of Arsenal, where we eat, sleep and repeat talking all things Arsenal, brought to you on the GSPN Podcast Network.
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Rodney Gooden
Thank you.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm your host Jamie Patterson and I've decided to go in in a bit of a CBS sports style with my intros today.
Rodney Gooden's Prediction
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So I'm joined by the guy,
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who already got the gist that Arsenal were already going to win the game, even before the game had even started. it is the one and only Rodney Gooden.
00:00:47
Rodney Gooden
oh
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And I'm also joined by the guy who still hasn't sent me any heat from Jamaica. Like, you're bringing me the sunshine, man, but where's the heat, bro? Where's the heat? It is, as always, the amazing Josh Duncan. Guys, how are we keeping today?
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Rodney Gooden
ah
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Josh D
for be fair pretty hot, pretty hot.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
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Rodney Gooden
Very well, thank you. i see you challenging it, I love it.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah listen uh you know i kind of thought i kind of thought of jd as like big meeks and you know trying to trying to like you know yeah
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Rodney Gooden
Oh, yeah, yeah. As soon as you do it, like, look at the mic. Yeah, there you go. Oh, it's a
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Global Sports Podcast Network
and then and then rodney i just thought oh man he's got to be like tt in disguise or something do you know what i mean but yeah but guys yeah how you keep you keeping anyway
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Rodney Gooden
game. I love it. will
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Josh D
i want to be TT. Yeah.
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Josh D
yeah Yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, good, good.
00:01:40
Josh D
I'm not too bad.
00:01:40
Rodney Gooden
You know, nice little weekend of football as well.
00:01:41
Josh D
Yeah.
00:01:42
Rodney Gooden
You know, we'll get to the Chelsea game later. But I said, yeah, chaotic results all around. But yeah, my Chelsea boys, oh, they're devastated. There's one who still wants to win.
Arsenal vs. Chelsea Match Recap
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I mean, we will have a look at some of the Premier League results a little bit later on. But in today's episode, we will be discussing our victory over our London rivals, Chelsea, at home on Sunday afternoon.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
We will be also talking about the comments that Moses Caicedo also had to say after after the Arsenal game. And we will, as I mentioned before, we will be looking at the Premier League results and also historic cup winning run for Newcastle United ending 70 years of of not winning a trophy but guys as always get involved with what if you if you've got something to say and you want to get involved any of the topics discussed please do hit us up on our social media which can be found in the not in the show notes in our description
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, guys, I don't know really how I can set the scene for you boys, but London derby, Arsenal beat Chelsea. we We know what previous games have been like, and they've been cagey. They've been memorable.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
They've been full of action. but But on Sunday, it finished Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Guys, let's... JD, what were your thoughts on the game?
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Josh D
I mean, it was total borefest. It was pretty boring. I mean... I think I fell a asleep half of it as well. For me, it pretty early you know it was pretty early. I think it was around 11 this year.
00:03:31
Josh D
No, in the morning, sorry. you about and It was boring, man. There was nothing really happening in the game. only thing I can to say, I think final, I should have got sent off. You had to be a few tackles where you know you should have seen two yellows and got a book into it setting off. But apart from that, apart from the goal, i mean you could have easily just missed this match and you you know wouldn't have been mattered, really.
00:03:51
Josh D
Happy three points. Happy three points.
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Rodney Gooden
Yep.
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Josh D
but let's face it, it's a battle for top four, isn't it?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, of course. Absolutely. You're spot on there, mate. Absolutely spot on. Rodney, I mean, I don't really need to ask you, do I? Because you kind of predicted what the what the game was going to be like for you not to even probably see much of it.
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Rodney Gooden
yeah Yeah, yeah. You know, honestly, still off of my prediction. I think I said 2-1. I thought maybe we'd be a bit more aggressive and I thought Chelsea might nick one. They came close too.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:04:18
Rodney Gooden
don't think we looked too much like scoring like a second. But hey, I was happy to get the win. And also, yeah, I knew it wasn't going be a crazy, crazy scoring game. But I think honestly, with that game, was surprised. We got lucky towards the end.
00:04:28
Rodney Gooden
i don't know if you guys saw, but that last little kukurea break.
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Josh D
Yeah. Yeah,
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
My heart in my mouth. Good Lord!
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Global Sports Podcast Network
was that Was that the one that was involving David Ryer by any chance?
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Rodney Gooden
Oh, no, that one too. That was a separate one.
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Josh D
yeah that one.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, right, because I was thinking of that.
00:04:42
Rodney Gooden
No, also I think it was like 92nd minute. There was a break where it was Kukure on the left side, right? And he just wanted to be in behind all of our defence.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:48
Rodney Gooden
And naturally, nothing really came off the cross that he made in, but it was just heart in your mouth for the last couple of minutes.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
oh yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
And when you're like, we're 1-0 up.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:56
Rodney Gooden
Never really felt comfortable for the entire game. you know, definitely wanted a couple of chances to kind of, you know, actually make us go up, you know, one or two, but we never really had the kind of real two-goal, three-goal cushion that we wanted to, so the whole thing was a bit of a nerve-wracking, know, towards the very end of it, but I think we got lucky in the sense that it was a relatively poor-looking Chelsea side, you know, for everything that, yeah, i guess I guess I wish we could have done more. I think Chelsea also, the vibe I'm getting from a lot of their fans to same situation, was not their best performance, and I think we got little lucky towards the end.
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Rodney Gooden
So, that's it.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
you know what?
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Rodney Gooden
Cool.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I absolutely agree with you guys. I think, Rodney, like you said, we were really, really lucky.
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Josh D
Thank
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Lucky to come away with a 1-0 win.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, it didn't seem like we were... It didn't really seem like any team's kind of... You know, normally with the London derby, you want to, you know, embrace the game. You you really want to try and you know, push each other to the limits. But I don't know what it was for me, but...
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Again, i didn't i saw bits here and there, but I just thought to myself, it wasn't really a game where, you know normally you know, you normally have all this hype towards a London derby, but it just didn't live up to the hype.
00:05:58
Josh D
Yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
No, no.
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Josh D
yeah
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Rodney Gooden
Definitely not one of the more exciting London Derbies for that one. So, yeah. Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
No, absolutely. for For me, though, the heart-in-the-mouth moment was David Raya.
Goalkeeper Performance Analysis
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, he's been so... You know, every game he's been pretty stable in goal. He's, you know, some games it's you know it's been a bit of a mixed bag.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
But, wow. I mean, i don't know how lucky we were. I don't even... I think lucky is even an understatement at this point.
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Rodney Gooden
I mean, you saw Ryan's reaction.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
The fact that...
00:06:35
Rodney Gooden
Did you see when the ball rolled past the goal, even he got up and he said, wow.
00:06:37
Josh D
Yeah, it was was quite funny.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. He literally turned around and was like, wow.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, even he didn't even he didn't think he would have made a mistake like that.
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Rodney Gooden
yeah no
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And I mean, again, you know, thank goodness it was just it was just the one mistake. But apart from that, you know, goalkeepers weren't really tested in the game, were they, boys?
00:06:59
Rodney Gooden
Not really.
00:07:00
Josh D
Well, I think we should have scored another goal, to be honest with you.
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Rodney Gooden
Sanchez a couple pounds, but yeah.
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Josh D
We should have been like 2-0 at one point. you know i think there was one day where Rice, he smashed it over the bar.
00:07:05
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Josh D
Yeah, that that would have gone in. you know And then the one day, I think, guerri when he crossed it in as well, I mean, it was a good save from the keeper, but Rice for the follow-up should have really scored. But again, there wasn't really much to take on the game.
00:07:19
Rodney Gooden
yeah
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Josh D
it was And you know it is, because we're not we're out of the title race, so we're not really fighting for anything. And Chelsea, they're pretty rubbish.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Sorry, what what what was that again? i thought we ban i thought we ban i thought we banned that kind of talk on on on this podcast. I thought we kind of, i thought we you know, i thought we nipped that in the bud, bro. What?
00:07:36
Rodney Gooden
Don't speak of it.
00:07:37
Josh D
For a minute there, I thought my mic wasn't working again, you know.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Ha ha ha.
00:07:40
Josh D
I was just like, oh, gosh. I was literally about to swear. I was like, look, we can. do
00:07:50
Josh D
No, but, you know, I mean, like, Chelsea, they're rubbish.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
But...
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Josh D
So they're not really fighting for it. Well, they're fighting for top four, but they're not, you know what they're When's the last won a game? I can't actually remember.
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Rodney Gooden
It's been a bit of a streak for them.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you really want me to actually have a look?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
um
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Rodney Gooden
cause I think it was last four defeats were away.
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Josh D
yeah
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Josh D
Yeah, I think it's like that, yeah.
00:08:09
Rodney Gooden
I said, I don't know what their home record is like, but yeah, I think it's four away defeats, it's terrible.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Let me have a look.
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Josh D
but I saw it the other day and it was really bad.
00:08:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, Chelsea results. i are we talking? Away or... how Are we just talking most most recent home game or recent away?
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Rodney Gooden
I'll do both, but i know away is bad.
00:08:27
Josh D
yeah and I know exactly what you're saying.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:08:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, so... Recent... Right, take take the Banter League. Oh, sorry. I mean, take the Conference League.
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Josh D
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Take the Conference League out of out of that.
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Josh D
Oh, wow.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It would be... Chelsea's last win... Home win was the 9th of March. It a 1-0 win against Leicester.
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Rodney Gooden
Okay, yeah, yeah, okay.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Chelsea's last away win... Oh...
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, this what knew. Yeah, yeah, it's terrible.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, crikey.
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Josh D
oh wow
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Rodney Gooden
How about it?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Chelsea's last away win... Oh, heavens.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
You're joking.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah, you got a scroll? Oh, Lord. Go on.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, crikey, no way.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
No way.
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Rodney Gooden
yeah
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Josh D
who
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Chelsea's last away win. You're not going to believe me.
00:09:15
Josh D
When is it?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
The 8th of December.
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Josh D
Are you serious?
00:09:20
Rodney Gooden
Not even this year!
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Can any of you guess? Can any of you guess who it came against?
00:09:25
Rodney Gooden
Oh, wait, December.
00:09:25
Josh D
Was it wolves?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Was it Wolves?
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Josh D
I don't know then.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Rodney?
00:09:33
Rodney Gooden
oh No, no, no. I'm thinking that Brian gave it too early. Was it bottom half of the table or top?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, this team, bottom half.
00:09:42
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, the two they beat. Bottom half, okay.
00:09:45
Josh D
It switch.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And I can say that with chest.
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Rodney Gooden
Southampton? Southampton?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Nope.
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Rodney Gooden
Okay.
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Josh D
it It switch.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Not Ipswich, nope.
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Rodney Gooden
It wasn't Wolves. Everton? No. Did it be Everton?
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Josh D
Nah, they drew it. No one knew I had it in it.
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Rodney Gooden
Okay.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
just Just note, by the way, that Ipswich ipswich were one team that beat Chelsea. And it was at Portman Road, by the way.
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Rodney Gooden
Oh, dear.
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Josh D
Oh, I thought that was a good one.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And that was on the 30th of December.
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Josh D
Wow.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
you guys give up?
00:10:13
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I'm not going to get this one.
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Josh D
Yeah, yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
Who do you?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Tottenham.
00:10:19
Rodney Gooden
Oh, my God! I had a feeling.
00:10:21
Josh D
Oh yeah, we were talking like 2-0 up at one point.
00:10:24
Rodney Gooden
had a feeling. When you said bottom of the table, I remember for this season, I could technically be Man United and Tottenham, but I thought, no, no, no, I can't be.
00:10:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:31
Josh D
Yeah, I remember that game. were talking like 2-0 up at one point, and then they gave away a 4-2 lead something like that.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
it That's it.
00:10:36
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, that was a Kukurea slip game, wasn't it?
00:10:38
Josh D
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep. That's it. That was the one. Yep, that was the one.
00:10:44
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:10:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
To be honest with you though, with Chelsea, you look at that Chelsea team, right? And you know what I've realised? I don't know if it's the same for you guys, but have you noticed? Cole Palmer has never is never really featured against Arsenal.
00:10:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's always had like an injury doubt or an injury concern going into an Arsenal game.
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Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I think I remember last time it was both him and Odegaard were coming off the back of an injury, so both didn't look great that game.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:11:08
Josh D
Yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
But yeah, yeah, usually not available or injured before, so it's true.
00:11:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly. to be honest, yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
I missed him this weekend, trust me. Yeah.
00:11:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
And even before, I think, I don't even know how far we have to go back here, but I remember there was one time where they did, where like, you know, people were saying Chelsea were involved in a title race and Maresca was there saying, well, at the minute, I don't see us in a title race.
00:11:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
And you know what? Look, all jokes aside, credit due where it's due at the end of the day, you know, you you know, if you're... You know, you want to be honest and you've got to be realistic here.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know, Mareska turned out that, you know, it was pretty true at the end of the day.
00:11:47
Rodney Gooden
He was right. Not what the fans want to hear, but I guess he understood. I think even he said, he would he i think he had some comments about Arteta as well. He was saying that, yeah, he's been working with this team for five years or so.
00:11:58
Rodney Gooden
It's going to take him a while to kind of build up that type of momentum and kind of get to that level with the current squad.
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Josh D
Yeah.
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Rodney Gooden
So, fair enough.
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Josh D
Didn't they spend a billion pounds there?
00:12:06
Rodney Gooden
It's what it is. It's true.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Josh D
okay
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Rodney Gooden
Billion pound squad.
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Josh D
I mean...
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Global Sports Podcast Network
million pound squads. they've let They've let players go left, right and centre.
00:12:17
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
They've recalled at least one player back or of at least one or two players back from loan.
00:12:23
Rodney Gooden
yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And yeah, it's just, I don't know. Do you guys think that Mareska still needs
Chelsea's Managerial Challenges
00:12:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
time to find his perfect Chelsea 11? Because you look back to the Mourinho days, you know, Mourinho back then had you know had that kind of,
00:12:33
Josh D
I think so.
00:12:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know, perfect starting 11. Do you think it's it's a similar situation here for Maresco where he just needs to find his perfect starting 11? No. Hmm.
00:12:47
Josh D
Yeah, I think so. I think he's not really his full season yet.
00:12:49
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:12:52
Josh D
I think he's done an okay job.
00:12:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:12:54
Josh D
He's still fighting for top four, and I think that's probably the aim for them this season, to be honest. he's done all right job.
00:12:59
Rodney Gooden
yeah
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Josh D
The away record is shocking, though. You know, that is... I i mean, the only thing what I don't like about him is he gave us Sterling, you know? and he
00:13:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:10
Josh D
He was about him. He was so right about him. I'm not going to get into that. going leave him alone today. But i think I think during the summer, I think Chelsea probably will spend me big again.
00:13:20
Josh D
And the poy will he probably will bring in the players that he feels fit. That's how he wants to play.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:13:26
Josh D
And and i mean i think there might be I don't think there'll be a tent contender for the Premier League next season. But there'll be a team that'll be tough to beat. They won't be this bad. I don't think so.
00:13:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
You reckon Arsenal could do the double over them do the double over Chelsea next season, Rodney?
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Rodney Gooden
It depends how we move in the summer. you know I said, playing like this.
00:13:42
Josh D
yeah
00:13:43
Rodney Gooden
I don't think so. But yeah, yeah. Depending on what we do in the summer, sort on who we bring in and who comes out, I can see it.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Of
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Rodney Gooden
I can see it.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
course. No, only time can tell, really. Only time can tell. But yeah, I think with Chelsea at the minute, they've they'll probably spend big again. i just you know what I'd like to know is whether FFP will really chase after them?
00:14:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Regardless of what happens after the after the summer market, you know, if they're on Man City's case, surely they should be on Chelsea's case as well.
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Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:14:10
Josh D
I don't think
00:14:13
Rodney Gooden
I mean, it's interesting because i think we have to look at the amortization rules or whatnot because I think with Chelsea, it's the whole real is, yeah, they spread out a lot of their costs by signing players on lifetime contracts, 8, 10, 11-year deals.
00:14:14
Josh D
How much else said they do that long contract though?
00:14:23
Josh D
Yeah.
00:14:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:26
Rodney Gooden
So I wonder if they don't change the ruling on that, then maybe they'll be okay. But if they start cracking down on that sort of thing, then yeah, maybe they might be in dire straits somewhere or next season or whatnot. We'll see. But yeah, I know Chelsea, very tricky with how they move.
00:14:38
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
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Josh D
It's a good loophole.
00:14:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely.
00:14:40
Josh D
It's a good loophole.
00:14:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, guys, we're going to take a quick break here from our partners at Bionic. Join us for part two as we continue to break down the result of the Arsenal game.
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Mikel Moreno.
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Josh D
Yeah.
00:15:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
arsenal ah ah break down against chelsea where it finished one nil i'm here with rodney and here with j d as always now guys let's take a look at the arsenal side of it we've spoken enough about chelsea and everything else in between mihel marino Whoever thought we'd say that name again as a goal scorer, you know, he's been he's been playing the role nicely.
00:16:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And can we also talk about the fact that we're scoring from set pieces again?
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Rodney Gooden
I know. being cool with C.
00:16:12
Josh D
It's the only way we can score.
00:16:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
mean...
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Rodney Gooden
I loved it. There we go. Ooh.
00:16:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
but I mean, great to see that we, you know, we we we're scoring from set pieces again. And the fact that Mikel Marino's got on the score sheet, you know, the last few games, he hasn't had a lot of stick from the Arsenal fans because I think we've all we've all kind of got a small gist that, look, you know, we know what we're dealing with. We know that Marino's not a striker.
00:16:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
But at the same time, it is frustrating when we're not getting enough goal threats.
00:16:46
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:16:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, I remember last week, me and Craig, we were talking about potentially playing Martinelli up top and maybe just putting Mourinho on the bench and bringing him on as an impact sub.
Player Performance and Strategy
00:16:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, guys, what what did you make of Mourinho over the weekend?
00:17:03
Rodney Gooden
I mean, I think it was a strong performance from him. I mean, i think he dropped off after the Leicester game. I think the one after that a against West Ham or what?
00:17:14
Rodney Gooden
He looked aggressive here. He looked went very nice with his positioning. He almost scored a second as well. You see, crossing to the box for final... Yeah, I think it was a Sanchez actually managed to get a hand on that. So there we go.
00:17:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it, yeah.
00:17:24
Rodney Gooden
it Pushed it off to the side. But I said, yeah, he looked decent. And also, that header coming off the older guard cross. I said, yeah difficult one to pull off. was surprised that went in. But wow, technique on that one. Impressive.
00:17:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Great technique, absolutely.
00:17:33
Rodney Gooden
So yeah, it did well.
00:17:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
JD, I mean, Mikel Moreno, you know, is he' he was there, you know, and and the header as well, like Rodney said. i mean, very difficult to pull off.
00:17:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Very difficult to pull off.
00:17:48
Josh D
Yeah.
00:17:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
But at the end of the day, it went into the net. I mean... Do you feel like, do do you reckon, my question to you is actually, do you think Mourinho is better off coming on as as an impact sub or would you start him would you continue to start him?
00:18:07
Josh D
I think this Merino experiment we've been doing, i think it needs to stop now. I think we've tried it now. It's not, it's not, you can't go to the Bernabeu Real Madrid with Mourinho up front.
00:18:16
Rodney Gooden
Hmm. Hmm. Hmm.
00:18:20
Josh D
It's like, let's face, let's have it right, lads. You can't do that. You know, he did all right in the Leicester game.
00:18:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:26
Josh D
You know, he got us a result there. He got a goal the other day, but he's just not a centre forward. Do you know what mean? And you can't I can't really criticise him because he's just doing a shift there, you know, and I think he's done the best of his ability.
00:18:37
Josh D
But if you're going to really try and challenge the titles and, you know, but we're still in the Champions League, you've got to change up, man. And that's what Arteta, his job is to do, you know.
00:18:47
Josh D
I would probably try, if Martelly is fit enough, and he is coming up from an injury, I would probably try him up front just to change it up a bit.
00:18:51
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:18:54
Josh D
You know, he's more of a natural attacker. I think that makes sense.
00:18:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:58
Josh D
But really and truly, this this whole not having a strike thing has actually addressed in the summer. i we shouldn mean There'd be no chance whatsoever Marina should be ever considered to go out front.
00:19:09
Josh D
i I mean, what in Champions League time, we were playing Kiritini left mid.
00:19:09
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:19:14
Josh D
Come on, man. It's a joke.
00:19:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I mean, back then, you could really we could really kind of experiment here. We could experiment because, again, the the tie was kind of wrapped up against PSV. But I do get where you're coming from, JD.
00:19:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
At the end of the day, if the tie was a bit more closer, you know you probably wouldn't take a risk with playing Tierney as a left winger and trying to experiment a little bit.
00:19:33
Josh D
Yeah.
00:19:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
But Rodney, do you think going forward, you know, Arteta was questioned actually about the chances of Bukayo Saka actually coming back after the international break. Now, my question to you is, if he's fit and he's ready to go, how would you integrate him back into that team?
00:20:00
Rodney Gooden
See, I think the most important term there is if he's fit. The last thing you want to do is rush a player after a grade three hamstring tear back for arguably, you know, game of his life, but potentially jeopardizing him and risking him.
00:20:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:11
Rodney Gooden
However, if he is fit, then it really is just a question of zi if he's eligible to play, then it's about match fitness, I think. and So, you would have to kind of maybe have a situation where when Yeri starts on that right side ahead of him and then maybe we kind of rotate him out later in the game and give Saka maybe the last 20 or so, see if he's kind of matched fit and ready that way. But I think I'd like slowly, as delicately as possible, try to reintegrate him back onto that right-hand side and being a threat then is what I want to do. But it's really a doubt, you know. I hope he can come back and I really think it'd be, wow, baptism of fire to come back to that game. But if anyone could pull up a miracle, I mean, I'd give it to Pakayo, but questions are if, you know, fingers crossed.
00:20:46
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:20:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course. did Did any of you see Arteta's interview where he was questioned about Bukai Saka and then he quickly like ran away and then like quickly jumped back and was like, I'm back.
00:20:52
Josh D
you
00:20:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Did any of you see that?
00:20:58
Josh D
Yeah, yeah, I saw it.
00:20:58
Rodney Gooden
No, I missed that.
00:21:00
Josh D
i love that we did at the same time.
00:21:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, literally. Rodney, if you get a chance, definitely see it.
00:21:05
Josh D
yeah,
00:21:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
If you guys haven't seen it, definitely get a chance to see it. But also, speaking of managers, right, did any of you see Yuri and Timba?
00:21:16
Rodney Gooden
mid-game.
00:21:16
Josh D
yeah, yeah.
00:21:16
Rodney Gooden
Did you see it?
00:21:17
Josh D
Yeah.
00:21:17
Rodney Gooden
Middle of the game, handshakes, whispers in the ears.
00:21:18
Josh D
e
00:21:22
Rodney Gooden
was like, what's going on?
00:21:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
The fact that he went over, turned round to Maresca. And I'm sure this was like the last few minutes of the game.
00:21:30
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:21:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Turns round to Maresca. For those of you that haven't seen it. So Yuri and Timber goes goes over to take a throw him. And Maresca is just standing on the touchline. And he goes and Timber goes over to Maresca and says, harder. And actually shakes his and actually shakes his hand and
00:21:50
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I saw it. It was hilarious.
00:21:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
now Again, well was the whole idea behind that? I'd love to know. you know what? I would love to know what the whole idea was behind that. Do we do any of you guys have a rough idea what he meant by Triada?
00:22:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:09
Rodney Gooden
See, because i didn't I didn't hear the dialogue.
00:22:09
Josh D
I mean, i well...
00:22:10
Rodney Gooden
I remember what I saw was I think it was, yeah, he went off with a throw-in or whatnot, and Morescu whispers something in his ear, then he turned around, and then I saw the handshake, and then he went back, took the throw-in, did whatever.
00:22:17
Josh D
Yeah. yeah
00:22:18
Rodney Gooden
So I had no idea what was said.
00:22:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:20
Rodney Gooden
that That context changes everything. I like, what's going on?
00:22:23
Josh D
he He said congratulations to him.
00:22:23
Rodney Gooden
I thought Morescu were complimenting him, and he was like, yeah, a good play or something, but...
00:22:26
Josh D
Yeah, congratulations to him.
00:22:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and then Timber turned around and was just like, try harder.
00:22:28
Josh D
Yeah, congratulations.
00:22:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
but And then took the throw in and just and just continued on.
00:22:37
Josh D
Yeah, well...
00:22:37
Rodney Gooden
Absolutely diabolical. I love it though. He had a good game. I'll give him that. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:22:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think, you know what? I think now we're seeing we're seeing that side of Uri and Timber that we should have seen last season if he wasn't if he wasn't injured in the charity shield.
00:22:49
Rodney Gooden
we take yeah so
00:22:51
Josh D
Yeah.
00:22:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I mean... where I remember being at the Charity Shield game and seeing Timber and I thought, wow, this player is like but hasn't even played against... you know He hasn't had a taste of the Premier League, but yet he's doing like he's just really comfortable on the ball.
00:23:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And mean that right-back position is going to be... What a battle for the right-back position. With Ben White as well starting to get fitness in now and Timber, who's looking absolutely amazing. I mean...
00:23:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
that That spot for right-back is going to be very good now, isn't it, boys?
00:23:23
Rodney Gooden
yeah.
00:23:23
Josh D
Yeah.
00:23:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Question is, if you was Arteta, who would you start?
00:23:24
Josh D
yeah
00:23:24
Rodney Gooden
I think...
00:23:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Would you start Ben White or would you start Timber?
00:23:33
Josh D
it It really depends.
00:23:33
Rodney Gooden
i think
00:23:34
Josh D
Are we going off the form as in a timber and Ben White still got the, and he still kind of come back to injury or they both fit, prime fit?
00:23:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Both prime fit.
00:23:45
Rodney Gooden
Yeah,
00:23:45
Josh D
Ooh, I don't know why asked this question.
00:23:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
we've We've got to drop... I've got to drop the bomb in.
00:23:48
Josh D
a
00:23:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Both prime fit.
00:23:50
Rodney Gooden
yeah that's different.
00:23:50
Josh D
I might go Ben White just. I think I might just Ben White-Just because he's he's pretty solid and if he wasn't injured, he wouldn't have lost his place.
00:23:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh, okay.
00:24:01
Josh D
so That's why I have to go for him.
00:24:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Rodney?
00:24:04
Josh D
That's the only reason why.
00:24:06
Rodney Gooden
game you know I mean, I love that we can just rotate these, but i think I'm going to go with Timber.
00:24:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair play. Fair play.
00:24:11
Rodney Gooden
I think comfortableness in tight spaces and his carrying ability. Yeah, yeah, I love it. When I see him on the ball, just so comfortable. I'm relaxed. I'm not nervous at all. So, yeah, I'm going have to just give it to Timber based on the back of this season's performances and say, yeah, that's what I'm starting.
00:24:24
Rodney Gooden
And then, yeah, let's rotate with Ben White.
00:24:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair play.
00:24:25
Josh D
yeah to go against me.
00:24:26
Rodney Gooden
Solid option.
00:24:27
Josh D
You have to go against me.
00:24:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair play. Do
00:24:29
Josh D
I can disagree with me.
00:24:31
Rodney Gooden
I'm sorry.
00:24:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know what? For me, if I had to choose between one or the other, i think for me, i would probably edge Ben White.
00:24:35
Rodney Gooden
this something
00:24:46
Rodney Gooden
Okay.
00:24:46
Josh D
Yeah!
00:24:46
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:24:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Only...
00:24:48
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:24:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know what it is for me, right? The one thing I've really i've really missed, right, is just someone to overlap the wingers. And Ben White just does that brilliantly.
00:24:57
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:24:57
Josh D
I
00:24:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know, regardless, Ben White could you know, potentially cut in, produce a cross.
00:25:00
Josh D
and that
00:25:05
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:25:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
The odd times he's cut in, had a shot on goal, it's been on target or it's, you know, i just think that's something I would like to see Timber kind of just bring to his game a little bit more. So for me, that's why I would just probably be i'd probably bring Ben White into the fold there.
00:25:22
Josh D
i agree.
00:25:25
Rodney Gooden
look
00:25:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right then, guys, we're going to take a quick break. Join us after the break as i quickly just want to also discuss about Moises Caicedo's comments. And then we will also have a look at the other Premier League results that have taken place over the course of the weekend.
00:25:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll be back soon. oh
00:25:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, okay. Right. For some reason, I forgot to put the ad in. So, welcome back, guys. Welcome back. Just quickly moving on.
00:26:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, for those of you that probably might have not seen, Moises Kaissado was interviewed by by Chelsea's... by the football club, by Chelsea Football Club.
00:26:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I just want to get your guys' opinions on this, right? But... Caicedo said after the Arsenal game that they were working, they were working, as in Arsenal, seven years together and us just two years.
00:26:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we showed we were the better we were better than them. And that's good.
00:26:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Before I ask for your opinion, guys, let me let me just tell you where this Arsenal team was seven years ago, right? Starting off with David Raya, at age 22,
00:26:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was playing for Blackburn Rovers.
00:26:47
Rodney Gooden
right.
00:26:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Urien Timber, only 16 years old, playing for Ajax. William Sleber, also 16 years old, playing for St Etienne. Gabriel, 20 years old, playing for Zagregg.
00:27:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Myles Lewis Skelly, 11 years old. who grew up through the Arsenal Academy, Thomas Partey, 24 years old, playing for Atletico Madrid, Declan Rice, at the age of 19, playing for West Ham, Odegaard, I'm not going to go out of my name to pronounce the the team, but I believe it's a team from Norway, if I'm correct, Rodney.
00:27:22
Rodney Gooden
I
00:27:28
Rodney Gooden
always forget the name of this one as well. I feel like the camera is...
00:27:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Martinelli, 16 years old, played for Itano. Trossard, 23, playing at Genk. And Mikel Moreno, 21 years old, at Newcastle. Guys, just what were your thoughts on that? Because I kind of sat here and I just thought, this Chelsea team have probably, all right, fair enough, regardless how long you've been together for, seven years together.
00:27:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, what are you trying to say about this Arsenal team?
00:28:00
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
Team Development and Future Speculations
00:28:01
Rodney Gooden
I mean, it's just frustration coming from you know him individually, I think, having a decent games and decent tackles in there as well, not being able to actually win the game. And so I guess his justification, once he feels that they should have won, they didn't win. But this notion of they've been working together for two years, yet this Arsenal team has been rubbing shoulders and building themselves up over seven, it's a bit ridiculous. you know It's been, what, I think five years that Arteta has been coaching this team.
00:28:24
Rodney Gooden
New players are coming in out as well. Me, personally, I'd stay away from the microphones and stop making its excuses. you know It's unfortunate. Just say... You were a better team and you should have won the game, but no, we were better.
00:28:33
Josh D
Thank you.
00:28:35
Rodney Gooden
And then kind of bringing comparisons. We've been doing this, they've been doing that. It's ridiculous. you know If he'd won that game, okay, it would have been an incendiary interview. you know But if they'd won that game 1-0, oh, wow. okay That would have been quite a statement.
00:28:47
Rodney Gooden
They've been working together seven, we've been working together two, but you haven't, you've lost. And so it just feels a bit like you're bitter.
00:28:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
JD, what about you? What are your thoughts on what Kai Solo said?
00:29:00
Josh D
I think English is not his first language. So i think what you I think what he meant was that Arteta's been in charge for seven years and there he'd been building this project for seven years.
00:29:03
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:29:12
Josh D
i think that's what he meant. But the execution was just, you know, like their performance was horrendous, you know, really and truly.
00:29:14
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:29:18
Josh D
Like, say that you named the names out seven years ago, half the team weren't there. Like, pretty much you were there.
00:29:23
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:29:23
Josh D
as Like, we still look at the Mustafis and the Kazanats and and I think Wolcott was still there. You know, he...
00:29:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, goodness me.
00:29:30
Josh D
Yeah, it was a completely different team. Wenger was still there, you know, and feel like we've gone past that part.
00:29:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:35
Josh D
I think that was kind of a dark day for Arsenal, you know. you is Either you're Wenger in or you're Wenger out, you know.
00:29:38
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Hmm. True. True.
00:29:40
Josh D
there was no It was really horrible to be an Arsenal fan those days because it really split.
00:29:45
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:29:45
Josh D
There was people that just couldn't stand Wenger and there was people put that were just, you know, they fought they forgot about Arsenal and just thought, I support Arsenal and Wenger, you know.
00:29:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:53
Josh D
it was It was dark days for us. I think probably probably our darkest time in our history, to be honest.
00:29:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, back then it was it was a really difficult period being an Arsenal fan because there were the times where, I don't know what it was like for you guys, but it was like this for me, where, you know, when Arsenal played over the weekend and you ti and and they lost and you just dreaded going into school the next day knowing, yeah,
00:30:19
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Use, yeah.
00:30:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. The pain of going into school the next day, just knowing that you were going to get a battering of a lifetime for the whole day. But then come Tuesday. Oh, that was it. It was a thing of the past, really, wasn't it?
00:30:37
Rodney Gooden
yeah Until that weekend, where it all begins again.
00:30:37
Josh D
Yeah. Did a weekend and it just repeats again.
00:30:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:30:40
Josh D
It just repeats again. was a horrible cycle.
00:30:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. Yeah, it's just a repeat cycle. That's it. Exactly that, guys. Exactly that. Just quickly, did any of you guys get to see any Premier League football this weekend?
00:30:52
Rodney Gooden
I saw the results. They don't watch all of them.
00:30:54
Josh D
No, i actually didn't.
00:30:55
Rodney Gooden
so I saw, saw what happened to Spurs.
00:30:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll come to that in a minute. We will come to that in a minute. So we'll just quickly, I'll quickly run you through Saturday's results. So it finished Everton, well, in the David Moyes derby, it finished Everton 1, West Ham 1, Ipswich losing four twos to Nottingham Forest. I mean, Forest at the minute, wow.
00:31:23
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, they're on a roll.
00:31:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Surely... Surely the Champions League, I mean, that's got to be calling for them.
00:31:30
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:31:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Got to be calling for them at this point.
00:31:33
Rodney Gooden
Incredible.
00:31:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're in such a good position and the race for top four is looking so, so good.
00:31:38
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. And yeah, I saw that
00:31:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, so good. And then at the Etihad, Man City 2, Brighton 2.
00:31:44
Rodney Gooden
thank you yeah so that as well. Wow.
00:31:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Some, I didn't, you know what, right? With Brighton, they've been a really on-off team. And I thought, you know what?
00:31:54
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:31:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe Man City would just run riot. You know how they have the one game where they might run riot over one team?
00:32:01
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like you saw with the Newcastle game where they absolutely battered them and everyone's talking cities, like Omar, Marmouche, Masterclass and whatnot.
00:32:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. Yeah, absolutely. Exactly that.
00:32:08
Rodney Gooden
You're thinking, he's a performance.
00:32:12
Rodney Gooden
Yeah,
00:32:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Speaking of Omar Marmoush, he was one of the goal scorers as well.
00:32:16
Rodney Gooden
yeah. He's an incredible player. Like i watched him in that Newcastle game and I just thought, wow, you know, absolutely insane. You know, love him.
00:32:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I thought, for me, that was like the start of something for Marmouche.
00:32:26
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah yeah
00:32:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think i think for Marmouche, we'll probably see the best of him next season. really Something tells me we'll see the best of him next season.
00:32:36
Rodney Gooden
absolutely quality as well. Great first touch, great control.
00:32:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
okay
00:32:39
Rodney Gooden
And that was without Haaland and the team versus the Newcastle game. So i said, wow, you know when you think about the potential link-up options later, yeah, I think Marboosh absolutely deadly threat. And I agree with you. I think next season, I'll be in for a treat.
00:32:51
Rodney Gooden
Hopefully not good though.
00:32:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. No, you're you're spot on.
00:32:53
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:32:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Honestly, absolutely spot on. And then from the from Saturday's games, it finished Wolves 2, Southampton 1. It's looking quite bleak for Southampton. looks more and more bleak for Southampton now, doesn't it?
00:33:08
Rodney Gooden
How many losses did it have this season? Like, it's freaking bad.
00:33:11
Rodney Gooden
Like, dude.
00:33:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good question.
00:33:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I will quickly just have a look for you.
00:33:13
Rodney Gooden
You know what it was? Like, what? How many games did it have?
00:33:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
They have 24 losses.
00:33:15
Rodney Gooden
Like, it's bad.
00:33:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
twenty-f four losses
00:33:17
Rodney Gooden
Oh, dude.
00:33:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
29 played, 2 wins, 3 draws, 24 losses.
00:33:22
Rodney Gooden
Oh, yeah.
00:33:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it is not looking too good for them at the minute.
00:33:28
Rodney Gooden
season.
00:33:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then it also finished Bournemouth 1, Brentford 2.
00:33:33
Rodney Gooden
Ooh.
00:33:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Result I was not expecting. result I was not expecting.
00:33:37
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:33:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
I probably thought Bournemouth being at home, I thought it was either going to be a Bournemouth win or at least a draw.
00:33:40
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I thought...
00:33:45
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:33:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
But was not expecting that. But look, Rodney, let's get on to Sunday. Let's get on to Sunday's games because i know i know you're what i know you boys will want to talk about Sunday's games.
00:33:50
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:33:55
Rodney Gooden
but
00:33:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, so we all know Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0. Great result for Arsenal. Strengthens top four for us. Leicester 0, Man United 3.
00:34:06
Rodney Gooden
oh my miss Yeah, it's so difficult.
00:34:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, at the minute, I think it's quite, you know what I've realised? It's actually quite sad for the promoted teams that were, that came up from the championship because it at the minute, it seems like all three are going back down again.
00:34:20
Rodney Gooden
like i think Yeah.
00:34:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the thing is, it looks like the gulf, you know, the difference between championship and Premier League football just keeps on stretching out now, doesn't it?
00:34:27
Rodney Gooden
yeah You're playing against teams who have been in the Premier League and been competing on that level for years and years back to back as well. So when you just come up from the championship, even if it's one year out, one year out or one year in, one year out, still, it's very true. It's very difficult for you to go to so able solidify your place there.
00:34:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. No, you're spot on there. And then, boys, let's, you know what, let's let's let's get it out of the way with. Go on. Fulham, two. Spurs, nil.
00:34:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
And may I just add, Ryan Sesson-Young.
00:34:58
Rodney Gooden
oh Brutal.
00:35:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, wow.
00:35:02
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Oh,
00:35:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, what a way to score against your old club.
00:35:06
Rodney Gooden
man.
00:35:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I mean, the got the goal itself was something else, weren't it, boys?
00:35:06
Rodney Gooden
Incredible.
00:35:11
Josh D
yeah was good goal it was good goal messing my back messing my back was having a weekend as well
00:35:12
Rodney Gooden
yeah oh man incredible
00:35:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Great. Oh, JD, do you know what? JD, every time, it always seems like one one team, one player has to mess up your bet, doesn't it?
00:35:25
Josh D
It is. Don't get wrong.
00:35:26
Rodney Gooden
but
00:35:26
Josh D
I still won a bit of money, right? But I did a tenfold, right? And the Saturday results all went well. I did Everton, both teams to score. did Coventry to win.
00:35:37
Josh D
can't remember the rest I But did the full game. But the odds were kind of mad that I won those games, right? And then it came to Tottenham. So i thinking, oh, I don't think they're goingnna win.
00:35:51
Josh D
Surely both teams to score, at least that. Surely to get a goal.
00:35:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:35:55
Josh D
They didn't score. They didn't score. Useless. One thing asked Tottenham was to get a goal. I don't really care if you win or lose the the the game, because it doesn't really matter. You're bottom half of the table anyway. doesn't really matter.
00:36:08
Josh D
Just get a goal. That's what I wanted. And if you do that, I'd have won three grand from five pounds.
00:36:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, JD, to be honest with you, mate...
00:36:17
Rodney Gooden
That's what mean.
00:36:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like I said to my girlfriend, I'm going to say the exact same to you.
00:36:20
Rodney Gooden
Remember last season?
00:36:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Never rely on Spurs to do you any favours.
00:36:24
Rodney Gooden
That's what mean. Remember last season? Con count on them for nothing, all right?
00:36:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:36:29
Rodney Gooden
I'll just let it go. It's crazy work.
00:36:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Literally.
00:36:34
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:36:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Literally. But look, if there's anything we can take from this weekend is the fact that Spurs just drop points and continue to lurk in the bottom half of the Premier League table.
00:36:46
Rodney Gooden
crazy
00:36:46
Josh D
question for both of people up for question but for you guys
00:36:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
You just love to see it, boys, don't you?
00:36:48
Rodney Gooden
Just playing for Europa now. That's it. That's what I got.
00:36:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go on.
00:36:52
Rodney Gooden
Go.
00:36:53
Josh D
How long does Ange stay in this job? Like, honestly, like, it's getting to the point where, you know...
00:36:58
Rodney Gooden
Ooh. No, I'll tell you something.
00:37:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean...
00:37:01
Rodney Gooden
I think it's exit from Europa and it's done. Remember what he said. I always win something in my second season. Once he's done with Europa, it's impossible for him to achieve that.
00:37:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know what?
00:37:09
Rodney Gooden
He's gone.
00:37:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree with that.
00:37:09
Rodney Gooden
He's gone.
00:37:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I absolutely agree.
00:37:11
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:37:13
Josh D
you think that's the only reason why they keep him there?
00:37:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
absolutely agree. To be honest with you... on, JD.
00:37:17
Josh D
No, I was just going to say that you think that's the only reason why keeping it because Europa League, they think he can get them somewhere. Wouldn't you rather get a manager that can actually do something?
00:37:23
Rodney Gooden
well I also think it's a bit difficult like midway through the season. Yeah, it's a bit difficult midway through the season. So I think maybe if they're being reasonable, you've just got to let it play out and then see what happens in the summer. If you get Europa League victory, wonderful. Maybe then there's more consideration.
00:37:37
Rodney Gooden
But if you drop out Europa, I think as soon as summer comes, get rid of it when you've got three months to kind of get a decent new manager in place. So they're just being tactical because you really want to move like you know some of the other teams where you're swapping your manager halfway through the season or halfway through the season.
00:37:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:37:49
Rodney Gooden
It could be more productive you know than you actually want. You could drop even further. Maybe then you'd get the wrong manager enough to kick an edge out. Now you're fighting in a relegation battle. Can you imagine? Yeah. Yeah.
00:38:00
Josh D
I mean, every manager they've set is doing well now. Do you know what know it is is For me, personally, i think they should have got rid of him ages ago.
00:38:04
Rodney Gooden
Yeah,
00:38:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good point.
00:38:09
Josh D
I think it's too late now because the season's pretty much done.
00:38:11
Rodney Gooden
you've got to leave it.
00:38:12
Josh D
We're going past a halfway point.
00:38:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean...
00:38:13
Josh D
You might as keep him until next summer and then recruit properly in the summer.
00:38:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
To be honest honest with you i thought he was gonna I thought he'd be gone by light the Carabao Cup. i thought when I remember saying to you guys on a previous pod, like I thought he'd be gone after after after being out of the Carabao Cup.
00:38:22
Josh D
I think that's enough.
00:38:25
Rodney Gooden
Off the billet. Yeah,
00:38:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
But the thing is, look, I still don't think they'll win Europa League. I still think they'll go crashing out either way.
00:38:36
Josh D
Yeah, I agree.
00:38:36
Rodney Gooden
it's Frankfurt.
00:38:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
The one team that I do see winning, though, is Bilbao.
00:38:37
Rodney Gooden
Oh,
00:38:40
Rodney Gooden
oh yeah, OK, OK.
00:38:41
Josh D
Really?
00:38:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Athletic Club.
00:38:43
Josh D
and
00:38:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why not? They've got Nico Williams. They've been they've been playing good football.
00:38:45
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah, yeah. but Yeah, I'll take it.
00:38:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think you know i think they'll they'll do all right.
00:38:51
Josh D
What's happening now?
00:38:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
But at the minute, though, I think, yeah, if Spurs... I think, look, the thing is, right... spur If Spurs go out Europa, then I'd be like, you know what?
00:39:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cool. Get rid of him. You know, just see out the rest of the season with like an interim manager. And then like Rodney said, go out, get someone in the space of the summer. But I would try and bring them in early.
00:39:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd bring them in early.
00:39:15
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:39:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Develop the team that you've got. If you need to go and get players, go and get players. But I think a lot of Spurs fans know that it's going to be...
00:39:21
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:39:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
that they They're all going to turn on Daniel Levy. If it's anyone, they'll turn on Levy more than Ange.
00:39:33
Rodney Gooden
Yeah,
00:39:33
Josh D
to be fair as well To be fair as well, they have had a lot of injuries this season.
00:39:37
Rodney Gooden
yeah. Yeah,
00:39:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:39:38
Josh D
Their injury list has been great it's been worse than ours.
00:39:41
Josh D
So that's probably what's keep pretty saving his job.
00:39:41
Rodney Gooden
yeah.
00:39:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:39:44
Josh D
ah ah that That must be the only reason he's saving his job, really. He has e can't pick his first 11.
00:39:47
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:39:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a fair point.
00:39:49
Rodney Gooden
yeah But unfortunately for him, I think it's a lot of those players are now starting to come back and the results are still not really kind of, you know, Yeah.
00:39:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
there's Yeah, exactly. Yeah. Yeah.
00:39:58
Rodney Gooden
So now he's in trouble.
00:39:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly that. But guys, on that bombshell, that is it for
Podcast Conclusion and Call to Action
00:40:03
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00:40:22
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As always, you can find us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify by searching Daily Arsenal. As always, I've been your host, Jamie Patterson. They've been the amazing Rodney Gooden and JD. JD, I'm still waiting for the hot sunshine for you to come and deliver to to London, mate.
00:40:38
Josh D
Wasn't it 20 degrees the other day in London?
00:40:42
Josh D
Like, on a weekend.
00:40:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not hot enough for me. No, not hot enough for me. I need 23, 24, 25. I need shorts weather. To be honest
00:40:49
Josh D
I mean, yesterday it was raining here, so, you know. but Oh, wow.
00:40:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
with you, I think it's either tomorrow or Wednesday we're due to get like... I think it's due to hit like 18 or 19 degrees, but nothing hotter than that.
00:41:03
Josh D
Nice. Nice.
00:41:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nothing hotter. But anyway, guys, they've been the amazing Rodney Good and Joshua Duncan. Have a good day all and take care.