Handbrake Off: The Athletic FC's Arsenal show

Joining Ian Stone this week to discuss the derby victory over Tottenham is Amy Lawrence and Art de Roche.Spirits are high following Arsenal's slick victory at the weekend, their first at Spurs' ground since 2014 so the panel take a moment to dwell on the little things in the win that particularly pleased. They discuss the star performances of Odegaard, Ramsdale, and Saka but also reflect on what was a sour end to the match.Transfer wise though it has not been a good weekend as key target Mudryk joined Chelsea after the Blues came in and gazumped Arsenal's offer meaning the club now go back to the drawing board for what's left of the January window.And we take a moment to talk about Arsenal's 1-1 draw with Chelsea in the WSL tooRUNNING ORDERPART 1 - Little moments that pleased (01.00)PART 2 - Tottenham 0-2 Arsenal (06.00)PART 3a - Mudryk hopes dashed (35.00)PART 3b - Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea (44.00)PART 3c - Emirates Artwork (47.00)Produced by Abi Paterson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's James McNicholas and Art De Roche to preview the North London Derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and reflect on the newly unveiled design for The Emirates Stadium.They dicuss how this might be the best chance in a long time to win away at Tottenham, having not done so since March 2014, and look at some of the potential match ups on the pitch including Saliba and Gabriel against Kane, and Nketiah up against Romero and Dier.They also look ahead to Arsenal's other huge fixture this weekend with the women's team facing Chelsea at the Emirates in a top of the table clash on Sunday. Plus the latest on the January transfer window with Arsenal hoping to reinforce the squad in the coming weeks.Produced by Jesse Howard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining Ian Stone to discuss Arsenal's FA Cup win over Oxford United are Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke.Whilst the result eventually looked good on paper, the match showed that Arsenal seriously lack squad depth as Arteta was forced into starting the first choice front three (Saka, Nketiah, and Martinelli) and needed Xhaka and Zinchenko to make sure the Gunners were on the winning side. So what does that mean for Arsenal's title challenge? And more importantly, where are the reinforcements, specifically one Ukrainian forward?We also discuss the impending arrival of "Tekkers Guru" to Arsenal's coaching staff and very nearly send Amy over the edge by discussing the 'i' word too much, injuries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's Amy Lawrence and Art De Roche to reflect on Arsenal's 0-0 draw with Newcastle at the emirates, and what they can learn from the game.After a tense and emotional night at The Emirates, Newcastle's impressive defense came out on top, despite 17 shots and 67% possession from Arsenal. The panel discuss how the need for attacking depth was clear in this game, and how the team appear to have gained some emotional maturity by not rising to Newcastle's time wasting and rotational fouls.They also discuss the January transfer window and whether the club should hold out for Mykhailo Mudryk, after Shaktar turned down Arsenal's second bid.Produced by Jesse Howard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's James McNicholas and Adrian Clarke to reflect on Arsenal's 4-2 New Years Eve win over Brighton at the Amex.Brighton have been something of a 'bogey side' for Arsenal in recent times having won just one of their previous 5 visits, but goals from Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Martinelli were enough to seal the 3 points.The panel also discuss the greatness of Pele following his recent passing, and all the latest in the January transfer window with Mykhailo Mudryk and João Félix heavily linked.Produced by Jesse Howard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's James McNicholas and Adrian Clarke to reflect on Arsenal's 3-1 Boxing Day win over West Ham, with former manager Arsene Wenger in attendance at the Emirates, which Amy Lawrence shares her thoughts on too.The Frenchman was back at the club for the first time since leaving in 2018, with Eddie Nketiah amongst the goalscorers as he deputised for Gabriel Jesus for the first time since the Brazilian's injury at the World Cup.The panel also discuss the latest on the Gunners' move for Shakhtar Donetsk forward Mykhailo Mudryk after an opening bid was made for the Ukrainian.Produced by Guy Clarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Handbrake Off is back following the World Cup in Qatar, as Ian Stone is joined by James McNicholas and Art De Roche to get into the latest Arsenal talking points.Fresh off the back of the World Cup, the panel discuss and dissect the Arsenal players' involvement out in Qatar including the likes of William Saliba, Bukayo Saka - who was named in L'Equipe's Team of the Tournament - as well as Gabriel Jesus, who was injured while featuring for Brazil.The extent of Jesus' injury is also on the agenda, along with what impact that could have on Arsenal's January transfer plans, following David Ornstein confirming on The Athletic Football Podcast the intention to sign Shakhtar Donetsk forward Mykhailo Mudryk.Produced by Guy Clarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke for the final Handbrake Off ahead of the break for the World Cup.With the Gunners sitting five points clear at the top of the Premier League the panel analyse Arsenal's start to the campaign under Mikel Arteta.Tifo's Seb Stafford-Bloor also drops in to discuss their new book How To Watch Football: 52 Rules for Understanding the Beautiful Game, On and Off the Pitch which launches on 17th November. To find out more visit: https://linktr.ee/tifobookProduced by Guy Clarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's James McNicholas and Art De Roche following Arsenal's Carabao Cup elimination at the hands of Brighton & Hove Albion.The panel analyse the convenience of being knocked out of the competition prior to the visit to Wolves in the final Premier League game before the World Cup break.With the World Cup on the horizon, they also discuss the Arsenal contingent heading to Qatar as well as Rob Holding 'finisher' role within Mikel Arteta's squad.Produced by Guy Clarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Stone is joined by the Athletic's Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke following Arsenal's convincing 1-0 away win over Chelsea to retain their position at the top of the Premier League.The manner of the performance is reviewed, with a number of standout individual showings from the likes of Thomas Partey, William Saliba and, of course, Granit Xhaka.Having passed the latest test as league leaders the panel consider how much of a scalp the win over the Blues really is and whether or not, given the progress Mikel Arteta has overseen in 150 games in charge if there is even more to come from his side?Produced by Guy Clarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.