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The original Arsenal podcast - coming to you twice a week (usually Mondays and Fridays) with news, interviews, analysis, special guests, jokes and occasionally some really terrible songs.Get extra bonus content and help support Arseblog by becoming an Arseblog Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arseblogSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 16, 2020 • 1h 23min
Arsecast Extra Episode 383 - 16.11.2020
This episode of the Arsecast Extra is brought to you by Interlull – the safe, new, hygienic product that cleanses your football bits. We make our way through discussion of the bleak greyness of the world right now, dodgy Irish accents, the internationals, Mikel Arteta hopefully making things better, before we come up with a very simple solution to our on-pitch problems. We then answer listener questions about potential injuries, media coverage in the Covid-19 landscape, Dani Ceballos, Emile Smith Rowe, overly-expensive Willies, favourite players and LOADS more.Here's the link to the Goodly Christmas card.Here's the link the #arsebiz stuff: https://twitter.com/arseblog/status/1326897761183281153 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 13, 2020 • 1h 2min
Episode 604 - The well timed Interlull
On this week's show I'm joined by Clive Palmer to take stock of where we are after a patchy start to the season, and a disappointing defeat to Aston Villa. Will this Interlull be a good one for Mikel Arteta to take stock, and think about how he adds much needed attacking potency to his team? We chat about some changes he might make to his team to improve the attack and midfield, as well as discussing a couple of players – Nicolas Pepe and William Saliba – in whom we've made significant financial investment but perhaps not enough of a football one. There's also some news about a little initiative to help bring Arsenal fan businesses together with Arsenal fan customers.Follow Clive @clivepafc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 9, 2020 • 1h 31min
Arsecast Extra Episode 382 - 09.11.2020
On this week's show we look back on the dismal 3-0 defeat to Aston Villa at the Emirates on Sunday. There's a lot to unpack as we discuss a very poor collective performance along with some very poor individual ones. How much is Mikel Arteta's system at fault, when it comes to analysing players who are under-performing? Our creative problems come into sharp focus again as missed chances prove costly, and we talk about how this game needs to spark some kind of rethink from the manager. We make suggestions about how we could attempt to fix it, wonder if the absence of fans has played a part in sticking with this approach for so long, and lots more besides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 6, 2020 • 56min
Episode 603 - Hey Joe!
On this week's show I chat with Andrew Allen about our 4-1 win over Molde in the Europa League. It's a good scoreline, but there's still a lot to talk about. Nicolas Pepe finished with a goal and an assist, but it wasn't completely convincing. Joe Willock was superb again, but how does he get minutes in the Premier League. We also chat about Willian, Bukayo Saka, Mikel Arteta and his team selection decisions, Bernd Leno, the Aston Villa game, pay-per-view and more.Follow Andrew @aallensport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 2, 2020 • 1h 29min
Arsecast Extra Episode 381 - 02.11.2020
It's a very goodly morning as we discuss yesterday's 1-0 win over Man Utd at Old Trafford. We've waited a long time for victory there in the league, so it feels sweet. We chat about the team selection and the way the starting XI executed the game-plan so well. Within the impressive collective performance, there were some eye-catching individuals too, and we shine the light on some of those, including Gabriel, Rob Holding, Hector Bellerin, Thomas Partey, and Mohamed Elneny – a player who probably wouldn't have been first choice for many but who made such a big contribution on the day. We answer listener questions about fine margins, foul throws, what Willian brings to the team (or doesn't), why we need to think about zones more than formations, the influence of Tim Lewis and LOADS more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 30, 2020 • 1h 16min
Episode 602 - Done-dalk
On this week's episode James and I discuss the 3-0 win over I Know It's Dundalk in the Europa League. We chat about the enigma that is Nicolas Pepe after his wonderful goal, and Mikel Arteta's comments about him. There's also focus on excellent performances from Joe Willock and Reiss Nelson, Folarin Balogun's debut and a look ahead to Old Trafford. Then, for more on Sunday's game, I'm joined by Musa Okwonga to discuss Man Utd, his view on what's shaping up to be an unpredictable season, Arteta, Solskjaer, Marcus Rashford and loads more.Follow Musa @okwonga & @stadio : Follow James @gunnerblog Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 26, 2020 • 1h 33min
Arsecast Extra Episode 380 - 26.10.2020
On this episode, we look back on the 1-0 defeat to Leicester at the Emirates on Sunday evening. Arsenal can rue missed chances and an abysmal decision to chalk off an early goal, but the second half performance in particular left much to be desired. We chat about some individual performances, like Alex Lacazette, David Luiz, Dani Ceballos and Thomas Partey, as well as our lack of chance creation, and wonder is it down the rigid system in which Mikel Arteta expects his players to operate. It leads to a in-depth discussion about the manager, his preferences, what kind of football he wants to play and how it impacts performances. There's also questions about young players looking a bit out in the cold at the moment, whether the honeymoon period is over for Arteta and loads more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 23, 2020 • 1h 18min
Arsecast Extra Episode 379 - 23.10.2020
In this episode we discuss the 2-1 Europa League win over Rapid Vienna. As well as discussing an impressive full debut from Thomas Partey, we delve into the issue of how we can start to become a more attacking team. Mikel Arteta has laid the foundations, but something else needs to happen up front. Andrew thinks the solution lies within, but James is not convinced. We also chat about Bernd Leno after a difficult night for him, and there are questions about a lack of competition for him, as well as ones about Reiss Nelson's absence last night, what's happened to Ainsley Maitland-Niles, the Mesut Ozil saga (recorded before his agent's inflammatory interview), tie-dye shirts and lots more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 21, 2020 • 34min
The Arsenal Women Arsecast Episode 18 - Inequality
For this month's episode of the Arsenal Women Arsecast Tim is joined by The Athletic's Women's Football Correspondent Katie Whyatt. They chat a little about Katie's path to becoming one of the only full-time women's football correspondents in the country, then they get into some big ticket topics around inequality between teams in the WSL- is it avoidable? Does it matter? Is the WSL now on an untroubled path to becoming a mirror image of the Premier League? And what about some of the revered women's football clubs that haven't been able to keep pace with the WSL's march to professionalism? Could we even have a European Super League or transatlantic tournament in women's football one day? Tim and Katie discuss.Katie wrote a piece on inequality in the WSL which you can read here – if you are a subscriber to The Athletic.You can also follow Katie on twitter @KatieWhyatt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 19, 2020 • 1h 35min
Arsecast Extra Episode 378 - 19.10.2020
On this episode we look back in the 1-0 defeat to Man City on Saturday, a result/performance which has generated a lot of discussion, and which is interesting to analyse because of the way people have reacted to it. We chat about the scoreline in the context of other defeats there in recent years, and the selection decision Mikel Arteta made in using Willian in that particular role. How much was this game Arteta v Guardiola? Could we have been more adventurous in general or later in the match as we looked for an equaliser? There's a lot on how to best make the team more attacking, there's Aubameyang in the middle stuff, and praise for the impressive Bukayo Saka whose form might have an impact on the way we use the captain. We also answer questions about the job Arteta is doing, whether we still need to buy a centre-half despite having so many, Willian, Wenger's Cesc revelation, and loads more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.