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Playing with 10 men for around 65 minutes, a depleted Arsenal fought out of their skins to achieve a hugely impressive 0-0 draw at Anfield in the first leg of our Carabao Cup Semi Final. We discuss all the key talking points including Xhaka’s accidental kung-fu kick on Jota, the change in shape after going to 10 men, the magnificent defensive perfo…

It was like one of those feel-good Disney movies where the underdog, although valiantly defeated by the all-powerful baddy, still scores the moral victory. Like at the end of Cool Runnings where even the Jamaicans’ biggest detractors gave them a standing ovation as they walked off the track. It was amazing to be there, but still so tough to come aw…

Before we say hello to 2022, we reflected on the first half of the season which has been full of some quite beautiful positives and some undisputed negatives. The recording mood was overall buoyant given Arsenal go into the New Year sitting in the top 4 for the first time in too long, spurred on by a recent run of dominant and free-scoring wins. We…

It’s becoming a bit Jekyll and Hyde with regards to our home form vs away form. The boys cantered to a thumping 3-0 win despite a new instalment of Auba-turning-up-late-for-things drama adding a bit of a distraction prior to kick off. Check out our latest pod where we reflect on a beauty of a first goal, 3rd goal in a row for Odegaard and yet anoth…

We recorded on the whistle with a raw discussion on a night to forget. Not so long ago we were wondering about whether we were a half-decent team again. Was it just another false dawn? Arsenal lose after taking the lead (again) against a team that hadn’t won in eight and who are so bad their fans were planning to walkout in the middle of the game. …

Disappointing result to mark our 50th episode, but an eventful game to reflect on. Solskjaer’s United never scored a goal against Arteta’s Arsenal, and now he’s gone they go and score three in one game. This game had a bit of everything from freak goals, great goals, penalties given, penalties not given… but ultimately it culminated in a defeat for…

If spirit animals are a thing, then Nuno Tavares’ is without a doubt the Tasmanian Devil. Our still very raw Portuguese firecracker of a wingback inspired a second half Arsenal performance blessed with energy and real quality to get us back to winning ways and to now joint 4th on points. We reflect on the win, take stock of this Arsenal team after …

Blurb for #48 At what point can we conclude that we’re actually a half decent team again? Or that Aaron Ramsdale aka The Brexit Ederson is the perfect Buffon-De Bruyne hybrid? The Arsenal boys overcame what on paper was a tricky test at the King Power Stadium with two early goals in an exemplary first 30 mins proving to be the difference. We cover …

After underwhelming against Palace, Arsenal react with their most complete performance of the season in a totally dominant victory over Villa. Only a consolation wonder goal prevented a 5th clean sheet in 6 games. Has it finally clicked? How much of a difference did Lacazette make? Is Carragher right to call ESR the best dribbler in the league? Che…

A few technical challenges mean we’re releasing an audio-only off the cuff episode to reflect on a painful 2-2 draw against The Eagles at home. Aside from a bright first 20 minutes and a high octane final period, Arsenal were totally dysfunctional in possession. Palace looked like a team with a plan, Arsenal not so much. Would it have been differen…

It wasn’t the fourth win in a row that we wanted but it’s 10 points from a possible 12 and another clean sheet. The Back 5 have well and truly deserved their wages in this period but how long can we rely on them without scoring more goals? Only Norwich have scored fewer in the Premier League! Will we see more attacking performances like we did in t…

One of the greatest first half performances the Emirates has ever seen. A complete blitz of a Spurs side who looked void of belief and quality was an event anyone in the stadium will never ever forget. Our new look back 5 had their biggest test and barely broke a sweat whilst the Hale End boys ran riot at the other end. We discuss the day on a whol…

A Wednesday night Carabao Cup game against League One opponents drew a surprisingly large and vibrant crowd, who in turn were treated to a comfortable 3-0 win. A nice little run out to prep for the big one on Sunday, the famous North London Derby! On the pod, we reflect on the AFC Wimbledon game and discuss all the big talking points for the NLD. W…

Mikel put out an attacking 433 at Turf Moor which didn’t quite click but thankfully a banging free kick from Odegaard and a rear-guard performance full of grit, resilience and genuine quality got us our 2nd win on the bounce. Mikel’s happy, the players are happy, the fans are happy… harmony for now at least! Check out our new pod where we review Bu…

First game post transfer window closing and Arteta wasted no time in giving us a sense of his target future state. A new look back 5 was just one feature of a range of interesting choices made throughout the game which resulted in a desperately needed win. 30 shots on goal indicated the 1-0 win was thoroughly deserved even though the only goal was …

Let’s just pretend the season didn’t start against Brentford. Let’s pretend that actually we did something naughty, got docked 9 points, and the season starts this Saturday against Norwich. Key players are back from injuries, we have a new right back, we’re playing a newly promoted team at home, we have to win right? Check out our latest pod where …

An absolute mauling by Man City with a range of ill disciplined and lacklustre performances by a questionable line-up left Arsenal fans around the world with a lot of questions, some new and some old. Check out our latest pod where we ponder a few of them such as; Why aren’t the players delivering for the manager? Why are we persisting with players…

A highly anticipated return to a non-Covid restricted Emirates resulted in a comfortable Arsenal defeat by a Chelsea side who were better in every department. Injuries, illness and work permits removed the core of the Arsenal team but how much of an excuse was it? How badly did Lukaku bully our CBs? Was an assist and a goal from James at RB damning…

Can we start again? What a car crash. Arsenal capitulate to a 2-0 defeat to newly promoted Brentford on opening day, what a disaster. Where do Arsenal go from here? Big names absent at the 11th hour. Defensive frailty after spending £50m on a new CB. What positives are there? We discuss all the key talking points whilst one of the Arseholics joins …

Hard to imagine since our last premier league game against Brighton there’s been a Euros, an Olympics, and we’re now back to the Premier League. Time flies eh? To get you geared up for our opener against Brentford, check out our extended season preview (yes folks, Christmas has come early) where we discuss how our transfer window has gone, preview …

Our Starboy was dealt the cruellest of blows in the Euro 2020 Final and the country rallied around to show him the support and love he deserves. Sadly, Society’s cockroaches were predictably quick with their abhorrent and often racial abuse. We discuss Southgate’s decision to give Saka the 5th penalty plus the aforementioned aftermath. Speaking of …

We are back! After a post-season break (and a technical disaster in our attempt to do a squad review), here’s our first podcast of the summer where we check in on how Arsenal players in International tournaments are faring (big Saka lovefest incoming). We also discuss all of the more concrete transfer rumours doing the rounds and what some of the p…

o that’s a wrap on Season 20/21 of the hit UK sitcom “Arsenal”. Brighton’s impressive defensive record could’ve resulted in a frustrating return to the Emirates for the 10,000 Arsenal fans in attendance, but two excellent goals from man of the moment Pepe sealed a straightforward win. We discuss a range of topics on the podcast including our first …

(Published again due to technical issues - apologies)Sentimental officials seemed laser focused on letting Palace keep 11 men on the field to help Roy get a result on his leaving do. However, two quality injury time goals from our boys made it four league wins out of four. How was our overall performance? How good has Pepe been recently? Will we fi…

A winner from Arsenal’s #32 on our 32nd episode. Sprinkles of fortune and bags of determination allowed Arsenal to produce a true smash & grab to beat Chelsea again this season. Signs of life now at the tail end of the league campaign with the boys producing back to back wins in very different styles. We cover all the key talking points including t…

We review the WBA game where Arsenal did a number of things well that they’ve not done consistently across the season. Collective precision and outstanding individual quality for the goals. Where was this on Thursday lads? Was it the prize of being able to relegate Big Sam? Or was it just that West Brom aren’t very good? We discuss all the key talk…

A shameful attempt at trying to play a European semi-final from the players and coaching staff. The performance lacked everything we needed. No desire, conviction or quality which probably overall is a fair representation of our season. It was an embarrassing failure and this will now go down as Arsenal’s worst season in the Emirates era. We record…

A nice 2-0 win at Newcastle to warm us up for Thursday but it’ll be a very different challenge. Can we really plan for a narrow win to get us through? No. We need to go for a dominating victory and let’s be honest, it isn’t gonna happen with tactical innovations like a false 9, 10, 20 or whatever. It’s time to let the quality of our players shine t…

Somehow, we’re still in this. Potentially inspired by his old mentor and a lack of fit senior strikers, Arteta set the team up without a striker in our biggest game of the season. Big move, and it was a car crash. Poor attacking potency coupled with less than impressive defending, followed in the 2nd half by a Ceballos sending off had Arsenal all b…

Unai’s back seeking revenge as Villarreal look to stamp out the only light we have this season. What a great chance for Emery, Don of the Europa League, to deliver a body blow to the young pretender who replaced him. We preview the game as well as cover the other massive talking point over the last few days – Daniel Ek and his Invincible Horsemen l…

How many worse weeks have Arsenal had in their history? Where do you even start? What does it say about your club when the only positive for the week was a fan protest? Fulham was a debacle. ESL had five minutes of fame handing us potentially years of shame. The icing on the crap cake was a drab, weak performance from a team now all too familiar wi…

Arguably the most controversial 48 hours in football. Stan and the billionaire (old) boys club tried to set into motion a series of events that would change football forever but by the looks of things at time of this release, the good guys won. We recorded the pod whilst things started falling apart and tried to capture our thoughts so far. Is this…

Arsenal gave us throwbacks to prime Wengerball in recent games, but against Fulham they gave us a reminder of their more familiar representation this season; 'just not good enough'. We just about scraped a draw at home to a team we should comfortably be beating every day of the week. Why was it so drab? Was there any player who put in a good perfor…

Someone order a hit? Arsenal knocked the ball around for a bit then just went from 2nd gear straight to 5th in the blink of an eye, scoring a disallowed goal and immediately followed it with three goals in literally just six minutes of pure class. Whilst Slavia were busy figuring out wtf just happened, Arsenal proceeded to manage the game expertly …

Can we still mathematically win the league? OK granted Sheff Utd are 20th and currently have no manager, but Arsenal finally treated us to 90 minutes of dominating, fast paced, fluid football. We recorded on the whistle and reflected on a solid warm up to our huge Europa tie on Thursday, soured though by the injuries to Saka and Martinelli. Who pla…

At 0-0 it was a poor performance but at least an average result. At 1-0 it became a good result. Then at 1-1 in stoppage time, it became a bad result. As the cliché goes, we paid the price for a number of missed chances and only have ourselves to blame. Was the performance a bad one overall? Was dropping Auba the right call? What did we think of th…

ans are pretty fickle. A convincing win will certainly generate positive vibes after the Liverpool debacle. Conversely, anything other than a win and the pressure on the club will be immense. We simply have to win for a number of reasons including that basically everyone in the world apart from Slavia Prague fans and racists wants us to win. We pre…

There’s bad, and then there’s that. Arsenal’s return to the Premier League was a car crash. Dominated for 99% of the game with zero cohesion in possession. This was the first time Auba-Laca-Pepe started together since the FA Cup Final, and it’s clear why. That being said, no player could leave that pitch with their head held high. Why was it so bad…

International nonsense is over and real football is back! The Arseholics Podcast previews the visit of Scouse Reds to the Emirates which begins the final unbroken stretch of the season. If Arsenal win the gap between the sides will be one point, but a loss takes the gap to seven and the hunt for top six will be truly fizzling out. How will the inte…

This season up to 29th March 2021, Arsenal have changed their starting CB pairing from the previous game 21 times with the bloke who’s appeared the most often being 33 and out of contract in the summer. The Arseholics spent some time discussing what’s clearly somewhat of a conundrum but also what the silver linings are, and what we think the club b…

From arguably one of the worst 35 minutes in Arsenal’s history to an attacking display the Invincibles would’ve been proud of. The Arseholics try and make sense of how we were 3-0 down yet finished the game disappointed not to win. Why were we so horrendous for 35 mins? What was Auba doing on the right? How instrumental were Odegaard and Chambers i…

The league table shouldn’t lie at this stage of the season so is it time to accept West Ham are a good side? There’s no doubt Arteta will be searching for a win but should we be optimistic? Do we go into the game as the underdog? The Arseholics preview the game and ponder the impacts the outcome could have on our season. We are four good friends an…

Well we’re through to the quarter finals (yay!) but is that the only positive we can take from a loss at home to Olympiacos? We reflect on the disappointing result in the game and the positive outcome in the tie. Can we go all the way? We also spend a bit of time discussing the spursy banter that went on in Zagreb because quite frankly it would be …

North London is well and truly RED… but it wasn’t without the drama. Despite dropping El Capitan from the starting XI at the last minute for breaking squad pre-match protocols, Arteta managed to orchestrate a tactical masterclass against Jose’s boys and win the NLD from a goal down. We discuss the big moments from a bizarre game where Arsenal showe…

It sucks that we haven’t been able to be there in the North Bank this season, but it especially sucks not being there for the North London derby. We reflect on our favourite derby day memories and preview the latest one coming up this Sunday. Will Mourinho build on his amazing record vs Arsenal? Does Arteta want to win more than he doesn’t want to …

Odegaard defied the Greek gods in Athens (and his hater Martin Keown) by channelling the hammer of Thor to put Arsenal on their way to a fantastic result against Olympiakos. We reflect on all the main talking points including a thunderbolt from Odegaard, a standard error leading to a goal, a golazo header from Gabriel and Elneny silencing Arsenal T…

Athens is starting to feel like a home away from home. The Arseholics look forward to our massive Europa League away leg against Olympiacos on Thursday. The Greeks sit powerfully on top of the Greek Super League so should we be afraid? We discuss our history against Olympiacos, how their own season is going, Arsenal’s potential team selection/ appr…

Two points dropped at Turf Moor after a plethora of missed chances and one of the biggest VAR injustices in the Premier League this season. What can we take away from the game? The Arseholics discuss all the key talking points including the goals, the penalty shouts, the missed chances and what this means for Arsenal in the league. We are four good…

Trying something different today. We discuss the future of Arsenal's strikers in particular Eddie Nketiah and Folarin Balogun - who should stay and who should go? What if we lose both of them? What does their future mean on players like Alex Lacazette and others.द्वारा arseholics

From the KP Stadium to Turf Moor, Arsenal go searching for another win on the road. An intriguing game against a team Arsenal tend to dominate, but Arteta has somewhat struggled with so far. Will he bring back Auba and Saka? Will we pick Holding to deal with their aerial threats? Do we need to rest players before we play Europa knockouts with Spurs…