FootyNotes Podcast

Chapters

00:00 Arsenal Keeps Title Race Alive

04:09 Kai Havertz Shines for Arsenal

07:39 Declan Rice's Growth and Versatility

21:49 Questionable Referee Decisions

29:00 Arsenal's Title Hopes Depend on Winning

29:27 Other Notable Football News

Summary

Arsenal prolongs the title race with a 3-0 win against Bournemouth. Kai Havertz shines as a different player and contributes in all phases of the game. Declan Rice's growth and versatility make him a valuable asset for Arsenal. The referee's decisions and the performance of both teams are questioned. Arsenal's chances in the title race depend on winning all their remaining games. Other notable football news includes Stuttgart's impressive performance, Thibaut Courtois' return, and the upcoming Champions League semifinals.

Takeaways

Arsenal's win against Bournemouth prolongs the title race

Kai Havertz has become a different player and contributes in all phases of the game

Declan Rice's growth and versatility make him a valuable asset for Arsenal

The referee's decisions and the performance of both teams are questioned

Arsenal's chances in the title race depend on winning all their remaining games

Other notable football news includes Stuttgart's impressive performance, Thibaut Courtois' return, and the upcoming Champions League semifinals

Arsenal take all three points at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. The gunners were in total control at 3-0 when an error from David Raya changed the moment of the game. Tottenham took the lifeline and tried to make a game of it but the Gunners held on to win 3-2 at the end.

In this episode, I reflect on the midweek games the three premier league title contenders played and look ahead to the North London Derby.

In this episode, I share my instant reaction to Arsenal's 5 - 0 thrashing of Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium as the Gooners keep their slim title hopes alive ahead of the North London Derby.

In this episode, I revisit the Champions League Final between Liverpool and Real Madrid. Arsenal has been linked with several players but has not announced any incomings yet besides Elneny's contract extension.  There is talk of Eddie Nketiah's possible contract renewal. I also share my opinions on reported striker targets. 

In this episode, I talk about the positive mood around Arsenal, and the nerves that we have when these boys play because of the depth of our investment in their success. I look at how squad players have risen to prominence during the 4 consecutive wins. The atmosphere in the Emirates. I also discuss how Arteta's coaching and leadership warranted the contract extension. Arsenal Football Club is trending in the right direction, even if they don't make the top 4. 

Arsenal and Tottenham play opponents who were involved in the European semifinals this evening. The state of those semifinal ties will affect how West Ham and Leicester City will play their upcoming premier league fixtures this week. What should Mikel Arteta do with his team selection? I share my thoughts on this topic and talk about the possibility of 3 European Champions from England this season. 

This is an instant reaction Episode to the madness that just took place at the Emirates stadium as Arsenal won a second straight game and potentially knocked Manchester United out of the top 4 Race for this season. Still early to be definitive about the state of the top 4 because there are some complicated games to negotiate for all teams in the running for the 4th spot.

In this episode, I reflect on what was a surprising Arsenal win away at Chelsea. Mikel Arteta and his young Arsenal side needed to get something out of this game and they did just that as they found some unlikely heroes in Elneny, Nketiah, Tavares, and Holding. The normal starters did their part as well in this win but the squad players showed up when it counted. Now Arsenal has to follow this impressive win with another one against a wounded Manchester United that will be looking to bounce back from their humiliation at Anfield. 

In this episode, I will discuss what Arsenal can do to try to stop the bleeding as they go into the daunting challenge of facing Chelsea and Manchester United in a space of 3 days. Their January Transfer Decisions will be felt more in the remaining 7 games. In the previous 3 games, the gunners had a talent upper hand even with the loss of important players but in the next two games, they will be at a talent deficit. How will Mikel Arteta solve this problem?

In this episode, I share thoughts on Arsenal's challenges after they lost 1-0 at Southampton in what was their 3rd straight loss after the international break. 

In this episode, I share thoughts on the champions league quarter-final ties as well as make predictions for the semi-finals. 

In this episode, I share some post-match thoughts after a 2nd loss in a week for Arsenal. This is a really bad week and as things stand - one wonders how Arsenal get themselves out of this hole with 8 matches left in the season. 

00:00 - 10:00 Making sense of the Palace defeat

10:00 - What can Arteta do to cover for Kieran Tierney and Thomas Partey?

In this episode, I discuss Saka's break, Mikel Arteta's growth as a leader on his 40th birthday, Patrick Vieira's induction to the Premier League Hall of Fame, Martinelli, and Saliba international debuts, TORREIRA, Aubameyang, GUENDOUZI, and more. 

In this episode, I look at the development of Arteta's Arsenal young gunners by looking at some patterns that have become clearer in the 3-win run. Relationships/Partnerships that are flourishing all over the pitch and finally senior players who are stepping up to the plate and giving the youngsters a platform to thrive. 

In this episode, I discuss Arsenal's weird week. The many personalities and faces of this Arsenal team. The team went from a flat and apologetic performance away at Everton to battering Southampton at the Emirates Stadium today without Aubameyang. It is going to be a long ride for all Arsenal lovers this season. 

In this episode, I look at the missed opportunity at Old Trafford. I talk about the systemic problem that is rooted in midfield but shows more glaringly in Arsenal's defensive and offensive thirds. Arsenal needs to do something about the mentality that gets them in trouble every time they score the go-ahead goal. 

In this episode, I talk about this week's upcoming fixtures, make predictions, take a look at how the managerial talent in the Premier League changes the landscape of the League. 

Arsenal vs Newcastle

Liverpool vs Southampton

Norwich vs Wolves

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa

Brighton vs Leeds United

Brentford vs Everton

Manchester City vs West Ham

Leicester City vs Watford

Burnley vs Tottenham

Chelsea vs Manchester United

In this episode, I discuss the following,

1. What this 4-0 loss tells us about Arsenal's young team

2. Arsenal's problems on the ball gave their really good defense no reprieve and eventually wore them out. 

3. These young boys are courageous. Nuno is one example but there were many more. 

4. Thomas Partey.

A look at all of the Premier League matches from the 10th Match Day.

Ole survives the sack at Nuno's expense.

Burnley wins their first game of the season.

Brighton gives Liverpool problems. 

Arsenal wins away to Leicester.

Palace takes all 3 points at the Etihad. 

Wolves continue their impressive run with a win over Everton on MNF. 

A look at the round of La Liga fixtures from the weekend of Halloween. 

Barcelona draw at home to Alaves 😩

Valencia takes all 3 points in the derby against Villareal. 

In this episode, I discuss Arsenal's impressive win away at Leicester. 

Early goals.

Trusting the defense. 

Relationships appear to be strengthening all around the pitch for Mikel Arteta's men [on both sides of the ball]

Back 3 issues seem to be solved in the last two games as the gunners force opponents to abandon the back 3 structure at half-time, score 5 goals, and concede 1 in the two games. 

In this episode, I am venturing into German Bundesliga territory. 

I talk about a few things that are special players in the League. 

I also look at a couple of surprises after 9 games. 

Leicester vs Arsenal chatter. 

A look at EFL results as Manchester City loses a Carabao Cup tie for the first time in nearly 5 years, 

Barcelona's sacking of Koeman,

Juventus loses to Sassuolo,

Arsenal advance to the quarter-final while giving much-needed minutes to squad players who needed them. Martinelli & Pepe failed to force Arteta's hand for selection. AMN shined in midfield. 

And more...............

In this episode, I talk about the Premier League matches from the last round of fixtures. Manchester United and Everton were embarrassed in front of their home fans as they shipped 5 goals. 

Chelsea 7 - 0 Norwich

Brighton 1 - 4 Man City

Palace 1 - 1 Newcastle

Leeds 1 - 1 Wolves

Southampton 2 - 2 Burnley

Everton 2 - 5 Watford

Brentford 1 - 2 Leicester

West Ham 1 - 0 Spurs

Man United 0 - 5 Liverpool

In this episode, I look at the Arsenal win over Aston Villa at the Emirates on Match Day 9. After coming for some Criticism Mikel Arteta and his young Arsenal team responded in an emphatic fashion to silence critics. 

I do a review of key contributions made by all players in the starting 11, The referee - Craig Pawson, and Mikel Arteta with his coaching staff. I decided to do a more in-depth review of each contributor without giving a number - I thought this way I would be forced to be more descriptive with what I am saying and therefore, offer better/clearer explanations. 

In this episode, I am joined by the Swift Kicks Podcast trio of Ben, Alex, and Steve to talk about the Newcastle takeover and a whole variety of topics. I apologize for the sound of my voice. I was loud and sounded a bit mad 😠 - I swear I was not. I had never recorded a podcast in this way before. 

We talk about the journey of these 3 awesome podcasters and how they came about. They shared bits of their individual stories as football fans and how they came together to create their podcast. 

We talked about Newcastle United from one Newcastle fan's perspective and the rest of us shared from our vantage points. 

There was a lot of laughter and interrupting, please forgive me in advance if you are looking for clean transitions between speakers. We just went with it and had a bit of fun. 

I hope you will enjoy 

This episode is all about Aaron Ramsdale. 

Thought on Arsenal's signing of the player. 

What critics said. 

What he has done since arriving at Arsenal. 

In this episode, I do a think-aloud session about the Newcastle United Takeover. 

I talk about the hypocrisy and fear of the footballing world, the unsustainable sugar-daddy model of success in football. 

Let's give the Newcastle fans a break because most of us would feel the same or similar to them after Mike Ashley's tenure. 

The flaws in the current structures of governance. 

The billionaires are in the building and they are here to stay it would appear. 

Jack Wilshere training at Arsenal

France vs Belgium. 

In this episode, I discuss some of the overarching themes of Arsenal's season so far. One of them is clearly a challenge of working out defensive assignments against teams that play with 3 at the back systems as demonstrated by the performances of Canos vs Brentford, James vs Chelsea, AND Cucurella vs Brighton. I also look at what is going well so far for Arteta's young team. 

In this episode, I look at the upcoming Premier League fixtures [Match Day 5]. I do a rapid-fire round of predictions for all games taking place in this round of fixtures and take a deeper look at the Arsenal game at Burnley. 

A quick round-up of the Champions League results and a look at the Man United and Barcelona games. 

After what has been a week to forget in the history of the club, I share my opinions of what is wrong at Arsenal right now. What do Arsenal need to do in order to move forward and Arteta's role in the problem and solution if he wants to find one to the mess that surrounds arsenal right now. 

I made a guest appearance on the Swift Kicks Podcast @realswiftkick swiftkickspod.com - check them out. 

In this episode, 

00:00 - 16:00 I talk about the majority of the premier league games that took place this past weekend.

17:00 to the end, I talk about Arsenal's game against Chelsea, what is the manager trying to do? He seems to want to have a perfect platform to have his team play well. This is not going to happen. He needs to figure out how to get his B and C players performing at the maximum of their potential. After the Watford game at the beginning of November, we will learn a lot more about what Arteta is trying to do with this team if he uses the weeks in between games to construct something amazing.

In this episode, we talk about the players' mental health/wellness and how it affects performance. The revelations about the COVID cases at Arsenal inspired this brief part of the episode. Players are attached to their teammates and such an illness striking a few of them must have had an impact on some if not all of them. Especially, when one considers that the players who did get sick were really important and influential figures in the squad. 

I also talk about the signings of Martin Odegaard and Aaron Ramsdale and share some thoughts about these deals after seeing some mixed reactions to them. 

I look ahead to the Chelsea game and what the club still needs to do before the window shuts.  

Brentford made their return to the big stage after a 74-year absence, they treated themselves and their fans to a big win against Arsenal. Arsenal looked unprepared in this encounter. They had last-minute major player losses but this was not good enough in terms of effort either. I also talk about the impressive performances of several standout teams and managers from the rest of the opening weekend fixtures. 

Tottenham vs Manchester City; 

Manchester United vs Leeds United; 

Everton vs Southampton

Newcastle vs West Ham;