A festive slump to forget, what does Arteta need to change?
Handbrake Off: The Athletic FC's Arsenal show
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4.6 • 734 Ratings
🗓️ 3 January 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone, to reflect on the Liverpool, West Ham, and Fulham games.
Arsenal were top of the league at Christmas, but now find themselves fourth after only picking up 4 points from a possible 15.
With the January transfer window open, the panel ask whether there are internal options available, or if spending is required.
Plus, how does Arteta approach Sunday's FA Cup tie vs Liverpool, and should Kieran Tierney be recalled from his loan?
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| 0:00.0 | The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be |
| 0:06.8 | wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain |
| 0:13.0 | that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching |
| 0:18.7 | their peak in the afternoon. |
| 0:23.0 | Not in the mood for miserable weather? |
| 0:25.8 | Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express. |
| 0:28.7 | Sun Express, non-stop sunshine. |
| 0:34.8 | The Athletic The Athletic. |
| 0:45.9 | The only way to score is, of course, to play with a handbreak-off. |
| 0:50.3 | Hello, I'm Ian Stone. |
| 0:55.1 | This is Handbreak-off, the Arsenal Arsenal podcast brought to you by The Athletic. |
| 0:58.9 | Happy New Year, first of all, happy new year to you guys. |
| 1:01.2 | I mean, essentially, I feel like I've been away for a month. |
| 1:05.1 | And I felt bad about that, by the way, but let's face it, it was a gig on a Caribbean cruise. |
| 1:05.6 | Who wouldn't? |
| 1:09.9 | But anyway, I've been away for a month and it's all falling apart. |
| 1:13.6 | Essentially, the last time you guys podded, I wasn't even there. |
| 1:17.5 | We were top of the league feeling optimistic ahead of a trip to Anfield. |
| 1:24.3 | Since then, we picked up one point in three games and find ourselves fourth five points of Liverpool. |
| 1:28.6 | To talk about a festive period to forget, I'm joined by Adrian Clark and Amy Lawrence. |
| 1:30.2 | Happy New Year, guys. |
| 1:31.7 | Happy New Year, Stoney. |
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