Arsenal's victories in Europe starring Bukayo and Beth

Handbrake Off: The Athletic FC's Arsenal show

The Athletic

Soccer, Football, Sports

4.6 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Joining Ian Stone today it's Art de Roche and James McNicholas as Arsenal football club celebrate not one, but two big victories in European competition.

First up it's the men who defeated PSV on Thursday night with a dominant display. The pod gives the biggest shout out to Bukayo Saka who once again starred for the team, but note that the game changed when Odegaard and Partey were introduced. Plus there's a discussion about how Arteta wants his team to get used to playing every three days as that's what the top teams do.

On Wednesday night the Arsenal Women threw down the gauntlet when they smashed reigning Champions League champions Lyon 5-1. It was a landmark victory to quote James, and Art shows some love to Caitlin Foord who's been quietly going steady this whole calendar year.

We also dive into the stats to try and find out why Arsenal are playing better and we discuss which Arsenal players past and present would make the best option for the next Prime Minister.

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0:00.0	The Athletic.
0:09.7	The only way to score is, of course, to play with a handbreak-off.
0:18.3	Hello, I'm Ian Stone. Welcome to Hand-break-off, the, brought to you by The Athletic, another good week for the Arsenal, with both the men's and women's teams winning their respective European ties. We'll talk about both of them, as well as the Ballandoor nominations, our guest this week. James McNicholas and Art de Roche. Morning.
0:39.5	Good morning, Ian. Good morning.
0:47.2	Hello, Art. Hello, James. Well, Arsenal got the job done on the day that someone else's job was done.
0:56.0	For those of you listening outside of the UK, you may have noticed that while the Arsenal have sailed serenely on, the country as a whole, has been going through some upheavals.
0:59.6	Our latest Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after 44 days in the job,
1:02.1	and a new one is being looked for as we speak.
1:05.3	Although, if you're listening to this on the weekend, it's possible.
1:12.9	The new one has been chosen, has taken office, and then resigned, and we're on the hunt again. Anyway, here at handbrake off, we thought we'd ask our guests,
1:18.0	which Arsenal person passed or present would make the best replacement for Liz trust as Prime Minister and what qualities would they bring to the table?
1:22.7	James, I'm going to come to you first.
1:25.1	Well, I think we need someone in position quickly. We need someone who can
1:29.4	steady the ship. We need a caretaker effectively to oversee this period. And so I had to go for
1:36.3	caretaker supreme, Stuart Houston. The man who in a crisis, Arsenal historically turned to
1:43.5	steer them through.
1:46.4	And yeah, he seems the obvious choice.
1:48.3	I consider Freddie Yulmberg who was a good caretaker manager in himself, but I'll stick with Stuart Houston.
1:54.2	Okay.
1:54.8	What about you, Art?
1:55.8	What are you going for?
1:56.8	My candidate is nowhere near as serious.
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