Chaos factor returns in clinical fashion

Handbrake Off: The Athletic FC's Arsenal show

The Athletic

Soccer, Football, Sports

4.6 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

James McNicholas and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone to reflect on Arsenal's 5-1 victory at Selhurst Park.

It was the second time this week the Gunners have beaten Palace, with Gabriel Jesus on fire again.

It would have been a perfect evening but for Bukayo Saka's hamstring injury that forced him off in the first half.

The panel discuss Mikel Arteta's options in Bukayo's absence, as we head into the busiest part of the season.

Plus, Newcastle to come in the Carabao Cup and a look back at the best moments of 2024.

Produced by Jay Beale.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	The Athletic FC Podcast Network.
0:07.4	The only way to score is, of course, to play with a handbreak-off.
0:15.1	Hello, I'm Ian Stowe.
0:17.4	This is Hand-Brek-off, the Arsenal podcast, brought to you by The Athletic.
0:21.9	So on Saturday, the Arsenal smashed Crystal Palace 5-1 at Selhurst Park.
0:26.3	We'll chat about that game with Adrian Clark and James McNicholas.
0:29.9	Morning.
0:31.2	Morning.
0:31.5	Hello.
0:31.8	Morning.
0:32.4	What do we want for Christmas?
0:34.2	This is sort of our Christmas special, really.
0:37.1	We're two days before Christmas.
0:38.6	Adrian, what do we want? Little Christmas, Arsenal Christmas wish list. Magic cream for
0:43.4	Sackas Hammy. That'd be nice. I don't know if Santa's got any. Hamstring cream. Hamstring cream.
0:48.8	Would be lovely. Just to damage, you know, damage limitation. I've got a couple more ideas.
0:56.1	Obviously, the Grinch side of me wants some kind of injury to Liverpool's key players like Salah,
1:01.3	but let's not be mean.
1:02.9	I would like Father Christmas to dish out some more all-out attack peals.
1:07.6	I think they're available at the Spurs Club shop.
1:15.1	Give them to all the managers in the Premier League because we love playing against teams that want to go toe to toe with us as Crystal Palace found to their costs.
1:20.0	So no more of this park in the bus against Arsenal.
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