Eberechi Eze boosts win-now Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur fans have...hope?, Liverpool and Alexander Isak clash with Newcastle: Big Weekend Preview Presented by PrizePicks 08/22/25

Men In Blazers

Men In Blazers | Wondery

Fantasy Sports, Sports, Football, Soccer, Mib

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Rog previews Matchweek 2: From Arsenal’s week of whiplash, Kai Havertz injury to Eberechi Eze ecstasy... Is Richarlison for real this season for Tottenham Hotspur or will Manchester City continue to dominate? Then Monday’s main event at St James’ Park, where the Isak saga collides with Slot’s Liverpool. All that and more on this week's episode.

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0:00.0	Wonderry Plus subscribers can listen to Meninblazers ad-free right now.
0:04.6	Join Wondry Plus in the Wondry app or an Apple podcast.
0:09.1	You're listening to the Meninblazers Media Network, Suboptimal Radio.
0:18.6	I can't tell you how hyped I am for the football weekend to come.
0:26.0	I'm going to attack it like a San Diego Padre security guard,
0:29.6	first seeing a 10-year-old pitch invader.
0:32.3	Oh, we got a second helping of footballing ecstasy,
0:36.4	self-sabotaging Spurs fans,
0:38.6	limp into Orobacks Manchester City.
0:41.2	A's A's Arsenal gird their loins for those northern upstarts leads to arrive.
0:46.4	Newcastle, welcome Liverpool in a game.
0:49.5	I've got to say, Premier League writers, you are cruel, cruel bastards.
0:53.2	It's their version of Alanis Morissette's ironic
0:55.5	and Everton move into their Grand Budapest Hotelist new home. Remember when we told you,
1:01.3	don't overreact to just one weekend of football? Well, let's lose our minds over week
1:06.1	two together, yeah? This is with a big weekend preview. Your biggest questions on most suboptimal answers.
1:13.7	This is where we, as they say in America, get amped for all there is to come.
1:18.5	Let's go straight in to question one.
1:20.7	Hey, Raj.
1:21.5	John Stout here from Detroit, Michigan.
1:24.3	I'm an Arsenal supporter.
1:26.1	A lot of the news about Eberich Eise going to Arsenal.
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