How ruthless can Arsenal be this summer?
The Athletic FC Podcast
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🗓️ 18 April 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
On Wednesday night, Arsenal's Champions League hopes were ended in Munich, in their first quarter-final at that level in 14 years.
Afterwards Mikel Arteta was left lost for words in how to console his side, while they also remain in the Premier League title race.
So how can the Spaniard ensure the Gunners season doesn't peter out, how ruthless can they be in this summer's transfer window - or should Arteta be able to get more from the squad already at his disposal?
Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein and Art de Roche to discuss and analyse how different Arsenal could look the other side of the summer transfer window.
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: David Ornstein and Art de Roche
Producer: Guy Clarke
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic. |
| 0:05.2 | Last night was the end of the road for Arsenal in the Champions League. |
| 0:09.3 | It's Bayern's night. Through to the final four they go. |
| 0:14.4 | Arsenal's dream ends in Munich. |
| 0:17.4 | Mikhail Arteeta struggled to find the words post-match. |
| 0:20.2 | I really got a dressing room, very disappointed. |
| 0:24.4 | I cannot find the right words to leave them. |
| 0:26.3 | I wish I had. |
| 0:27.7 | But what can be done to make sure their Premier League title challenge doesn't fizzle out? |
| 0:32.3 | How ruthless do Arsenal need to be to improve their squad this summer? |
| 0:35.9 | Or is it down to Arteta to show more trust in what he has available? |
| 0:41.0 | I'm Ayahu Akim Wolero. Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast. |
| 0:49.6 | With us for this one, we have the athletics David Ornstein, as well as our Arsenal writer, Art de Roche. |
| 0:54.9 | All right, David, let's start with you on this. |
| 0:56.8 | You know, the manner of Arsenal's Champions League exit last night. |
| 1:00.2 | Did it just highlight some of the shortages of what this team are lacking, especially at the highest level? |
| 1:07.3 | I'm glad we're recording this the day after the game because it's allowed everybody to |
| 1:11.5 | take a bit of a step back, let the dust settle, gain a bit of perspective and discuss it in a |
| 1:18.0 | calm way. And that sort of encapsulates the fact that Arsenal have come far under |
| 1:23.5 | Michael Artetta in his, what, five years in charge. They are moving in the right direction. |
| 1:28.9 | There is so much for Arsenal to be pleased about, proud about, excited about, on and off the |
| 1:34.2 | pitch. And they are now competitive again, which they weren't for a long time. They'd been |
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