I want to take this time in the show to praise the amazing job that Mikhail Artecetta has been doing recently.

Because it turns out he's been getting wins and getting to cup finals and getting through in Europe.

Quite convincingly, fair play to Arsenal with half injured players on the walk and wounded.

Because all of these Arsenal players either didn't go or have withdrawn from international duty Odegaard, Trossard, Selyba, Gabrielle Timber, Eze Rice, Saka, Madaweiki, Higua Mendi. Now to be fair to, Madiwiki, he went off in the game the other day. All these other guys have either didn't go in the first place, missed, I think a few of those missed the final a few of the others played in the final played the whole game seemed okay but were clearly carrying something because there'd be no way players will be able to leave international duty without being injured um that's quite a coincidence isn't this day that all these lads happen to be unavailable for international friendlies just before Arsenal go into a title slash FA Cup slash Champions League Chase.

And if you're one of those players or an Arsenal fan right now, you're thinking fair play, the club have done the right thing.

And they have.

They've manipulated the rules and got themselves into a position where those lads don't go on international duty.

And they will benefit from that. It's kind of like a bit of like a tactical foul, isn't it, from them at this stage of the season.

So do I appreciate it? No. Do I understand it? Yes. Will it preserve them better for what for doing it?

Absolutely it will. It's not ethically the right thing to do, but it will stand them

in good stead for what they need to achieve. So I think from the end of the season, what they

win, how much they win, that might prove to be quite a true decision as much as we don't like

here. I wish we'd done it from times of time years gone by so I don't appreciate it

I'm not here for it but

if you're an Arsenal fan you'd probably love it

Is there not a rule that

if you don't go away with your international team

through injury that

the international league can block you play in the next club fixture

I swear that they send you home

it's a bit different if you don't release your players but if they if they send you home then it's

fine right and by the way for what it's worth they are all missing friendly is not one we're missing

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