Manchester City on Arsenal's heels and De Zerbi's Spurs debut falls flat: Men In Blazers 04/13/26

Men In Blazers

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🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Rog and Rory are back to break down another wild weekend of Premier League action, including Arsenal's deflating loss to Bournemouth...are we on the verge of another Gunner collapse? Then, Manchester City are back in the title hunt. Why is Pep Guardiola so good in April? And is Rayan Cherki the key that has unlocked City? Plus, Roberto de Zerbi's Tottenham debut did not go as planned...but Rory explains why he thinks Spurs won't be going down this season.

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - An enemy of my enemy…

00:01:58 - Arsenal vs. Bournemouth reactions

00:16:50 - Arsenal’s April woes

00:23:35 - Chelsea vs. Manchester City reactions

00:44:03 - Sunderland vs. Tottenham reactions

00:55:30 - Liverpool vs. Fulham reactions

01:06:38 - Nottingham Forest vs. Aston Villa reactions

01:09:44 - Burnley vs. Brighton reactions

01:10:15 - Crystal Palace vs. Newcastle reactions

01:12:59 - West Ham vs. Wolves reactions

01:13:55 - Who’s getting relegated?

01:15:15 - Brentford vs. Everton reactions

01:21:00 - Letter from GFOP: Favorite players

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Meninblazers media network, suboptimal radio.
0:05.9	They are playing where there is no silver medal.
0:08.3	It doesn't in 99% of cases, but second place for this Arsenal represents absolute failure.
0:18.6	Anxiety with an Arsenal are beaten at home by the fruit.
0:22.6	It's unclear if the team's dead or alive with six games to go.
0:26.2	The greatest trick, Pep Guardiola played, was persuading us last November
0:29.6	that the city title charge did not exist.
0:32.8	The service Tottenham weep in defeat, but there's still six games to go.
0:37.0	Liverpool win with goals from a baby and an abdicating king, and Everton, do not crap the bed, not losing his winning people. We're back like Rory McElroy and to break it all down. It's a joy to welcome the Crown Prince of Harrogate. Oh, the Rio and Gamora Awards. It's Mr. Rory Smith.
0:54.9	It's a good weekend for Rouries, Rodgers. It is a great weekend. There'll be more Rouries
0:59.6	born all over this planet in nine months time than we've ever had previously Rour. This is a
1:04.4	weekend of madness. Top of the table, the middle of the table. Don't get me started. And of course,
1:09.8	the bottom. But we saw Chelsea fans supporting Manchester City.
1:14.0	So, Arsenal fans supporting Chelsea, what felt like the entire planet supporting Sunderland against the Spurs?
1:20.6	Further proof, if we needed it, Roar, Shadenfreude, FC, undefeated.
1:25.9	Do you know what? That hadn't occurred
1:27.5	to me until you said it out loud
1:28.5	but one of the best things
1:29.9	about this time of the season
1:31.2	is the complicated politics
1:33.2	because ultimately at some point
1:35.5	football after about 30 games
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