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Hello and welcome to The Guardian Football Weekly. Just give Arsenal a title now. Another tricky test

overcome this time at Brighton, Martin Odegaard with the pass of the season, or at least the best pass

since the World Cup, Sackers flying and Ketias filling the Jesus Void perfectly. And most of the sides

behind them drop points man City held at home by Everton in a result that literally no one saw

coming, probably not even the Everton players. Earning Brought Harlan got angry,

is he human after all, or maybe a sentient robot learning real life emotions. Well perhaps Ben

Godfrey is his Crypto Knight. Newcastle held by Leeds and Spurs are abject at home to Villa while

Chelsea held at Forest, a rise Cesurier. Marcus Rashwood sleeps in and misses a meeting, one of the

biggest footballing crimes should he ever play again. And let's hear it from Valt Fass,

bringing 2022 to an end in spectacular style at Anfield. Elsewhere is Cristiano Ronaldo worth

£5 a second. Will he suit Al Nass's pressing game? There's Scott Parker to Club Brush and a

vitally important correction about comedians hitting fruit. All that plus your questions,

and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly.

On the panel today, Barry Glenn Denning, welcome.

Hi Max. Hello, Filippo Claire. Hello and Happy New Year to you Max and to everybody else.

Yeah, Happy New Year and a friend of the pod, Autumn Florex is, is there anything more soothing

than the smooth silvery tones of Nadem and Nurha,

coolly dissecting a game and sharing his insights as a former player, excuse me while I take

advantage of the special Sunday night pod to start a hot bath, pour a glass of wine and enjoy this

pod. No pressure, Nadem, but that feels so personal. I don't think I'm comfortable anymore.

I've got to be honest. I remember an old local radio, a man saying,

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