Relentless pressing suffocates Newcastle
Handbrake Off: The Athletic FC's Arsenal show
The Athletic
4.6 • 734 Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2024
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Adrian Clarke and James McNicholas join Ian Stone to reflect on Arsenal's 4-1 thrashing of Newcastle.
After a disappointing performance in Porto, this was the perfect response. The panel analyse how Arsenal, led by Martin Ødegaard, never let the Magpies settle, pressing relentlessly from the first minute.
Plus, pre match penguins, Jorginho the controller, and an atmosphere to remember.
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| 0:00.0 | Fever tree Mediterranean tonic water. |
| 0:03.9 | Made with zesty lemon thyme from a small family farm in Provence |
| 0:08.4 | and essential oils from herbs that grow in the Mediterranean sunshine. |
| 0:14.2 | So, if three quarters of your G&T is a fever tree tonic, |
| 0:19.1 | maybe it's time to call it a T&. Fever tree, mix with the best. |
| 0:27.3 | Ooh, that takes me straight to the med. |
| 0:33.9 | The Athletic |
| 0:35.0 | There's another excellent run forward by Martinelli from one side to the other |
| 0:42.6 | and he pulled him back to Tudel |
| 0:44.5 | Excellent Arsenal goal |
| 0:48.2 | Made by a wonderful run and trots from Martinelli |
| 0:52.0 | It's a tapping for Kai Haberts. |
| 0:55.0 | And this is one-way traffic at the Emirates for the gunners. |
| 0:58.5 | No, not half. |
| 0:59.5 | That is a short pass ball. |
| 1:01.2 | The only way to score is, of course, to play with a handbreak-off. |
| 1:08.3 | Hello, I'm Ian Stone. |
| 1:09.6 | This is Handbreak-off, the Arsenal podcast, brought to you by The Athletic. |
| 1:14.1 | So, after midweek disappointment, the Arsenal bounced back in style, smashing Newcastle 4-1 at the Emirates to reflect on the game. |
| 1:21.2 | I'm joined by Adrian Clark and James McNicholas. Morning. Morning. |
| 1:24.4 | Morning, Ian. James, I saw your little report from outside the ground. |
| 1:29.3 | That is fraught, by the way, I must say. |
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