What can’t Martin Zubimendi do?
Handbrake Off: The Athletic FC's Arsenal show
The Athletic
4.6 • 734 Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone to discuss Arsenal’s 3-0 win against Sunderland at Emirates stadium on Saturday.
The panel reflect on how both teams approached the game, the different ways Arsenal can win games, taking more shots from outside the box, Zubimendi continuing to add to his game, the effective timing of the substitutions, Raya’s reliability after another clean sheet, Martinelli’s impact from the bench and the developing partnerships of Rice-Zubimendi in midfield and Havertz-Gyokeres up front.
Plus, they look ahead to Brentford away in the league on Thursday night and some of the challenges the side will face in the coming weeks.
Producer: Robby Williams
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic FC |
| 0:03.3 | The only way to score is of course to play with a handbreak-off. |
| 0:14.7 | Hello, I'm Ian Stone. |
| 0:16.1 | This is a hand-break-off, the Arsenal podcast brought to you by The Athletic. |
| 0:19.6 | We're going to be talking about Arsenal's 3-0 win at home to Sunderland as well as the fact |
| 0:25.6 | that we're recording this just after Man City beat Liverpool. |
| 0:29.6 | So we're currently six points clear, right? |
| 0:32.6 | Just to put it out there. |
| 0:33.8 | I'm joined by Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clark. |
| 0:35.9 | Good evening. |
| 0:36.6 | Hello. |
| 0:37.1 | Hiya. |
| 0:37.6 | Hi. Sunday night. Another one of these Sunday night ones. I'm joined by Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clark. Good evening. Hello. Hi. Hi. |
| 0:38.2 | Sunday night. |
| 0:38.9 | Another one of |
| 0:39.4 | these Sunday night |
| 0:40.1 | ones. |
| 0:51.9 | I mean, how may it have been if we'd have been nine points clear? Oh no. I'd just been loll in about wouldn't we? But there you go. As it was, it was a nice moment after the game with Granite Jacques and Bickle Ortetta's chat in sharing a hug. |
| 0:54.7 | So who would you give a hug to |
| 0:56.7 | out of the current squad, Adrian? |
| 0:58.1 | I will... moment after the game with Granite Jaka and Michael Altaeta's chatting sharing a hug. |
| 0:57.9 | So who would you give a hug to out of the current squad, Adrian? |
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