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Pete and Jacob drop a Tuesday session because that's the kind of week it is. Three points clear, five games to go, Saka and Timber reportedly back β and two lads who aren't ready to give up yet.
Here's what's inside:
π₯ Hottest of Takes β Jacob makes the case that bad football isn't a tactics problem, it's a players problem. And he's got a stat about Kai as a number nine that will stop you in your tracks. Pete's take is that more games might actually be Arsenal's friend right now
π The Man City Fixture List β Pete and Jacob go through every remaining City game in detail. One fixture in particular β a Monday night away trip in early May β has both of them very excited. Moyes Monday under the lights, anyone?
π₯ Saka and Timber Are Back β what it actually means for how Arsenal play, how they press, and why this isn't just about quality but about identity
π€ The Odegaard Question β Jacob defends him when everyone else has moved on. Who in this squad is the creative passer if it's not him? He challenges anyone to give him a name. The conversation goes somewhere unexpected
πΈ Summer Window Thinking β Martinelli to PSG rumours, GyΓΆkeres for Alvarez floated, and the squad's lack of a genuine ball-player since Xhaka and Zinchenko left
ποΈ The Dugout Is Back β Jacob teases the return of The Manor .
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