They didn't think like squirrels

04/18/22 • 49 min

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Handbrake Off: The Athletic FC's Arsenal show

Join Ian Stone, Art De Roche and James McNicholas for a look back at Arsenal men's defeat to Southampton and Arsenal women's defeat to Chelsea in the FA Cup - it wasn't a good weekend.

This week: is the issue attack or midfield? James and Art differ? How much blame should be portioned to Mikel Arteta? And what's worse the Europa Conference League or no Europe at all?

All that plus an in depth look at what went wrong for both senior clubs at the weekend and further reflections on Unai Emery.

RUNNING ORDER

PART 1 - Conference League or no Europe?: 01:00

PART 2a - Southampton Men 1-0 Arsenal Men: 05:00

PART 2b - Unai Emery - wrong manager at the wrong time?: 21.00

PART 3a - Arsenal Women 0-2 Chelsea Women: 30.00

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Join Ian Stone, Art De Roche and James McNicholas for a look back at Arsenal men's defeat to Southampton and Arsenal women's defeat to Chelsea in the FA Cup - it wasn't a good weekend.

This week: is the issue attack or midfield? James and Art differ? How much blame should be portioned to Mikel Arteta? And what's worse the Europa Conference League or no Europe at all?

All that plus an in depth look at what went wrong for both senior clubs at the weekend and further reflections on Unai Emery.

RUNNING ORDER

PART 1 - Conference League or no Europe?: 01:00

PART 2a - Southampton Men 1-0 Arsenal Men: 05:00

PART 2b - Unai Emery - wrong manager at the wrong time?: 21.00

PART 3a - Arsenal Women 0-2 Chelsea Women: 30.00

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Previous Episode

The Graham Potter Curse

Join Ian Stone, Art de Roche, and James McNicholas for a sorrow filled look back at the defeat to Brighton at the weekend.

Did Arteta get it wrong with putting Xhaka at left back? Should Sambi have been left all on his own? And is top four off now? Just some of the questions from the weekend's result.

Plus we talk to Art about up and coming striker Mika Biereth and we reminisce on Alex Song.

RUNNING ORDER

PART 1 - Bogey teams : 01:00

PART 2 - Arsenal 1-2 Brighton : 04:00

PART 3a - Art and Mika Biereth: 28:00

PART 3b - A Song for Alex Song: 35:00

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Next Episode

Chaos, stress, and screams

Join Ian Stone, Art de Roche and Amy Lawrence for a look back on Arsenal's chaotic and stressful win over Manchester United on Saturday

This week: we reminisce on the times big north west clubs have missed penalties against Arsenal, we talk about Elneny, Eddie, and Emile, and we welcome back the old big guns of Henry, Gilberto, Bergkamp and others.

All that plus a catch up on the Arsenal Women's team, who have just 3 games left.

RUNNING ORDER

PART 1 - Penalty misses : 01:00

PART 2 - Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United : 10:00

PART 2b - The return of the legends: 37.00

PART 3a - When we won the league at WHL : 44.00

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