The Pot Shot Podcast

Seb, Alex & Lorcan banish the demons from last season after Arsenal won at Villa Park.

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Seb, Lorcan & Manas discuss a frustrating 2-2 draw against Chelsea - a result which feels like a microcosm of the problems Arsenal have had so far this season.

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Timestamps:

Start-02:21: Intro

02:21-16:00: In-possession issues

16:00-24:46: Pressing man-to-man

24:46-33:57: Odegaard

33:57-37:00: Havertz

37:00-40:54: Smith-Rowe

40:54-44:24: Tomiyasu

44:24-52:41: Goalkeepers

52:41-54:40: A point gained or a point dropped?

54:40-end: Outro

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Seb: @Eulenberg_

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Alex, Lorcan & Manas discuss The Arsenal's 1-0 win against Everton, including a deep dive on the issues the Gunners have been having with central progression & making the most of their #8s, before taking a quick look ahead at our first Champions League game on Wednesday & the North London Derby next weekend.

Timestamps:

Intro: 0:00-01:42

Game overview: 01:42-12:15

Central Progression & Accessing the 8s: 12:45-43:18

Attacking Set Pieces: 43:18-50:12

Offensive issues/are we boring? 50:12-54:32

PSV & Spurs previews: 54:32-58:39

Spurs preview: 58:39-1:04:30

Outro: 1:04:30-end

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Alex: @alexfrco

Lorcan: @Lxwrites1

Manas: @watmanAFC

Seb: @Eulenberg_

Towells: @alextowells

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Alex is joined by Jack Elderton, Editor of Analytics United and West Ham fan, to find out more about new Arsenal man Declan Rice.

Timestamps:

Intro: 0:00-1:48

Rice's breakthrough & development at West Ham: 1:48-12:21

What kind of player is Declan Rice now? 12:21-24:14

What role(s) can Rice fulfil at Arsenal? 24:14-36:28

Outro: 36:28-38:58

Thanks to Jack for joining us! You can find him on twitter @jackelderton, and his work on https://analyticsunited.co.uk/.

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Seb, Liberty and Max discuss the details that led to the loss against Chelsea before going into the resignation of Jonas Eidevall, reminiscing on his time and charting a path forward.

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Liberty: @libertysimons

Max: @Max_Rads

Seb: @Eulenberg_

Will: @ScoutedSxv

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