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The 2025–26 season marks Sunderland‘s first campaign back in the Premier League since 2016–17, and Régis Le Bris has silently built something worth watching at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats have won three of their last five matches, scoring four goals and conceding just three during that period, a defensive average of 0.6 […] The post FIFA World Cup 2026 Will Not Be The Last For Sunderland Veteran: Does It Serve The Club Well? appeared first on The 4th Official - A view from the sideline.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has shared what Sunderland star Granit Xhaka is thinking about his future, having worked with him at Arsenal.

It may sound counterintuitive, but Mikel Arteta might, before what is arguably the biggest Arsenal match in 20 years, need to adopt some things from a team that just lost 4-0 to our opponents. There’s often a tactical tweak or a surprise selection when Pep Guardiola heads into a big game. Last month’s League Cup […] The post Tactics Column: Lessons for Arsenal against Man City’s 4-2-4 appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Argentine youth developer Facundo Alvanezzi discusses his 11 years at FC Basel, his role in shaping stars like Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri, and why fostering "hunger" and embracing mistakes is the secret to producing elite talent. Alongside the technological leaps of the 21st century, soccer has evolved through the implementation of new instruments and methodologies embraced by clubs across all levels of the game. Yet technology alone does not always translate into better players or better human beings. World Soccer Talk had the opportunity to sit down with Argentine youth developer Facundo Alvanezzi, who spent 11 years at Swiss club FC Basel between 2008 and 2019. Having trained in South America and studied the methods of some of Europe’s most renowned clubs, including FC Barcelona, AC Milan and Bayern Munich, Alvanezzi applied his knowledge to help produce elite talents such as Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri and Fabian Schär, among others. A former professional player in Argentina who also played in Italy, Alvanezzi began his coaching career at Aldosivi before departing for Basel in 2008. Moving from scheduled training sessions with limited soccer balls, “compensated by the amount of talent,” to an environment where every youth team trained on a heated pitch, had balls for every player, full kits and access to psychologists, nutritionists and other health professionals represented a dramatic shift in perspective. FC Basel and a commitment to youth development Already proficient in Italian from his playing days, Alvanezzi still had to immerse himself in the cultural and linguistic demands of his new environment, all in service of what he considers the cornerstone of his work: communication. In a single training session, he might move between Italian, French, and German while coordinating multiple groups of young players across state-of-the-art facilities designed to maximize their development. FC Basel’s U-14 squad. “A club like Basel worked with all 14 or 15 age groups all at the same time. The First Division had its own separate pitch. But for everything related to the youth levels from U21 down, everyone had their own respective pitch. Even the littlest ones, the 5 and 6-year-olds, had their own synthetic fields with dimensions suited for 5 or 6-year-olds. Just to give you an idea—no time was wasted there. In other words, time is utilized in a way that enriches you instead of being a deficit that hinders the development of future players.“ Alvanezzi then put into context the remarkable achievement of a small nation punching well above its weight. “You can’t forget that Switzerland has a population of between 6 and 7 million inhabitants, so the emerging talent back then was very scarce. They did an extraordinary market study so that today they have 17, 18, 19, and 20-year-olds—which didn’t happen before—playing and qualified for the next World Cup in the US, Mexico, and Canada. So, basically, everything related to infrastructure and planning… whether you like it or not, having that entire grid set up allowed me—as someone passionate about football who loves being on the pitch—to work peacefully. I knew I had my designated pitch to work with the U15s, the U16s, the U17s,” he added. The role of a youth developer and the cultivation of talent A fluent Spanish speaker, Alvanezzi describes himself as a “formador de juveniles,” a youth developer rather than a coach, drawing a sharp distinction between the two roles: “The developer (formador) teaches and builds; they earn very little, if anything at all. In terms of titles—U14s, U15s, the Reserves… I don’t care about those. The coach (entrenador) is there to train, to play, to compete, to get points, to win a domestic league, a Libertadores, a Euros, a Champions League, or a World Cup. They are two completely different things. That’s why there aren’t many coaches developing players, and there aren’t many developers coaching elite teams.“ Another key principle in his approach is trusting the creative instincts of young players rather than issuing directives, recognizing that the youth phase is when information can have the most profound impact. He pairs this with a cosmopolitan perspective while never abandoning his own core beliefs. Facundo Alvanezzi on the touchline. “In other words: at no point do I impose. I don’t impose knowledge, authority, or didactics—nothing. I seduce. Those are two completely different things. And I try to seduce through knowledge. Because when you have knowledge, you can ‘disarm’ the player; when you explain the how, the when, the where, and the why. Of course, when I go somewhere else, I adapt, but I cannot renounce my genes.“ When he arrived in Switzerland, Alvanezzi found himself surrounded by cutting-edge technology, GPS tracking and gym equipment, yet he remains committed to the idea of developing players “with a ball.” “In player development, I adapted to the systems, but with my own imprint. I carry the Argentine imprint everywhere. It’s this: I watch a player—how he walks—a 5-year-old, a 10, 15, or 20-year-old. I watch him walk. I throw him a ball. I watch him make a couple of touches—juggling in the air, a change of direction. And right then, I realize what that footballer might be capable of. Or not,” he explained. The value of mistakes in youth development Elite clubs increasingly measure the success of their youth teams by silverware, mirroring the pressure placed on the first team. But for Alvanezzi, perfection is not the goal. Forcing young players into rigid systems, he argues, sends them to the first team with significant blind spots, and he views the ability to make mistakes as one of the most valuable learning tools available. “Here are players I can ask to play a football of possession and position. And then there are footballers to whom I have to say, ‘You: control the ball, don’t carry it, and pass it to a teammate.’ Meanwhile, for another player—because I go against the establishment and the system—,” Alvanezzi said. “I believe one of the virtues I have in this vocation of developing players is that I value the error. From the error, I create the virtue of the success. In the context of teaching, I don’t criticize the player; I seduce him. ‘But what if I struggle, I lose the ball, it’s hard for me, and they score on us?’ And what’s the problem? I don’t want my trophies and medals hanging in my house. What good are they to me? If, in the end, I didn’t get any player to move up to the First Division. If I didn’t develop a single player for the first team,” he added. Alvanezzi, who says he has not a single medal or trophy displayed in his home, considers the players he has helped reach the elite level to be his true honors: “Now, my ‘medals’ are an average of 45 to 50 players who reached the top level. Especially at Basel. We had a coach like Thorsten Fink, who helped us a lot and used to play for Bayern Munich. He helped us bring up kids at 16 or 17 years old. I had the pleasure of training players like Yann Sommer, Granit Xhaka, Shaqiri, Breel Embolo, Noah Okafor, Fabian Schär , Eray Cömert, Neftali Manzambi, Raoul Petretta, Cedric Itten—an immense number of players. Those are the medals one gets to hang up.“ He then stressed that the developer’s job demands patience and an embrace of the mistake. “They need to learn to play with the right foot, with the left foot, and have a lot of contact with the ball. When I arrived at Basel and asked for—for example, the squads there are 18 players—I asked for no less than one ball per player. At first, they just looked at me. ‘Why one ball per player?’ Because, what did I achieve over the years? That in an hour and a half, the players went from an average of 200 touches in a standard session… once I integrated the technical and game-based training, that multiplied to 1,400 daily touches with the ball. The more touches you have, the more you polish the errors.“ In an environment dominated by innovation, Alvanezzi believes the fundamentals are often left behind, and his street soccer mentality changed the culture at Basel. “In Europe, ‘soccer practice’ (11v11) doesn’t exist. From Monday to Friday, it’s all small-sided games. Everything. So when I got to Basel, imagine the resistance from the other coaches. They told me, ‘No, Facundo, you’re crazy. The players will get injured; we don’t do that here; everything is small-sided.’ “And I told them, ‘The 11v11 is the symptom for Saturday or Sunday; it’s how you know which player you can count on and which one you can’t. You might think you can count on someone, but on a full pitch, it becomes too big for them, and they become completely disorganized. We need a parameter.’ Well, I implemented it at Basel until it became their own ‘modus operandi’ that on Thursdays, we did the 11v11 practice. The teams started improving exponentially because they were finally playing football not in a 20×20 or 30×30 space, but in 100×65—which is where real football is played,” he added. ‘Hunger’: the defining trait of the players who made it Among the many stars Alvanezzi has helped develop, a common thread runs through the backstories of those who reached the highest level: adversity. Both Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka were born and raised in a disintegrating Yugoslavia amid violence before finding asylum in Switzerland. Breel Embolo‘s path was similar, leaving Cameroon with his family before settling in France and eventually Switzerland. That contrast between their upbringing and those of more comfortable peers is precisely what Alvanezzi calls “hunger,” the spark that gave them a decisive edge. “From an early age, when you watch them train—unlike the vast majority of Swiss youth developers who never experienced need—these were kids of struggle. They are born, raised, and developed out of hardship. So, the only possibility they had to emerge—unlike other great Swiss talents I had at Basel who didn’t make it—they weren’t going to make it because they lacked that ‘hunger.’ That potentiality of saying, ‘Through soccer, I am going to help my family; I am going to emerge; I am going to be somebody.‘” Alvanezzi then reflected on the social realities that shaped Xhaka, Shaqiri and Embolo. “They lacked even the most basic conditions in an elite, first-world country. They were segregated because they weren’t Swiss. They are three starters for the Swiss national team who have played in World Cups, but Breel is from Cameroon, and the other two are Kosovar. When society wasn’t integrating them, but they were useful to the national team football-wise, they nationalized them.“ Alvanezzi with Neftali Manzambi, Breel Embolo, and Charles Pickel. He then illustrated how that hunger translates into a measurable competitive advantage. “Genetically, all of that plays in their favor, 80 or 90% more than the well-off Swiss player… That “plus” works in your favor. While they came to training on foot or by tram, the vast majority of players of Swiss origin came every day with their fathers in a different car—a Mercedes-Benz, a Porsche… That factor of having nothing missing ends up working against you. Since you have everything, what am I going to be ambitious about? Playing in a World Cup? I’m not interested. Reaching the first team? If I make it, I make it, and if I don’t, I still have everything,” he stated. A memorable trip to South Africa In 2010, following the World Cup in South Africa, Alvanezzi traveled to the country for fifteen days representing the Swiss U15 national team with Basel at the Danone Nations Cup, competing against teams from Japan, Argentina, China, England, Italy and others. What left the deepest impression on him, however, was not the competition itself but the cultural awakening it triggered among his Swiss players and the youth developers around them. “They didn’t know what it was like for a kid not to have a cell phone, or to walk around barefoot. They couldn’t understand why colored people sat at one table and white people at another because of the legacy of apartheid. All the Swiss kids traveled with the latest cell phones. They would leave half of their plates full of food. And 50 meters away, at the fence in a gated area of the complex, local kids would come to beg for food,” he recalled. FC Basel youth squad in 2010 Danone Cup. “Along with several other Latino coaches, I would gather the leftover food and give it to them. It reached the point where FIFA was going to fine me, because they said I wasn’t allowed to feed the people. And I told them: ‘Why not? It’s the most important thing; they’re hungry. The only one who understood it on that trip was Breel Embolo,” Alvanezzi added. Talent, mentality and the cohesion of a group One of the most enduring debates in sports is whether the right mentality can outshine raw talent through sheer hard work, or whether that notion is simply wishful thinking. For Alvanezzi, the two qualities are not in competition but are complementary, with every player on a team assigned a specific purpose that allows both to coexist. Using the contrasting examples of Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki, one a physical force of nature, the other a pure embodiment of technical brilliance, he illustrates how different profiles can coexist within the same system “They are complementary and different at the same time. You can link this to the aspect of mental construction. Mentality is also something you develop. If I convince you that in three years you have to improve your heading or your left foot, and you end up doing it in a match to stop a counter-attack… that is mentality,” Alvanezzi stated. “When you see Haaland playing with his back to the goal, he looks like an average player; put him facing the goal, and he’s an animal. He hides his deficit in back-to-goal play—and tries to do it as little as possible—but he has an above-average mentality that allows him to fail ten times and try again. Cherki, on the other hand, relies entirely on his talent. He has a different mentality, but he understood that to stay at the elite level, he must not interpret that (reliance on talent) as a fragility,” he added. While Alvanezzi acknowledged that mental strength is partly something “you bring it with you, but you can also incorporate it,” he was equally quick to point out that he has seen players with extraordinary talent but no capacity for hard work, and others with far less natural ability but the psychological resilience to make it to the top. Bridging that gap, he argues, is just as much the developer’s responsibility as any technical instruction. “Mental construction is also developed. If I talk to you and try to seduce and convince you of your errors with respect, you will be more receptive. Today, kids are given 20 hours of leisure time outside of training, and we don’t teach them how to think. But to develop players, you must be emotionally well-constituted and rationally grounded. If you aren’t vocational and emotional, you cannot develop players; you should do something else.“ Beyond individual qualities, Alvanezzi insists that everything must be considered through the lens of the collective, where a single weak link can unravel even the most talented group: “The developer has to work with a clear idea and a common goal. The ‘mind’ of the team, 90% of the time, has to be uniform. If it isn’t uniform, the group disintegrates, no matter how much talent you have.“ “If mentally you are thinking ‘white’ and I am thinking ‘black,’ and we have to play with a red ball, but neither of us wants to yield, it means we aren’t complementary. Individualism and egocentrism generate a very large negative impact. We all row to reach the shore and save ourselves; it can’t be that one rows right and another rows left, leaving us in the high seas until a wave drowns us,” Alvanezzi concluded. Stress: the invisible enemy of athletes As in any high-performance discipline, stress management has become one of the defining challenges in modern soccer, a sport that has seen its fixture calendar grow to near-unsustainable levels. “Players today have an enormous match load. They play 80, 90, 100 matches a year. In my era, that didn’t exist. And that carries an enormous physical, mental, and psychological toll, which is one of the many reasons why footballers get injured. Everything is connected. And if the head isn’t right, the body will never be right,” Alvanezzi stated. Xherdan Shaqiri of Basel (Daniela Porcelli/Getty Images). With stress affecting muscles, tendons and bones alike, conventional metrics like GPS data and weight measurements become meaningless when the mental aspect is ignored, he argues. “A player will always tell you they are at 100%. I liked, and I still like, for the player to train at 50% or 60%. If a kid trains at 100% five days a week and then tries to play at 200% on the weekend, they end up getting hurt. Sooner or later. It’s a universal law.“ These pressures are not confined to the professional game, extending deep into the youth system as well. “Let’s take away the weights, take away the GPS, work more on the mental side, and talk to the footballer. When a footballer tells you they want to stay 60 minutes longer after training… ‘No. Go home. Rest. Eat well. Take a nap. Look after yourself. Read, watch a movie. Relax. Do yoga. Meditate.’ But for all of that, you have to talk, and you have to be prepared,” he stated. Alvanezzi also addressed the lack of preventive awareness he has observed at the youth level: “That’s why I like it when a player comes and tells me: ‘This and that is happening to me.’ ‘Don’t worry. You’re not playing this match; you’re going to train at 50%.’ I’d rather give you two weeks of rest than have it be six months of forced leave due to a ligament tear. Today, there is no prevention because we, the developers, aren’t prepared to prevent; we are competitive, egocentric beings who want to win everything, forgetting that we don’t play anymore.“ U.S. soccer and MLS evolution: the legacy of 1994 Through friends living and working in the United States, and despite acknowledging that his English is far from perfect, Alvanezzi has been able to witness a genuine transformation in the country’s soccer culture, one he traces directly back to the 1994 World Cup, when MLS was widely seen as nothing more than a retirement league. That perception, he says, has been thoroughly dismantled. “Today, football in the US—I’m not saying it competes head-to-head with baseball, basketball, or ice hockey—but it has gained a very prominent position. It’s no coincidence that Lionel Messi, the most emblematic figure in world football today, is playing in MLS. Players who before, as you said, came perhaps for a final retirement to spend their last seasons in a low-caliber competition, find it’s a different world now. It has grown so much that renowned players prefer to come to MLS rather than go to a country in the Middle East or Asia.“ While acknowledging that MLS remains a league in the midst of its evolution, Alvanezzi offered a measured timeline for when it could fully establish itself at the highest level. “The evolution in terms of the training and qualification of the coaches and developers is very good. I have excellent references. Like any expanding football in a developmental stage, I think it will take them another 5 to 10 years to consolidate. It usually takes 10 to 15 years for a major league to stabilize and reach an international competitive level. They are currently in that developmental process from every point of view,” he stated. The influence of Latinos in U.S. soccer Once considered a secondary destination for professional development, the United States has transformed into a country that offers genuine, high-level opportunities for coaches and developers alike. That growth has been driven in part by soccer’s surging popularity, the influence of the Latino community, and high-profile figures like Lionel Messi and David Beckham, who have brought the sport to new audiences across the country. Lionel Messi greets David Beckham, co-owner of Inter Miami CF (Elsa/Getty Images). “There are many Latinos and Argentines working in development at important clubs and academies. It is expanding in a very interesting way. They take the culture they don’t have—they are very pragmatic in that sense. Whatever they lack, they acquire it. Don’t ask me how, but they go after it. If they don’t have a qualified scientist, they go find one in Germany, Norway, or Sweden and bring them to their country to make it evolve. They do exactly the same with soccer.“ For youth coaches specifically, the shift in available resources has been nothing short of transformative. “They start from the foundation: youth development. And because of their immense purchasing power as a nation, they can leverage incredible infrastructure. Being in an academy there—even one not affiliated with a famous MLS club—means having 4, 5, or 6 pitches to train on. They have indoor gyms for “fast football” when the weather is bad. Material in abundance. For a developer like me, who dealt with hardships starting out in Argentina—not in terms of talent, but in terms of equipment and structure—imagine what that solves.“

Omar Alderete has become one of those signings that only looks obvious in hindsight. Sunderland’s recruitment in their push to survive in the Premier League has rightly drawn attention for the headline additions, with Nordi Mukiele adding athleticism and recovery pace to the defensive unit, Enzo Le Fée giving them flair, and Granit Xhaka providing […] The post Omar Alderete Scout Report At Sunderland 2025/2026: The Black Cats’ Defensive Stabiliser – Player Analysis appeared first on Total Football Analysis.

Yet another damaging defeat for Tottenham under new boss Roberto De Zerbi, a resurgent West Ham United and Liverpool’s rising star Rio Ngumoha were all discussed in this episode of the Tifo Football podcast. This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jack Pitt-Brooke, JJ Bull & Kaya Kaynak and is produced by Steve Hankey. Join the Tifo Discord Server - https://discord.gg/6nMGtSyyNM NICOLAS TUCAT / Contributor / AFP via GettyImages 00:00 - an absolutely fine intro 05:40 - More relegation strife for Tottenham 24:28 - Impressive Granit Xhaka & Sunderland 28:14 - Would De Zerbi stay in the Championship? 31:15 - a break 31:17 - THE RONDO 37:43 - Resurgent West Ham! 48:44 - Who’s going to go down? Who knows?! 52:03 - Rio Ngumoha is great 57:50 - Kaya’s film review 1:07:25 - Points Are Bad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this week’s edition of the Football Interview, Kelly Somers speaks to Sunderland midfielder Granit Xhaka. They discuss why he chose to join Sunderland in the summer and how part of the reason was down to needing a new challenge. He reflects on his time at Arsenal and the difficulty of leaving the club, how he dealt with that and his relationship with Arteta. The Swiss international also opens up about his childhood and how close he is with his brother, Taulent, who was also a professional footballer, playing more than 300 times for FC Basel.

Nottingham Forest keeps annoying Tom. Morgan Gibbs-White got a fake assist. Granit Xhaka tried to have a punch up with a fan. And should we ban towels in the Premier League? It’s all that and more on a bonus episode of Week in the Tackle! Sorry Tim. Subscribe to our YouTube page at youtube.com/ @weekinthetackle ! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @weekinthetackle! Follow Tom Rennie on Twitter at @thomasjrennie and on Instagram at @thomasjrennie_soccer. Follow Brian Dunseth on Instagram @briandunseth. Follow Tim Horsey on Twitter at @timhorsey and on Instagram at @thorsey17.

Rog is back to answer your questions and forecast the weekend’s Premier League action in this week’s Big Weekend Preview. First stop, Manchester, where City welcome Liverpool. Erling Haaland is chasing the 100-goal milestone while Liverpool arrive steadier with Andy Robertson back and Conor Bradley flying after midweek heroics. Arsenal’s clean sheet machine visit Sunderland with a chance to equal a top-flight defensive record unless Granit Xhaka ruins the party. And Spurs vs Manchester United is a fixture living on the thin line between freefall, crisis, and “they’re back.” Rog closes with Crystal Palace vs Brighton "derby" and which players he thinks could be player coaches. Want to be featured on our next episode? Submit your questions here: https://mibcourage.co/BWPy Football is better with Friends. Join our Discord Community for conversation with fellow GFOPs, live match day chat, and to speak with Rog directly: https://discord.gg/DDDUcNWFHE Find our interview with Adam Wharton here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-hdlUAu4UI Find our interview with Ruben Amorim here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-FZKssfwdQ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On Clash of the Correspondents, James is joined by Sunderland fan Spencer Barrowman and Arsenal fan Adam Pritchard to discuss both sides brilliant start to the season, upcoming expectations and the FPL assets we should be considering from both. Will Arsenal ever concede again? They will of course but three goals conceded in 16 games this season and a run of eight in a row without being breached means talk of triple Arsenal defence is worth detailed discussion. It includes whether FPL managers should be concerned about rotation for Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber over the festive period, if David Raya should be an option and the desperation for those without Gabriel to want to get there. But Sunderland's defensive assets have performed well too. Robin Roefs is the highest scoring keeper in the game, there's discussion on Omar Alderete, Nordi Mukiele and Dan Ballard and options further up the pitch in the consistent Granit Xhaka and also Enzo Le Fee and Wilson Isidor. And should Viktor Gyokeres owners sell? Is Mikel Merino worth a short-term punt? Is Leandro Trossard going under the radar? And if Declan Rice can maintain his consistent FPL returns? Follow Spencer on Twitter/x: https://x.com/FPL_Beery Follow Adam on Twitter/x: https://x.com/ThreeFiveWho Tomorrow on Planet FPL: The weekender ep.12 with David & James Today on Patreon: Money in Football (IT+) & Talking Tactics on Newcastle (AT) The full Planet FPL schedule for this week can be found via this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/142714251 Want to become a member of our FPL community and support the Podcast? Join us on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow James on Twitter/x: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Suj on Twitter/x: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/sujanshah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Clayton on Twitter/x: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/claytsAFC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow David on Twitter/x: https://x.com/FPLHunter10 Follow Nico on Twitter/x: https://twitter.com/nico_semedo Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PlanetFPL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like us on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/planetfpl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/planetfpl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #Sunderland #Arsenal #FPL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Jones is joined by Jamie Carragher and Jonny Evans as Granit Xhaka starred as Sunderland showed their resilience again to battle back and maintain their unbeaten home record in a 1-1 draw with Everton, after Iliman Ndiaye's stunning solo goal. Listen to every episode of the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast here: skysports.com/sky-sports-premier-league-podcast You can listen to the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/premier-league For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

PREMIER LEAGUE: are Tottenham or Newcastle having a worse summer; the one position Manchester United need to upgrade most; Xhaka to Sunderland; updated transfer grade for Arsenal (post-Gyokeres) and way-too-early predictions for 2025/26 PL Handicap Champs HALFTIME: Tyler Terens-related Weekly What If ROUND THE WORLD: thoughts on preseason North London Daerby in... Hong Kong plus MLS hit-it-n-quit-it minute STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Pete Graves is joined by Dharmesh Sheth and Sam Tighe on this week's episode of the Transfer Talk podcast to discuss Hugo Ekitike's move to Liverpool which is very close to being completed. They also chat about why Marcus Rashford's loan move to Barcelona isn't quite as straightforward as it would seem, and update us on the latest news about Arsenal's pursuit of Viktor Gyokeres. Plus, will Granit Xhaka return to the Premier League with Sunderland? Transfer Talk is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/transfer-talk You can listen to Transfer Talk on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Transfer Talk". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/football For advertising opportunities email: [email protected] Transfer Talk is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/transfer-talk You can listen to Transfer Talk on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Transfer Talk". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/football For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Pete Graves is joined by Dharmesh Sheth and Sam Tighe to discuss the future of Hugo Ekitike as both Liverpool and Newcastle battle for his signature. Could Liverpool also stun the Premier League with a move for Newcastle striker Alexander Isak? Plus, Viktor Gyokeres' move to Arsenal edges closer as the Gunners' reward Ethan Nwaneri with a new deal at the club and Nottingham Forest threaten Tottenham Hotspur with potential legal action over a bid for Morgan Gibbs-White. Transfer Talk is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/transfer-talk You can listen to Transfer Talk on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Transfer Talk". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/football For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Xabi Alonso & Grant Xhaka speak to the media ahead of Liverpool's Champions League game against their Leverkusen side at Anfield. Note: We've removed the questions and answers that were spoken in German. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bundesliga returned this weekend, in some style. Musa and Ryan begin with Granit Xhaka’s ferocious strike that kicked the new season off where the last one left it: with late Leverkusen drama (03:14). Elsewhere, Vincent Kompany’s Bayern escaped a scare in Wolfsburg (09:29), Jamie Gittens came off the bench to win it for Dortmund (12:01), Freiburg’s new beginning and Heidenheim spoiling St. Pauli’s return to the top flight (20:00). They then shout out Kylian Mbappé’s home Real Madrid debut and some other La Liga bits (23:48), Serie A and some Premier League (34:29). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sebastian Hoeneß took over VfB Stuttgart in spring 2023 as bottom of the table and led the club to relegation. Just under a year later , Stuttgart qualified for the Champions League for the first time in 14 years. By Danilo Kupke, former assistant coach for Werder Bremen’s under-16s and former analyst at Union Berlin’s […]

Seun and German Dan sit down to discuss the latest Arsenal news including: Rice and Havertz vs Xhaka and Partey Where the game will be won and lost at Anfield Lack of decisiveness from the attackers Why media/rivals don't like Arteta. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lewis, Shabs & Seun preview the 1st pre season friendly against Nurnberg, discuss the exit of Granit Xhaka, potential outgoings/incomings and answer your listeners questions. Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TouchyGooners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the purely Arsenal podcast where host Jack Sessions @Jack10Gooner welcomes regulars Neil Shah (Gooner_70ns) and James Johnstone (@LLcooljames91) to discuss all things Arsenal. On this sit down we discuss the final game of the season and that is the 5-0 bashing of Wolves. We also discuss the final day atmosphere, serenading xhaka and if we can read into anything that happened during the lap of honour. We discuss squad development and who should stay and who should go plus much much more! #Xhaka #Saka #Jesus #odegaard #Kiwior #Trossard #Nelson #Partey #Arsenal #TheArsenal #Gunners #Gooners

Welcome to the Purely Arsenal podcast where host Jack Sessions @Jack10Gooner welcomes back Garet Kreutziger (Outlaw_Hoss) to discuss the 0-3 home defeat to Brighton. We talk about the differences in the two halves, sloppy mistakes costing us and missed opportunities during the game particularly in the first half. We evaluate the season as a whole and look at what we would like to see in the next game, with a little discussion on the summer window too! #Ramsdale #White #Saka #odegaard #Xhaka #Jesus #Kiwior #Trossard #Jorginho #Arsenal #The Arsenal #Gunners #Gooners

Welcome to the purely Arsenal podcast where host Jack Sessions @Jack10Gooner welcomes back Garet Kreutziger (Outlaw_Hoss) to discuss the 3-1 bashing of relegation strugglers Chelsea. We talk a little on the changes to the personnel of the first XI, touch on Kiwior's full premier league debut and Xhaka and Odegaard running the first half. We also look ahead to a big away match against Newcastle this Sunday and much more! #Ramsdale #Saka #odegaard #Xhaka #Jesus #Kiwior #Trossard #Jorginho #Arsenal #The Arsenal #Gunners #Gooners

The Purely Arsenal podcast (@purelyarsenalFP) is brought to you by Jack Sessions (@Jack10Gooner) with guests Neil Shah (@Gooner_70ns) and the returning James Johnstone (@LLcooljames91). We discuss the enthralling draw at Anfield, from the terrific early start to what shifted momentum after 40 mins. There's focus on martinelli, ramsdale, xhaka, arteta, the subs and much more plus an update on saliba, balogun. the run in and a look ahead to this weekend's match at West Ham. #Arsenal #AFC #purelyarsenal #martinelli #Ramsdale #Xhaka #Jesus #Saliba #Balogun #Anfield #Gunners #Gooners

Anfield was rockin’, Granit Xhaka was kickin’, and the assistant ref was elbowin’! Marcus, Pete, Vish and an emotionally shrivelled Jim look back on one of the spiciest games of the season. But first, we’ve got to edit Roy Keane into a Justin Bieber song. Elsewhere, Ray Lewington has a concerning lack of leg on show, Roberto De Zerbi shows us why he’s our favourite manager in the league, and we learn about Marcus’ battering of James Corden in Fantasy Football! Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: [email protected]. Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Purely Arsenal podcast (@purelyarsenalFP) is brought to you by Jack Sessions (@Jack10Gooner) with guests Neil Shah (@Gooner_70ns) and debutant Adam Keys (@adamkeys_). We discuss the 4-1 thumping of Crystal Palace with focus on Rob Holding's first premier league start to the season amid Arsenal's growing injury list. We talk on a key moment at 0-0 with a ramsdale save on to the post and then how our wingers exploited the space with clinical finishes. We also discuss performances from Xhaka, Tierney, White and more and look ahead to our next game after the international break against Leeds United. #Arsenal #AFC #purelyarsenal #Saka #Vieira #Martinelli #Xhaka #Trossard #TheArsenal #Partey #Odegaard #Jesus #Gunners #Gooners

The Purely Arsenal podcast (@purelyarsenalFP) is brought to you by Jack Sessions (@Jack10Gooner) with guests Neil Shah (@Gooner_70ns) and James Johnstone (@LLcoolJames91). We focus on one of the games of the season with a 2-4 away win at Villa Park. We discuss how significant this moment could be, and how our feelings throughout the game were exhausting and enthralling. Lots of chat on the Jorginho and xhaka pairing possibly leaving us more defensively vulnerable, the drop off from white being mental/physical and the character the side showed throughout the match. Of course we discuss the key players, saka odegaard Gabriel and Ramsdale, Jorginho of course and the match winner Emi Martinez! This plus some trivia, city dropping points and we look ahead to next week's game against Leicester!

The Purely Arsenal podcast (@purelyarsenalFP) is brought to you by Jack Sessions (@Jack10Gooner) with top guest Garet Kreutziger. We discuss the epic season so far, and delve into our 0-2 away victory at Wolves to send us 5 points clear at the top. We focus on the stomach issues in the squad, why vieira was picked to replace xhaka, some defensive issues in the first half and upping the tempo in the second. There's talk on jesus, odegaard, martinelli and more. We also look ahead to the worries of the world cup break and what we believe will happen in the January transfer window!

The Purely Arsenal podcast (@purelyarsenalFP) is brought to you by Jack Sessions (@Jack10Gooner) with guest Neil Shah (@Gooner_70ns). We focus on the 3-1 bashing of Spurs, and touch on how football won the day. We talk Thomas Partey, Xhaka, and much more!

Ian Iriving is joined by The Athletic's data writer Maram AlBaharna & former Arsenal midfielder Adrian Clarke to explain the numbers and facts behind Granit Xhaka's journey to leading his side to the top of The Premier League having been close to leaving and the focus of fierce criticism in the past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Purely Arsenal podcast (@purelyarsenalFP) is brought to you by Jack Sessions (@Jack10Gooner) with guests James Johnstone (@LLcoolJames91), and Neil Shah (@Gooner_70ns). The lads discuss the comprehensive 0-3 away win at Brentford. A dominant mature display is analyzed with focus if Saliba is the best CB in the league currently, Xhaka's terrific display and ability to effect the match in the final 3rd, the return of Thomas Partey being key, Jesus leading by example, Fabio Vieira's goal scoring full PL debut, Nwaneri makes history and much more. Plus a look ahead to the massive North London Derby!

The Purely Arsenal podcast (@purelyarsenalFP) is brought to you by Jack Sessions (@Jack10Gooner) with special elite guest Neil Shah (@Gooner_70ns). The lads discuss the 4-2 pumping of Leicester at the Emirates to send Arsenal joint top of the premier league. Big focus on Jesus’ MOTM display, Xhaka’s ability to impact the final 3rd and Martinelli’s impressive start of the season. We also touch on areas we can improve and look ahead to the away game against Bournemouth. All this and more!

Dave Jones is joined by both Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville for the final Monday Night Football of the 2021/22 Premier League season. During the pre-match build-up both Carragher and Neville review the weekend’s action with the focus particularly on both the title race as Manchester City dropped points at West Ham in the 2-2 draw and the relegation battle which saw Leeds snatch a point late on against Brighton whilst Everton lost 3-2 at home to Brentford. Attention then turns to the analysis of Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat to an Newcastle which now leaves the Gunners’ top four hopes in tatters. Neville feels they will not have a better opportunity to qualify for Champions League football and there can be no excuses from Mikel Arteta or his players. Carragher says the Magpies can push for a top four finish next season after they produced a inspired performance, he also expects them to invest during the summer transfer window. There is also reaction from Eddie Howe, Granit Xhaka and a deflated Mikel Arteta. In the final part of the show the duo pick their individual MNF awards for the best player, best young player, best new player, best coaching performance, best goal as well as their picks for the team of the season. Listen to every episode of the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast here: skysports.com/sky-sports-premier-league-podcast You can listen to the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/premier-league For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Dankoogs + Shabs & BigYemz dissect the dunking from Hale End on Cobham Academy. - Nketiah Performance - Xhaka Motm - El Neny, Saka, ESR - Ben White and Ramsdale. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A message to all commentators who solemnly declare fans don’t like to see scraps on a football pitch: we absolutely do like to see it. Kate, Vish and Andy are ringside for City’s rope-a-dope, as we ask why Atlético continually insist on playing the shithouse hits. We also tip the hat to an entertaining one at Anfield, hear from Granit Xhaka about his relationship with Arsenal fans and look ahead to this week’s true title fight: José Mourinho vs Bodø/Glimt. Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: [email protected]. Plus, you can now find us on TikTok! Just search 'Football Ramble'. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dankoogs, German Dan and Seun discuss the Chelsea sale, Arsenal vs Wolves, Tierney & Xhaka + Listeners questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Realising his team was under the pump, Granit Xhaka did the only thing he could do: get sent off for a reckless high boot and inspire Arsenal to new heights of camaraderie and team spirit. The man’s a revolutionary. Kate, Luke and Andy discuss last night’s clash at Anfield and look ahead to the battle for North London on today's episode of The Preview Show, sponsored by Betway! Meanwhile, Neal Maupay preps for the panto and as Man City chase the title, Pep Guardiola must guard against complacency after receiving the best prize of all: Tim Sherwood’s stamp of approval. Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: [email protected]. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Purely Arsenal podcast (@purelyarsenalFP) is brought to you with host Jack Sessions (@Jack10Gooner) and special guests James Johnstone (@LLcoolJames91) and Neil Shah (@Neilby70). We discuss this new look Arsenal side battering Spurs to a pulp in the NLD. A great team performance specifically for the first 60 mins is detailed with discussion on every players performance. We discuss the one unfortunate moment (Xhaka’s injury) and what that may mean for next weeks clash with Brighton. And much much more! This pod was edited by @venoshockk on Twitter, feel free to DM for podcast and other audio editing rates!

The Tifo team reflect on Wolves' goal-scoring existential crisis, yet another tactical disaster-class from Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta, Burnley's increased aggression and Messi's PSG debut... JJ is still hosting - and impersonating Joe - who's now back - and impersonating JJ. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marcus, Pete and Jim saunter through the latest news spouting out from football's fax machine, as Jesse Lingard assesses his options and some Paul Pogba transfer chat arrives right on schedule. Elsewhere Barcelona look to reduce their wage bill by signing even more players, Granit Xhaka continues to linger and Man City search the lower leagues for the Big Man to accompany Little Man Harry Kane. Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: [email protected]. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to another Touchy Gooners episode. This week featured; Lewis, Seun, Shabs Topics included: - 2-1 loss to chelsea - Xhaka contract extension - Is Auba finished? - Maddison Make sure to download the fanslide app: https://play.fanslide.com/wcQYrlAUZgb Subscribe to our Patreon for EXCLUSIVE Touchy Gooners content including post match reviews of all Arsenal games - https://www.patreon.com/TouchyGooners Join our discord server for a conversation on all things football - https://discord.gg/wzhupKx Follow us on twitter - @TouchyGooners Leave Touchline Fracas a 5-star review on your Apple Podcast App! Use #TouchlineFracas Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimbo, Carl Anka and Daniel Storey try and make sense of quite possibly the greatest day of tournament football ever. Switzerland knock out world champions France on penalties after a 3-3 draw in Bucharest. We try to explain the magnificence of Xhaka and Pogba. And would France have fared better with Laporte? Speaking of Laporte, his Spanish side beat Croatia 5-3 after extra time. How to explain a free-scoring team with a struggling striker? England and Germany face off at Wembley on Tuesday. Raphael Honigstein tells us why he’s worried about German improv up against a heavily rehearsed England. Plus Sweden Ukraine, Dutch despair from 2000 and attempting to explain the own goal epidemic. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Switzerland knock out France on penalties (04m 30s) • PART 2: Croatia 3-5 Spain (19m 00s) • PART 3a: England v Germany preview with Raphael Honigstein (31m 30s) • PART 3b: Sweden v Ukraine preview (47m 00s) • PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (51m 30s) • PART 5: On This Day – Toldo and Totti torment the Dutch (54m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £1 A MONTH FOR YOUR FIRST 6 MONTHS: • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wales put one foot in the next round after a cracking win over Turkey - that just leaves Kate, Jim and Luke to work out what "eazay!" is in Welsh on today's Ramble sponsored by Betway! Italy's impressive form continued with three more goals, despite Granit Xhaka rolling out his own Gazza '96 impression, while Aleksei Miranchuk slipped past some Finnish axes and slotted home Russia's first goal of the tournament! We'll be releasing even more shows throughout the Euros! Make sure you're subscribed to our feed in your podcast app so you don't miss a thing across the tournament! Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: [email protected] ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Purely Arsenal podcast (@purelyarsenalFP) is brought to you with host Jack Sessions (@Jack10Gooner) and special guests James Johnstone (@LLcoolJames91) and Neil Shah (@Neilby70). We discuss the 1-3 away win against Leicester City with a much changed Arsenal line up impressing. We focus on early slow starts costing us but recent character to comeback from being down, key performances for Pepe and Willian, concerns for Smith-Rowe's muscular injury, Xhaka's continual improvement despite his defensive lapse, Laca with another underrated performance, our thoughts on Odegaard so far and much much more! We also talk about the back 4 conundrum where CB positions and possibly right back are now a big debate. Some terrific fans questions and we look ahead to the Burnley game!

The Purely Arsenal podcast (@purelyarsenalFP) is brought to you with host Jack Sessions (@Jack10Gooner) and special guests James Johnstone (@LLcoolJames91) & Neil Shah (@Neilby70). We discuss the 1-3 win over Southampton with focus on.....Auba and Tierney’s absence, starting brightly but conceding, Xhaka's influence in the game, Pepe simplifying things on the left, Cedric's versatility, the key to Laca, Saka’s worth as an elite young talent, concerns on Smith-Rowe and Partey's fitness, transfer window and Odegaard talk, fan questions and a look ahead to the game against Man Utd at the weekend! All this and much more!

The Purely Arsenal podcast (@purelyarsenalFP) is brought to you with host Jack Sessions (@Jack10Gooner) and special guests James Johnstone (@LLcoolJames91) and Neil Shah (@Neilby70). A very Merry Xmas as Arsenal finally win a league game with the 3-1 win over Chelsea at the Emirates. We discuss the line up and omissions of Willian,Luiz and Gabriel and whether changes were intended or forced. We talk in detail about the front 4 performance with specific emphasis on Martinelli's energy and the intelligence of Smith Rowe. We discuss the performance and how it provided what Arteta had once got out of his senior players, pressing high and all energy. Plus lots more with another redemption for Granit Xhaka, a look at Pablo Mari, fans questions and much much more!

The Purely Arsenal podcast (@purelyarsenalFP) is brought to you with host Jack Sessions (@Jack10Gooner) and special guest James Johnstone (@LLcoolJames91). After a brief hiatus the lads discuss the losses (also brief) of Spurs, Burnley and Everton most recently. We discuss the poor discipline amongst the group with comments on Xhaka, Pepe and Ceballos. We then turn our attentions to our worst start in over 40 years and what needs to happen. We discuss the pros and cons to sacking Arteta and what needs to happen before January. Lots of fans questions too!