In this episode, I look at the upcoming Premier League fixtures [Match Day 5]. I do a rapid-fire round of predictions for all games taking place in this round of fixtures and take a deeper look at the Arsenal game at Burnley. 

I look at the possible lineups for the Burnley vs Arsenal game at Turf Moor this coming weekend. I take a look at Mikel Arteta's depleted midfield options and think through the options he has for his team set up against a combative and experienced Burnley who gets away with all sorts of tackles that others (including Arsenal) don't. There is a different whistle for Burnley in the Premier League. 

A quick round-up of the Champions League results and a look at the Man United and Barcelona games. 

After what has been a week to forget in the history of the club, I share my opinions of what is wrong at Arsenal right now. What do Arsenal need to do in order to move forward and Arteta's role in the problem and solution if he wants to find one to the mess that surrounds arsenal right now. 

I made a guest appearance on the Swift Kicks Podcast @realswiftkick swiftkickspod.com - check them out. 

In this episode, 

00:00 - 16:00 I talk about the majority of the premier league games that took place this past weekend.

17:00 to the end, I talk about Arsenal's game against Chelsea, what is the manager trying to do? He seems to want to have a perfect platform to have his team play well. This is not going to happen. He needs to figure out how to get his B and C players performing at the maximum of their potential. After the Watford game at the beginning of November, we will learn a lot more about what Arteta is trying to do with this team if he uses the weeks in between games to construct something amazing.

In this episode, we talk about the players' mental health/wellness and how it affects performance. The revelations about the COVID cases at Arsenal inspired this brief part of the episode. Players are attached to their teammates and such an illness striking a few of them must have had an impact on some if not all of them. Especially, when one considers that the players who did get sick were really important and influential figures in the squad. 

I also talk about the signings of Martin Odegaard and Aaron Ramsdale and share some thoughts about these deals after seeing some mixed reactions to them. 

I look ahead to the Chelsea game and what the club still needs to do before the window shuts.  

Brentford made their return to the big stage after a 74-year absence, they treated themselves and their fans to a big win against Arsenal. Arsenal looked unprepared in this encounter. They had last-minute major player losses but this was not good enough in terms of effort either. I also talk about the impressive performances of several standout teams and managers from the rest of the opening weekend fixtures. 

Tottenham vs Manchester City; 

Manchester United vs Leeds United; 

Everton vs Southampton

Newcastle vs West Ham;