Gooner U: Arsenal FC Fancast

With no PL matches due to the international break, we discuss a hypothetical choice of Arsenal roster, and the clubs of London.

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Link:

• Arsenal Football Development

Historical Highlight Reels:

• Thierry Henry
• Per Mertesacker
• Jens Lehmann

Alternate Titles:

• The Referee Was a Chicken
• …On Our Other Podcast
• I’m Probably Wrong
• West Ham Is In East London

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PL matches against Fulham and Crystal Palace, both legs of UEFA Europa League Round of 16 against Sporting CP, "hoops" and more

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Highlights:

• Sporting CP Match (Leg 1)
• Sporting CP Match (Leg 2)
• Fulham Match
• Crystal Palace Match

Links:

• Ben White PL statistics
• Report: Arsenal to be opponent for 2023 MLS All-Star Game (NBC Sports via Yahoo!)
• Champions League qualification info (Wikipedia)

Alternate Titles:

• The Nightmare Scenario
• They Grew Baby Teeth
• Almost Too Recognizable
• Playing With Style
• The Ball Cannot Be Offside

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A special discussion all about the Super League debacle from a few years ago

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Links:

• Super League: The War for Football

Alternate Titles:

• It Had to be Dortmund
• It Feels Really Good

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PL Matches #25-26 vs. Everton and Bournemouth, discussion of Everton's crest, and the Golden Glove award criteria

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Highlights:

• Arsenal vs. Everton
• Arsenal vs. Bournemouth

Links:

• Arsenal’s celebrations analysed (The Athletic)
• Everton Lock-Up (Wikipedia)
• English Civil War (Wikipedia)

Alternate Titles:

• Raised My Hackles
• Provenance Matters
• Believe
• Ted Lasso Territory
• This Team Deserves Your Belief
• Something’s Not Normal
• Not All of Them Are Winners
• A Legitimate Mega-Star
• You Feel Really Good For the Guy
• Arteta’s Running Around Hugging People
• Stuff Like That Isn’t Very Entertaining
• I Will Be At Work, Unfortunately
• Win At Home, Draw On the Road

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PL Match #24 at Leicester City, halftime duration, Jerseys, and MLS season opening

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Highlights:

• Leicester City highlights

Links:

• Ship of Theseus (Wikipedia)
• Saka contract extension (ESPN.com, The Athletic)
• Leaked kits (The Short Fuse, Foot Headlines)
• Turkish fans throw toys for earthquake victims (YouTube)
• ESPN Article on VAR from last weekend (includes good breakdown of how a VAR check can work in practice)

Alternate Titles

• That’s So MLS

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PL Matches #22-23 against Manchester City and Aston Villa, plus bylines, little kicks, and Norwegian language

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Highlights:

• Manchester City match
• Aston Villa match

Links:

• Ødegaard pronunciation (Twitter)
• Ghana soccer player Christian Atsu dies in Turkey earthquake (ABC News)

Alternate Titles

• Parted by Mutual Consent
• We win, and we win, and we win, and we win

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PL Match #21 vs. Brentford, shaving cream, and managers' role during a match

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Highlights:

• Arsenal vs. Brentford Highlights

Links:

• The VAR Review: Brentford's offside goal at Arsenal, Chelsea handball penalty, Brighton mistake (ESPN)
• Arsenal’s consistent team selection has echoes of Leicester and Conte’s Chelsea (The Athletic)

Alternate Titles:

• An Onion of Frustrating Things
• Head Tennis
• The Target On Your Back

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PL Match #20 at Everton, Manchester financial fairplay charges, and more

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Highlights:

• Everton vs. Arsenal highlights

Links:

• Man City charged by Premier League for multiple financial fair play breaches (ESPN)

Alternate Titles

• None of These Lawyers are Lionel Hutz
• Sports Are Weird
• Ramford
• I Hope He Steps On a Lego Every Day For the Rest of His Life

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Fourth Round FA Cup match against Manchester City, and a brief history of Arsenal's current lineup.

Highlights: Manchester City vs. Arsenal (spoiler free)

Alternate Title: "I Hate His Face"

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Manchester United Revenge Match at home, some transfers and Apple TV+ news, and more!

Links:

• Madison Square Garden Uses Facial Recognition to Ban Its Owner’s Enemies (New York Times)

Alternate Titles:

• Twinkle Toes Moment
• The Everywhere Man
• Arsenal’s Queen
• An Annoyingly Good Goal
• I Probably Deserved That
• The Joys of Super Slow-Motion Cameras

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