A Cup week for Arsenal! EFL Cup Semi-final Leg 1 vs. Newcastle, and FA Cup Round 3 vs. Manchester United, squad depth and injuries, Legos (those who should step on one), and the pressure our schedule is placing on our already-strained squad. Also, some talk up front about Star Wars. Why not.

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Highlights:

• Arsenal vs. Newcastle (EFL Cup SF L1)
• Arsenal vs. Manchester United (FA Cup R3)

Alternate Titles:

• I Told You So
• A Demoralizing Defeat
• A Deliberate Attempt
• Intent to Blow
• Three-Way Striker Swap
• Meaty French Forehead
• It Had to Be Bruno
• We Look Like Spurs
• A Little Stitious
• The Dog Days

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PL Matches 19-20 at Brentford and Brighton, Back to School, Waka Waka, and more!

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Highlights:

• Brentford vs. Arsenal
• Brighton vs. Arsenal

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• Back to School (Amazon Prime)
• Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (YouTube)
• Arsenal players at risk of suspension: Key Gunners quartet in danger of ban over festive period (The Standard)

Alternate Titles:

• 60 Minutes Down the Drain
• One of Those Seasons
• No — I’m Shooting
• It’s Like a New Signing
• Rotten Luck Situations
• How It Goes Sometimes
• That’s Not How It Works
• Groundhog Day Vibe
• Let’s Go Crazy
• An Academic Exercise

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Quasi-Boxing-Day match vs. Ipswich, an update on Saka's hamstring injury, some talk of the title race, and a little "Waka Waka"

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Highlights:

• Arsenal vs. Ipswich

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• Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (YouTube)

Alternate Titles:

• Remember When We Beat That Team?
• Grinding Out a Win
• When The Plan Stops Working
• Not Afraid To Go Into Anfield
• You Can’t Give Yourself a Nickname
• A Little Edge

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Two matches in one week against Crystal Palace: EFL Cup QF, PL #17; the results of our draw for the semi-final in the EFL Cup, NCAA men's final results, MLS competition format changes, a coaching/playing tip, and more!

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Highlights:

• Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace (EFL Cup)
• Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal (PL)

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• San Diego FC Crest (sandiegofc.com)

Alternate Titles:

• We Like Eddie
• He Should Know
• Sunday League
• He’s a Unit
• The Fighting Ed Sheerans
• The Tractor Boys

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UCL #6 vs. Monaco, PL #16 vs. Everton, Goalkeeper training basics, the NCAA Men's College Cup pairing, and more!

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Highlights:

• Arsenal vs. AS Monaco
• Arsenal vs. Everton

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• Ashley Young picture, escorted by mascot (Wikipedia)

Alternate Titles:

• I Got the Ball
• We Can Do This
• That’s How it Goes
• Kind of Ironic
• Doing the Double

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PL #14-15 vs. Manchester United and at Fulham, reminiscing on the Battle of the Buffet 20 years later, a recap of the MLS Cup and NCAA Women's final results, and a debate over the best role for VAR in officating offside calls.

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Highlights:

• Arsenal vs. Manchester United
• Fulham vs. Arsenal

Links:

• Soccer Smarts for Kids: 60 Skills, Strategies, and Secrets (Amazon)
• Manchester United, Arsenal and the 'Battle of the Buffet' - told by those who were there (The Athletic)
• Tech is killing joy of football – treat offside like rugby’s forward pass (The Times)

Alternate Titles:

• Thank you to the LA Galaxy
• The Glamour Tie
• The Bloodsport Aspect
• Literally Beat ‘Em
• Vector of Spoilage
• Sexy Stoke
• Gusts up to 80 MPH
• That’s Not a Strike
• A Mathematical Definition

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UCL match #5 at Sporting CP and PL #13 at West Ham, an MLS update, scuttlebutt of Salah leaving Liverpool after this season, and we "give thanks" for the week Arsenal had!

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Highlights:

• Sporting CP vs. Arsenal
• West Ham vs. Arsenal

Alternate Titles:

• Black Friday’s Gone Global
• The Perfect Storm
• Arsenal Fans Travel Well
• The Toe Thing
• Flappy-Handski
• A Metric Crap-ton of Money
• Wayward Arsenal Lads

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Arsenal's return from the November Int'l break at home against Nottingham Forest, an official FA rule exemption, world cup qualification updates, American goalkeeper hairlines, and more!

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Highlights:

• Arsenal vs. Nottingham Forest

Links:

• Why Wrexham captain James McClean has been allowed to bypass soccer rules about how to leave a pitch (The Athletic)

Alternate Titles:

• An Indispensable Man
• I Am Here to Score Goals
• He Gets One
• Building a Career
• Cook Him
• Confidence Plays

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During this November international break, we discuss Edu Gaspar's departure from Arsenal, Ben White's injury, international football updates, whether Saka is being put to his best use under Arteta's system, and the recent controversy surrounding David Coote

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• Inside Edu's Arsenal exit: Shock among staff, autonomy over transfers and what it means for Arteta (The Athletic)
• Arsenal's search for an Edu replacement: The criteria and the contenders (The Athletic)
• Soccer Smarts for Kids by Andrew Latham (Amazon)
• Bukayo Saka should be freed from Arsenal’s defensive shackles (The Times)
• David Coote: PGMOL taking new allegations surrounding Premier League referee 'very seriously’ (The Athletic)

Alternate Titles:

• A Step Down
• Informal Conversations
• Minor Surgery
• Not That Kind of Doctor
• Monday Night Football
• They Won’t Die — You Have to Kill Them
• Come Sail Away
• Literally Unbeatable
• Let the Alcohol Do the Talking
• Geographically Limited
• Back Where We Belong
• A North London Welcome

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UCL #4 at Inter Milan, PL #11 at Chelsea, the nuances of handball calls, an update on the MLS playoffs, a short discussion of the football violence in Amsterdam, and more!

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Highlights:

• Inter Milan vs. Arsenal
• Chelsea vs. Arsenal

Links:

• Explained: What happened with Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam and how will football react? (The Athletic)
• Apple TV+ subscribers to get last games in MLS season pass for free (Apple Insider)

Alternate Titles:

• Irrationally Angry
• The Blues
• It Feels Unlucky
• That’s Just Football, Mate
• Ball to Hand
• The Game is Different
• They Still Can’t Beat Us
• Cobra Kai Headband
• Arteta’s Brain on the Field

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