Welcome back to another episode of That Sums It All Up. Johnny and I cast our eyes back over the recent international break. We analyse the World Cup draw, qualifiers, friendlies, and Arsenal participation.

We move onto the Arsenal bits of the break: Arteta's Manager of the Month award, Brentford friendly, 2022/32 kits, Patrick Vieira's induction to the hall of fame, Arsenal Women's exit from the Champions League, and contract extensions for several of the men's players.

Then it's onto a Crystal Palace preview: team news, the 2-2 draw earlier in the season, and where we sit in the league after winning at Villa.

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On this week's SportsHub, Peter and I discuss football's biggest talking points of the week.

We revisit the ties that concluded the Champions League Round of 16, and get into a discussion about Manchester United, Marcus Rashford's future, and the club's precarious position heading into the summer.

Onto the weekend's FA Cup quarter-finals, we focus on Everton, and Frank Lampard's scathing review of his side's performance in their 4-0 loss to Crystal Palace.

Premier League wise, we talk Arsenal, Spurs, Leeds, and the race for top four. We also share our views on Steven Gerrard's 'advice' to Bukayo Saka, and the current negativity surrounding celebrating a victory.

We finish up with a quick word on England, and the squad Gareth Southgate has selected for the upcoming friendlies.

Enjoy!

An excellent edition of Fresh Air's weekly SportsHub show brought to you by Peter Johnson, and me, Alfie Steiner.

On today's agenda: Roman Abramovich, the state of affairs at Chelsea, sportwashing, and the perilous position football finds itself in.

We then delve into PSG's capitulation in the Champions League, and assess Mauricio Pochettino's future, and whether he remains a good fit for Manchester United.

A quick review and preview of the week's Champions League and Premier League results to finish.

Welcome back to another episode of That Sums It All Up. Johnny is back with us as we reflect upon Arsenal's recent Premier League form.

We discuss the impressive performance at Watford, and wax lyrical over Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard.

We reflect upon the two wins over Wolves, and the victory over Brentford, and how important those victories could be for a team currently sitting in 4th position.

Then there's time for general reflections on how good we're feeling about Arsenal, Mikel Arteta, the players, the process, and the future before we look ahead to upcoming games against Leicester and Liverpool.

Enjoy, and apologies for audio issues - INFURIATING...

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This week Kaya Kaynak - the Arsenal writer and correspondent at football.london - joins me on That Sums It All Up to discuss a hectic month - off the pitch - at Arsenal.

First, Kaya shares with us his journey of becoming a football journalist, and the joy he gets from covering the club in a professional capacity.

Then, we begin by sharing our thoughts on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's deadline day departure to Barcelona. We discuss: the reasons behind it, the legacy he leaves, and how we, as Arsenal fans, feel as a result.

Onto January transfers, and Kaya and I assess Arsenal's window, reflecting on the questionable lack of incoming business, but also our satisfaction in seeing certain players depart.

We then touch upon the squad's warm weather winter training camp in Dubai, and the benefits of the experience ahead of a return to Premier League action against Wolves next week.

And finally, Kaya and I assess what we expect, hope, and predict Arsenal to achieve from now until the end of the season.

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This week Johnny and I are joined by James Goldman, who is the Sports Editor at The Metro.

First, James talks us through his career as a sports journalist thus far. We join him in revisiting his days as an Arsenal reporter, discuss his current role as The Metro UK's Sports Editor, and reflect upon the balancing act of Arsenal fandom and football journalism.

Then, we discuss Arsenal's 0-0 draw with Burnley, reflecting on where the result and performance leaves Mikel Arteta and his team as we head into a winter break. We touch on Alexandre Lacazette's form, the lack of squad depth, and look ahead to the remaining 17 Premier League games.

There's some discussion on Mikel Arteta's management, our objectives for the end of the season, and the healthier atmosphere growing around the club.

Finally, we assess the state of affairs in the January transfer window, with Johnny and James providing an update on both incomings and outgoings. We assess recent business and potential targets, and stress the importance of bolstering the squad before the deadline.

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This week on That Sums It All Up sees Johnny join us to discuss Arsenal's defeat to Liverpool in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. We talk about team selection, the performance, the physical condition of the players, and the limitations of the current squad both in terms of quality and quantity.

We then assess the disciplinary issues on the pitch after Thomas Partey's late red card - the team's third in their last three games - and discuss the ever-increasing need to bring in another central midfielder during the January transfer window.

Onto a quick January window roundup - we chat about recent outgoings and squad trimming, and assess the likelihood of potential incomings in the shape of Arthur Melo and Dusan Vlahovic. We touch upon the Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 'situation', and the ominous conclusion we feel is drawing closer.

To finish up, we preview Sunday's Premier League fixture against Burnley, and stress its importance ahead of an international break, following three tough games, and Manchester United, Spurs, and West Ham's recent wins.

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What was intended as the North London Derby preview podcast on That Sums It All Up turned into an excellent more general Arsenal vs Spurs discussion with Sam Lavender - https://twitter.com/SamLav20 - (yes, he's a Spurs fan).

• We discuss the issue of postponements in the Premier League, and where the blame lies in light of Arsenal's (successful) request to postpone the weekend's North London Derby.

• We then cast our eyes over Spurs' Carabao Cup semi-final exit to Chelsea, and contrast their efforts to Arsenal's valiant first leg performance in the 0-0 draw vs Liverpool at Anfield.

• There's some debate about Arsenal's recent form, including the 2-1 loss to Manchester City, and Sam offers his perspective on the work Mikel Arteta is doing his young side.

• In keeping with the podcast's essence to give all fans a voice, we turn to all things Tottenham, and I ask Sam about where he feels Spurs are at the moment. We discuss the farcical managerial merry-go-round of the last year, and assess Antonio Conte's ongoing impact.

• We sum up with our end of season predictions, broader assessments of our clubs' trajectories, and predictions for the game that never happened...

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Happy New Year from That Sums It All Up, and welcome back to the first episode of 2022! I'm joined once again by Johnny Rosen to pick apart Arsenal's 2-1 home loss to Manchester City.

We discuss the exceptional first half performance from a Mikel Arteta-less (on the sidelines) Arsenal, highlighting Thomas Partey, Takahiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Martinelli, and Bukayo Saka's outstanding contributions. We reflect upon the team's dominance over City in that first half as a culmination of the belief, positivity, and promise that the collective and individual efforts are conjuring at this moment in time .

Then, we assess the more contentious talking points of the game - VAR, penalty decisions, Gabriel's red card, and Stuart Attwell's individual refereeing performance - this leads onto the broader issues of accountability, diversity, and change.

After summing up how we, as Arsenal fans, are feeling after that performance, result, and sense of injustice, we look ahead to our FA Cup clash with Nottingham Forest, the Carabao Cup semi-finals vs Liverpool, and the North London Derby looming large in a week's time.

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It's the 2021 review on That Sums It All Up.

First, we discuss Arsenal's impressive 5-0 away win over Norwich. We touch on how consistent and effective our current crop of young attackers' level of performance is. And, how the senior players are stepping up to the plate.

Then, we reflect upon Arsenal's position going into the New Year, and what are expectations should be. We revel in our recent upturn of performance, especially the defensive and attacking cohesion on show. We compare where the team are now compared to this time last year, and the exponential improvements being made.

And then it's onto the 2021 reflections. Our highlights, our yearly awards (POTY, YPOTY, GOTY, SOTY), and our lowlights. Johnny and I give our overall reflections on what we've enjoyed this calendar year, and the reasons to be encouraged moving forwards.

Happy New Year, and stay tuned for exciting things coming to That Sums It All Up in 2022. COYG.

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