The Pot Shot Podcast

The inevitable happened, as Arsenal lost 1-0 away to Everton in classic "new manager bounce" fashion. Towells & Collings take some time to appreciate just how well Dyche has the Toffees playing in just over a week as well as discussing what we could have improved about our own performance. We then have a quick discussion of the Brentford and Manchester City games, which somehow seem to have become even more important given recent results...Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:08 - Sean Dyche Appreciation Segment13:20 - What could we have done better?24:51 - How did we react to going behind? Jorginho first impressions33:20 - Brentford39:51 - Manchester City41:57 - Predictions43:13 - Towells' Trivia Book & OutroThe scores for Towells' Trivia Book going into this episode were: Collings 4, Guest 1, Book 1.Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode - you can find us on the vast majority of good podcast platforms. I'll never say "all" in case we're missing one somehow. If you want to know exactly what podcast platforms we can be found on, you can do so at https://podfollow.com/the-pot-shot-podcast/viewWe have a twitter account! Follow us @potshotpod to hear about all the latest episodes, and feel free to ping us a DM (or an email via potshotpod@gmail.com) if you have any questions!You can also find Towells and Collings on twitter - @alextowells and @alexfrco respectively.All music included in the podcast is made by James Blake. He's on all sensible music platforms as JWBlake - you can find his Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XQQbNzsMSiESzHz0qA4r8?si=koS6oXNfSL6SJn3oIR1cxA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Towells and Collings are on a time limit this week, as they have only half an hour to record before Collings' power will cut. Can they fit a review of the Manchester City game, discussion of deadline day, and a look ahead to Everton into such a short space of time? There's only one way to find out...Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:00 - Manchester City8:22 - Missing out on Caicedo12:20 - Getting Jorginho19:51 - Sambi's loan to Palace23:04 - Sean Dyche's EvertonThe scores for Towells' Trivia Book going into this episode were: Collings 4, Guest 1, Book 1.Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode - you can find us on the vast majority of good podcast platforms. I'll never say "all" in case we're missing one somehow. If you want to know exactly what podcast platforms we can be found on, you can do so at https://podfollow.com/the-pot-shot-podcast/viewWe have a twitter account! Follow us @potshotpod to hear about all the latest episodes, and feel free to ping us a DM (or an email via potshotpod@gmail.com) if you have any questions!You can also find Towells and Collings on twitter - @alextowells and @alexfrco respectively.All music included in the podcast is made by James Blake. He's on all sensible music platforms as JWBlake - you can find his Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XQQbNzsMSiESzHz0qA4r8?si=koS6oXNfSL6SJn3oIR1cxA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The two Alexes & Max (@assna_maz) take an in-depth look at our victory against Manchester United, before a bit of transfer talk and a look ahead to Manchester City in the FA Cup at the weekend.Timestamps:0:00 - Intro0:58 - Yanited overview11:05 - What is an "Aggresive Mid Block?" Why do we have one?14:56 - Saka & Nketiah22:56 - The Zinchenko Role30:42 - Ben White's struggles & Tomiyasu Switch42:32 - Trossard Signing & Cameo49:01 - January transfer strategy1:00:14 - Manchester City Preview1:15:56 - Towells' Trivia Book & OutroThe scores for Towells' Trivia Book going into this episode were: Collings 3, Guest 0, Book 1.Thanks to Max for coming on this episode! You can find him on Twitter @assna_maz.Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode - you can find us on the vast majority of good podcast platforms. I'll never say "all" in case we're missing one somehow. If you want to know exactly what podcast platforms we can be found on, you can do so at https://podfollow.com/the-pot-shot-podcast/viewWe have a twitter account! Follow us @potshotpod to hear about all the latest episodes, and feel free to ping us a DM (or an email via potshotpod@gmail.com) if you have any questions!You can also find Towells and Collings on twitter - @alextowells and @alexfrco respectively.All music included in the podcast is made by James Blake. He's on all sensible music platforms as JWBlake - you can find his Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XQQbNzsMSiESzHz0qA4r8?si=koS6oXNfSL6SJn3oIR1cxA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After an (un)surprisingly comfortable 2-0 win away against Spurs, there's no time to rest for Arsenal as Manchester United come to visit on the weekend. What tactical tweaks did Arteta make to exploit the weaknesses in Conte's system? What can we expect from a United side that's gone 13 games unbeaten in the league? Do our hosts know who Bruce Rioch is? All this and more in this week's Pot Shot!NOTE: This episode was recorded before United's draw against Crystal Palace midweek, so we didn't know Casemiro would be suspended for the weekend.Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:00 - Spurs review11:31 - How has the structure of our attack changed to accommodate Nketiah?18:33 - Zinchenko & player interchanges25:21 - What do we expect from United?42:28 - Towells' Trivia Book & OutroPlease subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode - you can find us on the vast majority of good podcast platforms. I'll never say "all" in case we're missing one somehow. If you want to know exactly what podcast platforms we can be found on, you can do so at https://podfollow.com/the-pot-shot-podcast/viewWe have a twitter account! Follow us @potshotpod to hear about all the latest episodes, and feel free to ping us a DM (or an email via potshotpod@gmail.com) if you have any questions!You can also find Towells and Collings on twitter - @alextowells and @alexfrco respectively.All music included in the podcast is made by James Blake. He's on all sensible music platforms as JWBlake - you can find his Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XQQbNzsMSiESzHz0qA4r8?si=koS6oXNfSL6SJn3oIR1cxA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With everybody & their dog talking about Arsenal's attempts to buy at least one attacker this transfer window, Towells and Collings are joined by Llew from Scouted Football to discuss an area arguably in even greater need of reinforcement - midfield. We discuss the options we currently have, whether we should/will make any midfield signings in this window, and what we think the future of Arsenal's midfield looks like.Timestamps:00:00 - Intro01:46 - Albert Sambi Lokonga11:39 - Fabio Viera16:47 - What do we want from a Xhaka backup?20:48 - Mohamed Elneny / What do we want from a Partey backup?24:21 - How can we improve on our current starting midfield three?26:31 - Who should we sign to replace/rotate with Xhaka?36:39 - Who should we sign to replace/rotate with Partey?50:53 - Towells' Trivia Book & OutroThanks to Llew for coming on the show - you can find his personal twitter @ffwtbollew and his work @scoutedftbl.Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode - you can find us on the vast majority of good podcast platforms. I'll never say "all" in case we're missing one somehow. If you want to know exactly what podcast platforms we can be found on, you can do so at https://podfollow.com/the-pot-shot-podcast/viewWe have a twitter account! Follow us @potshotpod to hear about all the latest episodes, and feel free to ping us a DM (or an email via potshotpod@gmail.com) if you have any questions!You can also find Towells and Collings on twitter - @alextowells and @alexfrco respectively.All music included in the podcast is made by James Blake. He's on all sensible music platforms as JWBlake - you can find his Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XQQbNzsMSiESzHz0qA4r8?si=koS6oXNfSL6SJn3oIR1cxA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Gunners achieved 4 points from their two New Years' weekend games, beating Brighton at the AMEX before being held to a 0-0 draw at the Emirates by Newcastle. Collings and Towells are joined by Max Taylor of Top Bins Talk to discuss Arsenal's fortunes across the two games, before giving their thoughts on two rumoured transfer targets now that the window is open once more.Timestamps:00:00 - Intro01:03 - Brighton24:07 - Newcastle47:30 - Transfer rumours (Mudryk 47:30, Joao Felix 56:30) 1:02:57 - Towells' Trivia Book1:04:07 - OutroThanks to Max for coming on the show - you can find his personal twitter @MTaylor1_ and his work @topbinstalk.Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode - you can find us on the vast majority of good podcast platforms. I'll never say "all" in case we're missing one somehow. If you want to know exactly what podcast platforms we can be found on, you can do so at https://podfollow.com/the-pot-shot-podcast/viewWe have a twitter account! Follow us @potshotpod to hear about all the latest episodes, and feel free to ping us a DM (or an email via potshotpod@gmail.com) if you have any questions!You can also find Towells and Collings on twitter - @alextowells and @alexfrco respectively.All music included in the podcast is made by James Blake. He's on all sensible music platforms as JWBlake - you can find his Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XQQbNzsMSiESzHz0qA4r8?si=koS6oXNfSL6SJn3oIR1cxA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After 6 weeks (and 45 minutes) off, Arsenal came back from behind to beat West Ham 3-1. Towells and Collings look back on the standout performances from the game, before a brief look forward to Brighton on Friday.Timestamps:00:00 - Intro02:32 - Martin Odegaard09:02 - Eddie Nketiah18:43 - Kieran Tierney21:40 - The rest of the defensive line28:04 - Brighton preview31:16 - Trivia!33:10 - OutroPlease subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode - you can find us on the vast majority of good podcast platforms. I'll never say "all" in case we're missing one somehow. If you want to know exactly what podcast platforms we can be found on, you can do so at https://podfollow.com/the-pot-shot-podcast/viewWe have a twitter account! Follow us @potshotpod to hear about all the latest episodes, and feel free to ping us a DM (or an email via potshotpod@gmail.com) if you have any questions!You can also find Towells and Collings on twitter - @alextowells and @alexfrco respectively.All music included in the podcast is made by James Blake. He's on all sensible music platforms as JWBlake - you can find his Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XQQbNzsMSiESzHz0qA4r8?si=koS6oXNfSL6SJn3oIR1cxA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The probability of Arsenal topping the Premier League table at Christmas is a statistical wonder, and yet - here we are.With the return of club football just around the corner, Alexes Towells and Collings are joined by stats whiz Maram AlBaharna (@maramperninety) to discuss the stats behind Arsenal's storming pre-World Cup form, which left them top of the table going into the break. Timestamps:00:00 - Intro01:31 - Were pre-World Cup Arsenal "the Real Deal"?07:45 - With Gabriel Jesus injured, what facet of his game will Arsenal miss the most?14:56 - Who have been Arsenal's standout players in the stats this season?20:47 - Do Arsenal press higher now than they have in previous seasons?27:48 - Is there anything in Arsenal's statisical profile that worries you?33:45 - What's your favourite Arsenal stat from this season so far?35:53 - OutroPlease subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode - you can find us on the vast majority of good podcast platforms. I'll never say "all" in case we're missing one somehow. If you want to know exactly what podcast platforms we can be found on, you can do so at https://podfollow.com/the-pot-shot-podcast/viewWe have a twitter account! Follow us @potshotpod to hear about all the latest episodes, and feel free to ping us a DM (or an email via potshotpod@gmail.com) if you have any questions!You can also find Towells and Collings on twitter - @alextowells and @alexfrco respectively.All music included in the podcast is made by James Blake. He's on all sensible music platforms as JWBlake - you can find his Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XQQbNzsMSiESzHz0qA4r8?si=koS6oXNfSL6SJn3oIR1cxA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been a while since Alex Collings has been on the pod, so we sit down to discuss the three Premier League games Arsenal have played in that time: Southampton, Nottingham Forest and Chelsea. In doing so, we discuss what it means to be "in control" of a game, and what Arsenal are doing this season to be just so gosh darn good at it.TIMESTAMPS:Intro: 00:00Chelsea: 02:57Our Rest Defense Is Pretty Good: 08:23What do we mean when we say a team is "in control"? 12:08 Why did we struggle to control the Southampton game? 14:42Gabriel Jesus Is Pretty Good: 18:09Thoughts on Tomiyasu at LB: 21:44Reiss Nelson! 33:11Eddie Nketiah! 42:46Jesus' goal drought: is it a problem? 48:05Wolves Predictions: 52:08Outro: 54:58Towells' Twitter: https://twitter.com/alextowellsCollings' Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexfrcoPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/potshotpodFeel free to send us a DM if you have any questions!Here's Towells' new thing, 1000 Hours: A Football Manager Podcast, if that sounds interesting to you: https://podfollow.com/1000-hours-a-football-manager-podcastPlease subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode - you can find us on the vast majority of good podcast platforms. I'll never say "all" in case we're missing one somehow. If you want to know exactly what podcast platforms we can be found on, you can do so at https://podfollow.com/the-pot-shot-podcast/viewAll music included in the podcast is made by James Blake. He's on all sensible music platforms as JWBlake - you can find his Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XQQbNzsMSiESzHz0qA4r8?si=koS6oXNfSL6SJn3oIR1cxA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Towells is joined by Ciaran (@xCiaran_) and Abdul (@Flaminiesta) to discuss the draw against Southampton & the win at home to PSV, in the absence of Alex Collings, who has a degree to do this week.This podcast was recorded before Arsenal's 2-0 loss away to PSV, so we don't yet know we're destined to lose that game. You can tell.Also there are some audio issues at times - we're aware of what the problem is, and will fix it for next week, but there's not much we can do about this week unfortunately.Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode - you can find us on the vast majority of good podcast platforms. I'll never say "all" in case we're missing one somehow. If you want to know exactly what podcast platforms we can be found on, you can do so at https://podfollow.com/the-pot-shot-podcast/viewWe have a twitter account! Follow us @potshotpod to hear about all the latest episodes, and feel free to ping us a DM (or an email via potshotpod@gmail.com) if you have any questions!All music included in the podcast is made by James Blake. He's on all sensible music platforms as JWBlake - you can find his Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XQQbNzsMSiESzHz0qA4r8?si=koS6oXNfSL6SJn3oIR1cxA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.