

The Pot Shot Podcast
The Pot Shot Podcast
Your new favourite Arsenal tactics podcast.Brought to you by the Pot Shot Crew: Alex (@alexfrco), Jake (@JakeWFox), Liberty (@libertysimons), Lorcan (@LxWrites1), Manas (@watmanAFC), Max (@Max_Rads), Seb (@Eulenberg_), Towells (@alextowells), & Will (@ScoutedSxv).We also put out monthly articles on Follow us on the socials @potshotpod, email us at potshotpod@gmail.com, and be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 20, 2022 • 1h 7min
#9: Playing Poorly & Winning Anyway (feat. Ciaran)
The two Alexes, Towells (@alextowells) and Collings (@alexfrco), are joined by Ciaran (@xCiaran_) to discuss the Leeds game & our Europa League campaign, before discussing who we think have been Arsenal's best players after 10 Premier League games. We then talk about Cuco Martina for a couple minutes, for some reason.TIMESTAMPS:Intro: 00:00The Leeds Game: 01:26The Europa League campaign so far: 16:33PSV Preview: 37:12Arsenal's top performers from the season so far: 47:04PSV & Southampton Score Predictions: 59:15Outro: 1:05:20Please 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.

Oct 14, 2022 • 1h 14min
#8: Arsenal vs the Big 6 (& Leeds) (feat. Jon Mackenzie)
The two Alexes, Towells (@alextowells) and Collings (@alexfrco) are joined by Jon Mackenzie (@Jon_Mackenzie) to discuss the Liverpool game, before widening their scope to look at how Arsenal have fared in big games so far this season and what we can learn from their performances, then finishing off with a quick preview of the Leeds game. We answer your questions throughout the podcast, including "What are Arsenal's weaknesses?", "What does Arteta want from his defensive midfielder?", and "Would Leeds present more of a difficulty to Arsenal this weekend if Jesse Marsch was replaced as managerial lever puller by a hippo in a hat?".TIMESTAMPS:Intro: 00:00Jon's general Arsenal thoughts: 02:06The Liverpool Game: 03:38What do Arsenal need from their defensive midfielder?: 15:54Comparing the Liverpool game to the Spurs & United games: 22:34How can other teams get at Arsenal?: 32:48What's changed in the last year to make Arsenal better? Is it the signings or something else? 38:41Which addition has had the biggest impact, William Saliba or Gabriel Jesus? 45:45Has Martinelli made "the leap"? 48:05What makes Arsenal's out of possession play so good? 51:06How might Arsenal approach the Manchester City & Chelsea games? 55:37Leeds: 1:00:44Would Leeds present more of a difficulty to Arsenal this weekend if Jesse Marsch was replaced as managerial lever puller by a hippo in a hat?: 1:06:36Leeds score predictions: 1:07:49If Jon was a cooked potato dish, what would he be?: 1:08:44Outro: 1:10:41We are now on Apple Podcasts! iOS users, rejoice! You can find us as The Pot Shot Podcast. Please subscribe!We 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=koS6oXNfSL6SJn3oIR1cxAThe record scratch sound effect used is from sfxbuzz.com, and is under a Creative Commons license. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 6, 2022 • 1h 1min
#7: Weirdly Comfortable (feat. Danny Corcoran)
The two Alexes, Towells (@alextowells) and Collings (@alexfrco) look back on a Spurs game that was a lot less nervy than anyone expected, then quickly look at the Bodo/Glimt game before being joined by Danny (@calcio_danny) to chat about what an underperforming Liverpool side might have in store for us ahead of the weekend.TIMESTAMPS:Intro: 00:00NLD review: 00:50Bodo/Glimt preview: 27:58Liverpool preview with Danny: 31:10Outro: 59:30Here's Danny (& Rhys from Episode 6)'s podcast, Pure Fitbaw: https://pod.link/PureFitbaw/episode/9c70655dfe4e23f32b2758e0a9fe21bfWe 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.

Sep 29, 2022 • 58min
#6: Tolerating a Spurs Fan (feat. Rhys Jenkins)
The two Alexes, Towells (@alextowells) and Collings (@alexfrco) are joined by Rhys (@RTJenky) to give an in-depth preview of the Spurs game and answer some of your questions going into the match, before answering some of your... less on-topic questions.TIMESTAMPS:Intro: 00:00What can we expect from Spurs? 02:52Answering your NLD questions: 22:12Should we play pragmatically, or stick to our principles? 22:12How might Arteta try to shut down the Spurs front three? 30:41Should we start Tierney or Zinchenko? 34:52How might Arsenal improve their record against the Big 6 sides? 38:57Answering your off-topic questions: 48:07Yeah, I'm not listing these.Outro: 56:12All the data mentioned in the episode was sourced from fbref.com unless stated otherwise.The twitter thread from Jon Mackenzie about the Chelsea v Spurs game: https://twitter.com/Jon_Mackenzie/status/1559133983312683008The tweet with Statsbomb numbers about the shots Spurs concede: https://twitter.com/jair1970/status/1571452891679932416We 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.

Sep 17, 2022 • 53min
#5: Refusing to Hold Dat (feat. Abdul (@Flaminiesta))
The two Alexes, Towells (@alextowells) and Collings (@alexfrco) are joined by Abdul (@flaminiesta) to look back on the loss to Manchester United and win against Zurich, before looking ahead to the Brentford game this weekend.TIMESTAMPS:Intro: 00:00United chat: 01:48Zurich & squad depth: 30:14Brentford Preview: 40:41Outro: 51:34We 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.

Sep 2, 2022 • 1h 13min
#4: Devils in the Pot Shot
The two Alexes, Towells (@alextowells) and Collings (@alexfrco), take a look back at Arsenal's wins against Fulham and Aston Villa, before being joined by Aaron (@amonizfootball) and Kees (@HemmenKees) from Devils in the Details to discuss the trip to Old Trafford coming up this weekend.TIMESTAMPS:Intro: 0:00:00Fulham & Villa games: 0:01:06Manchester United preview w/ Devils in the Details: 0:19:52Transfer chat: 0:57:22Outro: 1:12:00Find Devils in the Details, a Manchester United podcast by Aaron and Kees, here: https://podfollow.com/1638036302/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.

Aug 25, 2022 • 55min
#3: Bournemouth Away, Traffic Light Transfers & Being Top Of The League (feat. Abhishek Sharma)
The two Alexes, Towells (@alextowells) and Collings (@alexfrco), take a look back at Arsenal's 3-0 away win at Bournemouth, rank every transfer we've made post-Wenger, and talk about the man who may well be our Mystery Right WingerTM. Joining them is Abhishek Sharma (@abhisheksh_98), whose Arsenal knowledge is only matched by his love of retweeting dog content on twitter.We 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.

Aug 18, 2022 • 1h 23min
#2: Two Game Tactical Overview, Swimming Stats & Laughing At Manchester United
The two Alexes, Towells (@alextowells) and Collings (@alexfrco), take a look back at Arsenal's 4-2 home win against Leicester, and use the starting XI of the first two games of the season to give a tactical overview of what Arsenal look like right now. We then have a quick look ahead at Bournemouth next weekend, take some time to laugh at Manchester United, and end off the show talking about the parallels in analysis across sports. We have a twitter account! Follow us @potshotpod to hear about all the latest episodes, and feel free to ping us 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=koS6oXNfSL6SJn3oIR1cxAAnd here's a link to that youtube video Towells watched to learn more about Bournemouth: https://youtu.be/SRs2FltioOM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 11, 2022 • 47min
#1: Crystal Palace Away, New Signings & Hello, We're A Podcast! (feat. Scouted Sav)
The two Alexes, Towells (@alextowells) and Collings (@alexfrco), take a look back at Arsenal's 2-0 away win at Crystal Palace, try to predict what the rest of the season will look like, and tell you what other football teams they like that aren't Arsenal. Joining them is Sav from Scouted Football (@scoutedsxv), offering something he rarely gets to do - opinions!We have a twitter account! Follow us @potshotpod to hear about all the latest episodes, and feel free to ping us 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.


