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Pre-Season 2025/2026

RocktheCasbah

Listened to the ArsenalVision pod Elliott did with the Sporting Lisbon fan and, if he is right about Gyokeres relentlessness, this opens up so many possibilites for us - if we can keep everyone fit. Saka playing from the right with a defence having to actively worry about the centre forward who keeps wanting to run in behind rather than double teaming him; Havertz coming on with 20 minutes left against a defence who have been driven frantic by the Swede; Gyokeres himself coming on with 20 minutes left against a tired defence and causing havoc...

It's also exciting to think how Gyokeres might improve training against big Gabby and Wilo every day. Leeds United's centre backs, by comparison, should be easy to deal with.

Klaus

RocktheCasbah Got an episode number for the podcast mate?

Burnwinter

RocktheCasbah Havertz coming on with 20 minutes left against a defence who have been driven frantic by the Swede; Gyokeres himself coming on with 20 minutes left against a tired defence and causing havoc...

Been pondering this for weeks! Clock is at 70 minutes, score locked at 1–1, Arteta signals for subs. Off come Eze, Havertz and Saka. On come Martinelli, Gyökeres and Madueke. That'll be a bloody brutal moment for opposition defences if we can make it happen.

RocktheCasbah

Klaus It was one of their Patreon pods - last Wednesday, helpfully titled "The Sporting Lisbon view of Viktor Gyokeres".

Klaus

RocktheCasbah Cheers, no wonder I couldn't find it. I might kick them a few quid on Patreon though! I recently listened to a few episodes and I like the pod.

RocktheCasbah

Klaus think you'll enjoy the pod if you do listen - not that the content will be overly surprising to you... ;-)

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Yeah it's worth paying for Klaus. Their stuff gets me through the week!

awooga83

Interesting I'm not such a fan but maybe based on outlook that would make sense😂I listen to it more for an alternative perspective but I find they've gone hard on the data analysis narrative of anytime there was questions about the team look at the data that's why we are still the best etc which I just found frustrating myself.

I've also found they talk a lot about media narrative putting arsenal down as if that's the only reason a fan might have concerns about aspects of our game or where we are at which I don't think is fair. I don't watch sky or spend any time online looking at Neville or whoever's analysis I do it based on my own observation so suggesting that it's only the media that create that it's pretty disingenuous to me.

Doc

Hope we get a good performance as my level of enthusiasm for this season ain't great.

Sicario2

Doc why not ? We are literally an Eze signing away from a great squad

Sicario2

Klaus

Sicario2 Not sure if that midfield has any legs in it, but the rest of the team looks great.

Bit surreal to see Lokonga on the bench. Surely we could have found him a loan by now?

Doc

Sicario2 just don't see the quality of football improving much.. lets see what happens in the rest of the summer..

Sicario2

Klaus we are so bad at selling man. No Havertz in the squad is interesting.

Speedster

Klaus

We should have hired Vinny jones and had lokonga knock him out for the documentary. Convince the world he's got a pair and he'd be gone now. Dude is spineless he'd literally hide from the ball everyone would try encourage him but Ben white would usually break first about 50-60 minutes in to be fair to him and scream at him for the rest of the game.

Fat sam would have toughened him up. He used to get a boxing ring out up and have them spar. You can hide of a pitch but in the ring if you stop fighting back you're gonna get sparked out. Not usually recommended but in this instance. It'd be good for the lad.

Panda

Sicario2 Slightly worrying he was in the training pics so hopefully they are just being careful.

Without Havertz and Trossard we down to bare minimum in terms of attacking options on the bench!

Klaus

Sicario2 Reckon he's injured? Surely can't be transferred considering our complete lack of other striker options, unless Merino is considered a backup striker now.

Sicario2

Panda how’s that possible when we’ve had a good summer supposedly?

Panda

Sicario2 Haha I know. Only 2 of our 6 signings have been attacking and only 1 of those an actual addition. The other replaced Sterling's place in the squad.

They owe us 1 more attacking signing grrr.

Sicario2

Klaus hopefully just a small knock or a cold? Either that or he is on his way to Newcastle!

Klaus

Speedster Got a ton of muscular injuries for someone who barely plays too, although maybe that's part of the problem? I think he had five significant ones last season. Sevilla were not impressed.

MistaT

Nwaneri central?

Klaus

MistaT Has to be. Big opportunity for him in his preferred position.

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