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PB (@OliPriceBates) talks through the sales and incoming options for this transfer window Free newsletter: https://fresharsenal.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PB (@OliPriceBates) is back to talk how boss Mikel Arteta should manage the squad ahead of a busy April and May, thoughts on the Champions League draw and route to Wembley, and also weighing up reported targets Viktor Gyokeres, Evan Ferguson and Benjamin Sesko. More on fresharsenal.com Link to the newsletter: https://fresharsenal.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PB is back with a quick update to talk about the title race with just one point between the top three teams. He also looks ahead to the huge Porto game on Tuesday night and discusses the line-up he'd use. The Premier League was marred by more controversy with VAR at the weekend, PB also shares his thoughts on these incidents and what's going right and wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HWW0jTJJiJU?si=mVotHSeCjvYjwi4Z PB (@OliPriceBates) takes a closer look at Arsenal's current midfield options, before exploring some statistics on the heavily linked Amadou Onana. PB looks at how Onana could play multiple positions in the Arsenal system and subsequently allow Mikel Arteta to make changes in attack as he looks to address the Gunners shortage of goals. Stats from FBRef and Squakwa. More on fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB (@OliPriceBates) shares his thoughts in this mini-solo podcast after a hectic 4-3 win against Luton. PB's discussion focuses on: David Raya's mistakes, what does Arteta do now? Kai Havertz improvements Gabriel Jesus importance Takehiro Tomiyasu's injury and what it means for January Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB (@OliPriceBates) and Rory Talks Football discuss Arsenal's mixed week that saw a 5-0 win against Sheffield United followed by defeats against West Ham and Newcastle. Each game had it's own story and the hosts discuss both on and off the pitch issues ahead of games against Sevilla and Burnley where changes could be made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB & Rory talk Arsenal in the latest episode of the Fresh Arsenal podcast. Please subscribe if you enjoyed! We are also on most podcast providers just search 'The Fresh Arsenal podcast'. Topics discussed include: Chelsea and Sevilla performances Should Arsenal cash in on Partey? What's up with Odegaard? Tomiyasu vs. Zinchenko, who deserves to play? Santiago Gimenez or Ivan Toney? Hop over to YouTube to see the visuals! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8QaKFp39IaqOV7NgkjyRQ More on fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB (@OliPriceBates) is joined by a new signing for the pod, Rory (@Rory_Talks_Ball) to talk about... Arsenal's season so far Evaluating the other top clubs and where they'll finish Raya vs. Ramsdale Our team to face Chelsea January signings, Toney vs. Neto Smith Rowe and exits Please subscribe and leave us a positive review if you enjoyed! Feedback to podcast@fresharsenal.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oli Price-Bates and Pet Berisha are back to discuss the 1-0 win at Goodison Park, the upcoming Champions League return against PSV and a brief look ahead to the North London Derby on Sunday. More at fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back to evaluate the season so far. Reflect on aspects of the Man Utd game, look at our Champions League group. We also look at our squad situation, will Reuell Walters get opportunities, is David Raya in line to start after the break? More on fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB (@OliPriceBates) and Pet (@AFCPet) discuss the situation surrounding Gabriel and whether his exclusion from the team is tactical or not. They also look at our sales and loans to date as well as considering any new signing before the deadline. There's also talk about how we could line up against Manchester United on Sunday. Stay tuned to fresharsenal.com throughout deadline day as things develop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's great to be back and in this episode we unpack a lot... Part 1 - The football  Thoughts on Chelsea/MUtd/Liverpool Forest game recap - formation Refereeing - what needs to change? Part 2 - Transfers Raya vs. Ramsdale Timber injury - do we need to market dip? And what type of defender Outgoings - what needs to happen Do we need a forward and what style? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first episode of the new season - Oli Price-Bates goes solo to explore an ideal summer transfer window and what that looks like. Keeping it fairly realistic! What are your thoughts? Let us know @fresharsenalpod. More at fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oli Price-Bates and Pet Berisha are back to discuss recent events at Arsenal, on and off the field. Topics include: The contrast in performances vs. Newcastle and Brighton Did the team give up after City beat Everton? The manager's substitutions against Brighton What needs to happen in the summer and who could get a chance in the final two games of the season? * Pod recorded before the news about Xhaka's departure more fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oli Price-Bates (PB) & Pet Berisha are back review the recent run of games including a crazy 3-3 draw with Southampton, loss to Man City and convinciing win over Chelsea. Amongst the topics discussed were the and the recent changes to the XI and whether they have come a little too late. The hosts also discuss some of the most recent transfer rumours including mooted moves for the likes of Mason Mount, Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo. More on fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oli Price-Bates (PB) is once again joined by co-host Pet Berisha to discuss the latest about Arsenal following two games where the Gunners led 2-0 and drew 2-2. Amongst other topics, they focus on title chances discussion, Rob Holding and Kieran Tierney in the starting XI and how that is affecting the patterns of play. Plus we look at Arteta's lack of trust in the likes of Smith Rowe and Vieira, with Arsenal heavily reliant on Partey, Odegaard and Xhaka in the middle of the park - summer transfer are clearly needed in that area. more on fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pet Berisha and Oli (PB) reflect on no more cup games and compare that to Man City's schedule, debating if it's good or bad. We also chat about Bukayo Saka's minutes for club and country, should we be worried about Saka's gametime for club and country and what is next for Emile Smith Rowe after he started and scored for England under 21s, but is struggling for minutes at Arsenal. More at fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pet goes solo to give his thoughts on Arsenal's Europa League exit after Arsenal crashed out to a penalty defeat at The Emirates on Thursday evening. What does this mean for morale and squad shape ahead of Arsenal's 11 remaining Premier League fixtures? More at: https://fresharsenal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oli Price-Bates (PB) is joined by Pet Berisha, as usual, to dissect a crazy afternoon at The Emirates where Arsenal came from 2-0 behind to beat Bournemouth 3-2 thanks to a last-kick strike from Reiss Nelson in the 97th minute. They also briefly chat about Manchester United's 7-0 drubbing at Anfield. Commentary on Intro from BBC Raido 5Live Apologies for Oli's audio, the computer is being fixed ASAP! Sign up to our free newsletter here: https://fresharsenal.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oli (PB) and Pet are back to discuss back-to-back Premier League wins over Leicester City and most recently Everton. We talk about Leanardo Trossard's introduction into the starting eleven, Bukayo Saka's brilliance, Gabriel Martinelli's resurgence and much more. more: fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB reflects on the 4-2 Villa win, talks about Jorginho and team tweaks ahead of 3 more games in a week. PB also talks about Nketiah and Xhaka and whether Arteta needs to make changes in those positions. Subscribe to the free newsletter: https://fresharsenal.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

@OliPriceBates goes solo for 30 mins, sharing thoughts on: -      What went wrong at Everton -      Academy prospects and where they fit in -      Loan successes (Balogun, Patino et al) Newsletter and Power Rankings info at: https://fresharsenal.substack.com/ More on the website: https://fresharsenal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB & Pet take a closer look at the January window and critique what did & didn't happen, as well as looking ahead to Everton and reflecting on the City defeat Subscribe to the newsletter: https://fresharsenal.substack.com/ Find more on the website: https://fresharsenal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB (@OliPriceBates) is joined by the returning JB (@gunnerpunner) and Pet (@AFCPet) to discuss a mad week of transfers which has seen Arsenal sign two players in Trossard and Kiwior. We also take a close look into the big 3-2 win over Manchester United, Nketiah's progression, Zinchenko's influence and Saka's brilliance. Finally we look ahead to Friday's FA Cup matchup against Man City and how Arteta may approach the game. Subscribe to the free newsletter: https://fresharsenal.substack.com/ Find more on our website: https://fresharsenal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB & Pet discuss the massive weekend of football that saw Manchester City controversially lose at Old Trafford and Arsenal end a 9-year wait for a win at Spurs. We look at individual performances from the likes of Zinchenko, Partey, Odegaard and Ramsdale and how they moved in the Power Rankings. We also unravel a crazy week in the Mudryk saga, Rice to Arsenal update and discuss what needs to be done this month. Subscribe to newsletter: https://fresharsenal.substack.com/ More news and views on the website: https://fresharsenal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB (@OliPriceBates) and Pet (@AFCPet) review our 3-0 win over Oxford United. We also discuss the Mudryk latest, Felix to Chelsea and other possible signings. We debate the problems with Lokonga and reflect on the latest Arsenal Power Rankings update that has seen Eddie & Gabriel's influence grow! Sign up to the newsletter: https://fresharsenal.substack.com/ Subscrbe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fresharsenal Find more on our website: https://fresharsenal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB & Pet are back to discuss Arsenal's return to Premier League action with 7 points from 3 games. We talk about the 3-1 comeback win over West Ham, impressive showing at Brighton and the stalemate against Newcastle. We discuss the new Power Rankings system we have developed and the changes in that following the Newcastle game. There's also time for a bit of transfer talk after Arsenal's second bid for Mykalo Mudryk was reportedly rejected. Sign up to our new free weekly newsletter as mentioned in the podcast here: https://fresharsenal.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB and Pet are back to discuss Arsenal's Dubai Cup triumph, with wins over AC Milan and Lyon in the last week. In those games, we discuss individual performances including the likes of Fabio Vieira, Odegaard, Holding and Gabriel. Fitness concerns have continued into the season restart, so the likes of Tomiyasu, Zinchenko and Emile Smith Rowe are discussed. We also take a look at some transfer rumours with a particular focus on links to three different profile of forwards in Mudryk, Felix and Cunha. More on fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pet & PB are back to catch up on all things Arsenal, in particular, transfer rumours ahead of January The lads discuss some Arsenal players at the World Cup, before looking ahead to Emile Smith Rowe's return and the potential of more recruits arriving in January. The likes of Danilo and Mudryk are amongst the names heavily linked, so both PB and Pet share their thoughts on those potential moves and many more. More on fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB (@OliPriceBates) was delighted to welcome back Carl Carpenter (@CarlonCarpenter) for this episode. The stats enthusiast helped take a closer look at the Chelsea game, including discussion on a stellar performance from Saliba, Jesus influence and goal-drought, Zinchenko vs. Tierney and more. PB and Carl also talked about some of the Arsenal players representing their countries at the World Cup. Arsenal lost 3-1 to Brighton in the EFL Cup on Wednesday, so we briefly discuss how little we and Arteta care about that competition and why going out first round is the next best after winning it! We also briefly look ahead to the Wolves game in this jam-packed 40-minute episode! more on fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB (@OliPriceBates) and Pet (@AFCPet) look back on a rollercoaster week where Arsenal lost 2-0 to PSV and then bounced back with a huge 5-0 win over Nottingham Forest. The lads discuss the team selection decisions around those games, including the Reiss Nelson sub. We also look ahead to another big week with a game against FC Zurich and then Chelsea on Sunday. More on fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A fresh breakdown of Arsenal's draw with Southampton and look ahead to the tie against PSV on Thursday, with one eye on Forest at home! more on fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It was another glorious day at The Emirates and Pet (@AFCPet) is back from the stadium to share his experience, whilst host PB (@OliPriceBates) revels in the wonder that is Bukayo Saka and his giant cojones. *Disclaimer, PB would like to add that following a slow-mo replay, it did actually hit Gabriel's chest first! More on fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB (@OliPriceBates) and Pet (@AFCPet) are back to discuss the brilliant 3-1 derby day win over Tottenham. We go through the actions in the game, talk Arsenal dominance, best players on the pitch and more. We also look ahead to the Bodo game on Thursday and talk Saka / Saliba contracts and talk about enjoying wins! More on fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB goes solo to preview the North London Derby and looks at how Mikel Arteta needs to rotate his squad more during a busy 6 weeks. PB talks about how he'd line up against Tottenham, rotation that needs to take place, how Arsenal must fully integrate players like Lokonga and Nketiah and more. more on fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oli and Pet return to talk about fixture rescheduling and whether or not it is beneficial to Arsenal. Is the marginal benefit worth the relative benefit the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea and United might have? They also review Arsenal's Europa League fixture against Zurich and discuss the pros and cons of the performance, as well as what the future might hold for Marquinhos. Oli and Pet then look at what the Brentford fixture on Sunday will have in store for Arsenal, and how the fixture rearrangements impact the run in up to the World Cup in November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PB (@OliPriceBates) and Pet (@AFCPet) take a close look at the Manchester United game, where Arsenal lost 3-1. With that, their 100% record is gone, but there are still positives to take from the performance. The lads also share their frustration at a particularly poor weekend of officiating in the Premier League. Why are we ruling out all the goals? They also look ahead to our Europa League opener in Zurich, where Arsenal's thin squad will need to go and take three points, before hosting Everton on Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We take a look at the drama that unfolded on Deadline Day, whilst reflecting on a good win over Villa and look ahead to Old Trafford where Arsenal, who have injury concerns, take on a Manchester United side that have won three games on the bounce. more on fresharsenal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the latest episode, Oli Price-Bates and Pet Berisha discuss: Our comebackability Lokonga  Gabriel error - a concern? Odegaard's scintillating performance Elneny - injury reaction Transfers in (midfield, forward and grading our window) Transfers out (AMN and Bellerin updates) Our favourite Arsenal volley! More at: https://fresharsenal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bournemouth reaction RB situation (White and Tomiyasu) Transfers, what's left to do  Pedro Neto Thoughts on our rivals performances Lokonga - what to do? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oli Price-Bates and Pet Berisha look back on an eventful Saturday afternoon at The Emirates, with Arsenal winning 4-2. Amongst the topics discussed are Gabriel Jesus, Granit Xhaka, Gabriel Martinelli, William Saliba and much more. We also briefly look ahead to the Bournemouth game and discuss Jesus and Xhaka being made vice-captains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pet was joined by Dan Koogs from the Touchy Gooners podcast to discuss: Opening day victory vs palace First 30 minutes vs the subsequent 60' Zinchenko, Saliba, White, Ramsdale, Martinelli and Jesus performances Looking forward to Leceister Transfer round up CM & FWD links Tielemans, Paqueta, Nunes, Diaby, Neto, Pino Season expectations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the pending departures of Torreira, Leno and Balogun (and already confirmed Tavares). Whether the departures are making room for new players. With the season opener on Friday we also looked ahead to the Crystal Palace game, where are the areas of concern and optimism. Finally we made some predictions on goalscorers, overperformers and underperformers. More at https://fresharsenal.com/ Join our official FPL fantasy league! £50 up for grabs with free entry. Details on social. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unfortunately, we didn't get an interview with Edu, but we did talk about him, plus: Pre-season review; Jesus, Saliba, Odegaard Sales/loans to do 3 signings we'd make (and what priority) More on https://fresharsenal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

@OliPriceBates sat down with @Freddie_Paxton to evaluate Arsenal's signings so far, talk updates on Tielemans, Raphinha alternatives, Paqueta and more in this less than 30 mins, transfer special. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Oli welcomes three guests to talk end of season awards with Pet Berisha, transfer updates and squad building with James Benge and statements and data with JB. Please subscribe to our new YouTube channel, where you can watch this podcast. It's the first time we've done something on YT, so we are aware of some teething problems but would love to hear your feedback too by commenting below. Find our guests: Oli Price-Bates (host) https://twitter.com/OliPriceBates Pet Berisha https://twitter.com/PetBerisha James Benge https://twitter.com/jamesbenge GunnerPunner https://twitter.com/gunnerpunner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amongst the topics discussed ·   Reflecting on last 6 ·   Why have results changed? ·   Nketiah & Elneny contracts ·   Gabi Jesus, Hickey ·   & much more packed into to under an hour More at: https://fresharsenal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oli (PB) and Pet reflect on a horrible weekend for Arsenal but look ahead to how to solve the issues and potential opportunities ahead to reignite top four hopes. ·     What to do with our line up? ·     Nuno and Laca ·     VAR guessing ·     A season defining week ahead https://fresharsenal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oli (PB) and Pet reflect on a horror night at Selhurst where Arsenal lost players to injury and 3 points We dissect the goals, look at Lacazette's lack of influence, the Tavares issue and what to do now Tierney is injured - whilst Oli tries to offer a positive outlook on the final 9 games of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices