Brighton 0-3 Arsenal Reaction | Arsecast Extra

In this episode we look back at Arsenal's impressive 3-0 win over Brighton on Saturday evening.
We talk about the risk/reward nature of the Gunners approach against this particular opposition, and how having adjusted slightly early in the first half, the opposition threat was more or less negated. We analyse the penalty incident and the goals we scored, the man of the match performance from Kai Havertz, and the way we settled into a comfortable defensive system after going 2-0 up. There's also chat about Leandro Trossard scoring against his former club, what this result means in the context of the weekend's results, as well as listener questions about how Havertz's development at centre-forward might influence summer transfer business, left-back for Bayern and Jakub Kiwior, Gabriel's Player of the Season credentials, Martin Odegaard's importance and lots more.
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[@CEOAMARU]

Klopp no fist pumps at Old Trafford 😂😂😂😂

[@4rillymanilly]

Too busy fisting Darwin's forehead 😂😂😂😂

[@MattHarvey1886]

Only when calling into Maccy D's on the team bus home 😆

[@Heni930]

We fans absolutely need to give this Arsenal team the respect they deserve, no matter what happens. Football, unlike other sports, is notoriously cruel. Even the best teams can be denied victory at the final hurdle. However, as a die-hard Arsenal fan, I can't help but feel it would be a massive injustice if this Arsenal side, who have given their all throughout the season, finished empty-handed. The emotional toll on the fans would be one thing, but I'm more concerned about the potential impact on the team's morale if they fail to win a trophy, be it the Premier League or the Champions League. So, we the fans should show appreciation for this Arsenal team, regardless of the outcome!!! #COYG

[@DJD10]

44:00 He did do the the binoculars, just at the end of the celebration :)

[@androatoev5820]

Kai did for him too :)

[@Arseblog]

Thanks!

[@isaacklaughter589]

My favorite show.. thanks guys

[@dazect5160]

Thank you for the pod this early, it was needed 🤝

[@DangerfieldChris]

Arseblog is a class above.

[@doobie_rockz]

I think I’ve been a listener for about 7-9 years. Never even realized this was also on KZbin lol

[@ashward1919]

For the Algo! Nice points fellas

[@brianwahinya1245]

Gabriel has undoubtedly been our best defender and only Rice is truly challenging him for our player of the season as they've been 8/10 throughout the season imo..Odegaard, Saliba, White, & Saka have all had some considerable sticky patches.. Saliba less so tbf, and Odegaard the Enengizer bunny's pressing, conducting, running, and leadership was there even when his offence was a bit off

[@damienfriel9530]

ANOTHER MASTERCLASS! Analysis over! I am not worried about anyone we have left to play, (city, brighton and even luton we’re supposed to be potential banana skins and we dealt with them with APLOMB!), why would i be worried, (considering i have been perpetually worried for twenty years! 😬) the evidence of how good this team is has been right in front of our eyes for six months now, bar the wee barren spell, honestly, the opposition can’t even get shots on target nevermind score goals! I can’t give our club enough credit, the turnaround the last two seasons has been nothing short of MIRACULOUS and Arteta appears to be a GENUIS! 👌So i apologise to him (didn’t think a rookie manager was the right choice), Havertz, (i thought he was a bizzare buy,(WHAT A PLAYER), Raya (what the hell is wrong with Ramsdale, I THOUGHT! 🤷‍♂️😂) and god knows how many other things i was wrong about! So i think only a couple of injuries to key players can stop our momentum, i think (please god 🙏 AM IRISH! 😁) the long wait is finally over and I can’t wait to view and listen to the naysayers (and there’s millions! 🤔) squirm in their goddam seats!!! COYG! ❤ Fantastic show again Arseblog!

[@jbye14]

Great pod guys feeling butterflies for next games ahead lets go you gunners!

[@MattitudePlays]

Look at all these goodly mornings so far this year 🔴⚪ Super happy for Havertz, glad a lot of people have been proven wrong about him and I'm glad his attacking numbers are catching up to how well he does in the rest of his game, particularly off the ball and defensively.

[@thewisetzar5363]

Time to go on a winning run and win this title. Could go down via goal difference

[@friendlychat34]

Goodly bloody morning from Australia ya flaming galahs! Love your work, COYG!

[@housinauthority5258]

A seismic performance yesterday. It's so hard to pick a man of the match because there are near perfect performances all over the pitch. Odegard, Gabriel, Saliba, Rice, Havertz - take your pick!

[@davidkeith9015]

Brilliant show we are going to win the league Philadelphia freedom lads let's shine a light on the Arsenal let's shine a light on this wonderful season I now see Man City as the main problem

[@BB-ck7xe]

A couple of other left field options to fill in for MØ if we need someone… Zinchenko obviously plays as an 8/10 for his country and is pretty good at it… And this is the real wildcard, but could Jesus also be an option there? We know he’s one of Arteta’s trusted generals in terms of following whatever instructions he’s given and setting the tone for the rest of the team - the first over the top, as Clive puts it - and I can’t think of anyone else who comes close to MØ in terms of his relentless running, pressing and dribbling. Havertz can play both roles - maybe Jesus can too?

[@anguswheaton20]

As an Aussie and Arseblog reader/listener from the days of dial up I can assure you no offence is taken, at least from me personally. Carry on, the accents are great.

[@Arseblog]

👍

[@FreddyMacT]

Being in this position now, I totally forgot how nerve wracking these games are... even watching the United game I was grinding my teeth till full time.

[@whiteglovepc]

This performance was easily up there as one of our best of the season

[@youngbr1120]

Why would Man City release a documentary about their run in from last year during the run in this year? Why would they give us any type of information to gain from their mentality from last year. Should they have waited to release that during the summer?

[@KarpeNoctem]

Man our performance yesterday was pretty much the same as the one against Luton. Basically choked them out, and scored for fun.

[@DJD10]

53:20 That's just too sad :(

[@rimonmikhael]

I will make my best suggestions, either gojjo ethiopian cheesesteak it's amazing .. or Jim's west .. both are not ur usual destinations, but are seriously very very good .. I hope u enjoy Philly 😅

[@prash_t]

Compare the penalty we got to the penalties Son and Kane have got against over the past few years and you will see this was a stone wall penalty

[@conradhailey9866]

Off the ball leadership and pressing I actually think maybe playing jesus in odegaard role with declen and partey behind him

[@NayNay-hw6im]

Being a life long Arsenal fan i believe we're more than capable of losing 7 games on the bounce lol. I've seen it too many times where at this stage of the season we've just completely imploded, I hope for the love of god we can do it though!

[@virupakshawalla5734]

We can have a game like Liverpool did against Man U or we did against West Ham just as ling as we don't have another Fulham debacle then I will be proud of our season. We can go out to Byern as long as we don't capitulate to occasion totally. But double would be nice 🕺🤗

[@etang77]

My question is, did James had any cut off during this recording? If not, it could be an issue with his home setup.

[@anthonymac916]

Bizarre any thought it wasn't a penalty, Alan Smith the lot saying he's not sure he got done and took jesus out

[@wills.1978]

i don't think kiwior has slipped down the pecking order, i think he starts at bayern

[@Tartar_Roshanu]

Florida is the Australia of America 🇺🇸

[@francisjinadu5364]

I think Odegaard is ready to run himself to the ground just to lift that trophy because he's got the whole of summer to rest. The likes of Saka, Rice, Havertz all have euros.

[@Murcuryzgirl]

Dixon was still talking about the penalty in the second half. Man is a parody of himself.

[@mohammedhassan8155]

only 7 games to go

[@richardcahill1234]

Lee Dixon is second only to Stewart Robson in the anti-Arsenal ex-Arsenal players league. I get why Robson is so salty about the club but why Dixon?

[@user-in9fw5zq5y]

Florida is for sure the Australia of the US

[@MrTkeddo]

Klopp and Poch with a Desmond 2-2 score line 😂

[@lesmartin8131]

A Desmond 🤣🤣-🤣🤣 Hope you're ok with me plagiarising that wordplay? 7 cup finals to go and all we need to do is maintain our place and outscore Pool and Manc115 . Simple eh 😉 ?

[@yesteryear]

big fuccn odegaard 💪🏿 1:26:47

[@dougsotto9825]

Question- are we better with Zinchenko inverting and white holding his position or white inverting and Kiwior holding his position?

[@11tokajj]

we control the game better with Zinny there, just something I noticed, and I love Kiwior think he's got huge potential but even with his solid passing technique and superior defensive ability, there were definitely instances where I've seen him boot the ball out in our defensive third where Zinchenko would have played it out

[@BB-ck7xe]

For me, it depends on who we have in central midfield: Partey seems to lean slightly more to the right so he suits Zinchenko; Rice drifts a little more to the left so he suits White. Jorginho and Zinchenko also feels like we’d be doubling up on the same kind of option so i’d probably invert White with Jorgi too for the added physicality.

[@davidkeith9015]

I would say the later mate Iam looking at Zinchenko as the weakest link I would play Tommi and allowing Ben White to play more inverted because defensively he is much more superior to Zinchenko

[@theonyanchamara]

zinny is great at inverting but sane will skin him outright with his hesitant defending sometimes exposed and exploited by brighton

[@Audiostyleable]

I Baliba

[@gentleken7864]

If anything, it's an exciting end to what is usually a snore fest with City winning the title. If Arsenal don't win it, I want Liverpool to win it.

[@scorpionsrock1511]

If we don’t win PL, I want Wolves to win it! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@conradhailey9866]

Maybe agianst bournmouth

[@virupakshawalla5734]

Was not like Porto shot imo

[@virupakshawalla5734]

If Liverpool or City win last 7 they will get 92 or 91 points. If they had beaten us twice like they used to it would be 97 or 96. So it's not as though they are off it. We are Fulham away from the title 🙄

[@superconnie5003]

5 pts lost versus Fulham will haunt us

[@DJD10]

Both opta and oracle predictions are just way off. We need someone who actually understands just basic math to start running those things. Or not, it's fun to see those stupid prediction stats.

[@sandboxplayerz667]

I think it's fair enough. City should be favorite with LFC and Arsenal close 2nd and 3rd favorites. Still, 60% chance City won't win the title.

[@SueMyChin]

The way those predictions work is by looking at past results in those fixtures historically. Essentially meaning they're utterly bollocks. For example it gave Liverpool a 45% chance to win at old Trafford but on gave us a 40% chance of winning at old Trafford...

[@CliveHutchby]

Boy that was a yawn fest. In. case you didn't realise guys, the game was held at Brighton, not Philadelphia.

[@virupakshawalla5734]

7 to go. You guys been on the booze 🤔🤡