It will be a battle of Saka vs Akanji, and Gabriel vs Halaand. I think if there’s a goal or a big moment it will be if one of those guys can get the best of those defenders.
Naw to say halaand seems different personality wise is interesting. He does seem any different than his bib days besides the fact he is getting older. He has good interviews in Germany and Austria, just this guy only remembers the funny montages
There seems to be a collective amnesia with pundits skating over City failing to beat Arsenal three times last season and instead continually referring to a match from two seasons ago when Arsenal were fielding the likes of Rob Holding in defence.
Why do all the pundits say Arsenal played for a draw last year? I just watched that game again and I don't think they did until about the 70th min. They moved forward when they could and city were just great at keeping possession away from them.
@@weeztalks a manager with 12 league titles will be happy to take a draw vs Arsenal 😭💔? He was never happy with a draw vs Madrid or Liverpool, clubs that are ten times bigger than Arsenal😭
@@TotalllFootball ok... that doesn't change the fact that Pep hasn't scored a single goal against Arsenal in the past year, let alone beat them in the past year. City are 2 points ahead of Arsenal, they will be happy with a draw and move on.
Ah yes, so when Jon is asked what Alisson has that Raya doesn’t, I guess “flappiness” is insightful analysis. Not looking for opinions that match mine (admittedly I rank Raya highly and am an Arsenal fan), but I think it’s reasonable to expect a more thoughtful answer than that.
I would take a draw against Arsenal, I think Gvadiol and Grealish would be key in stopping saka, like wise stopping trossard would be Rico or walkers job
@@left4deadR Honestly it was a typographical error. I will take your advice! Since you’re above mistake or error. So shall it be for you, you shall be leftfordead!
Arsenal won't win the title because even though they can park a bus when playing against elite teams, they cannot pick the lock of teams that park the bus against them.
Find the cognitive dissonance from Rodri in those comments ridiculous, he could take a payout to allow City to sign another player to share the load but wouldn't dream of it. He wants to have his cake and eat it.
@@stephanw3549 of course he does, but your point is a bit limited given there a squad limitations for how many players you can have, other players don’t want to join being second fiddle whilst also being good enough for city. The body has optimal recovery time and these guys are not getting that, professional player or not is irrelevant. They shouldn’t have so many games. Guess what happens when you strike, you don’t get paid.
@@jimbojimbo6873 that's a problem eternal for all - look at Spurs trying to find a back-up for Kane. Solving tough problems like this is what managers get paid (handsomely) to do. In this instance, it's Pep's prerogative whether or not to run him into the ground. I take your point that there is a minimum rest time required by the body, but at the end of the day the players' salaries are what they are now as a result of the expansion of the game. I haven't seen any saying that they would be happy to take a pay cut to play less, if that was the case I think it would be a completely different discussion.
Some real nonsense in here. Adam saying "footballers are designed"? What? And Tim Spiers continues to be a source of rubbish. I almost prefer Ayo and Carl Anka.
Haaland is a joke, but is he also a an over reliant weakness? Remove Haaland's goals for City so far in the league and they would be on 1 point so far. If Haaland goes down for any length of time, they could be in serious trouble.
Remove his goals? Are you thick? If Haaland is not available they play a different system, not one catered for him. City outscored everyone in the league with no no.9. They can do it again.
@@kattphattthat’s true to a point but he is a potential single point of failure in light of the sale of Julian Alvarez. Yes if he has a long term injury Pep will adjust and adjust well but there’s no single player that can replace that goal output.
This show’s quality has gone down the pan, it used to be insightful with a very good panel that varied weekly. Now it’s just an advertisement for other club podcasts to provide “a preview” alongside a gambling section at the end. Very obvious that NY Times are now running the show.
That’s the point Arsenal don’t have a weakness this season, they’ve only conceded 1 goal and were down to 10 men, they’ve easily got the best defence in the country if not Europe
@@97Rajun Perhaps you didn’t read my comment fully. I never qualified it by saying defensive weakness, just weakness in general. Arsenal’s attack was an absolute joke vs Atalanta. How many shots on goal did you have? 2. The same as a 9th ranked bum Italian team. Your attack is a major weakness, so I’m not sure you living in reality if you think Arsenal have no weaknesses. You’ve only scored 6 goals in 4 games.
@@MCFCTheMadHatter calling Atalanta a 'bum team' after they hammered pool and leverkusen last year is interesting. Regardless, the reason they didn't cover arsenal's weaknesses are pretty obvious, arsenal are the underdogs. Besides, if arsenal sit in a block, what weaknesses are there to cover? City have faced all types of blocks all the time over the past seven years, there isn't much to discuss that hasn't been said about 50 times.
@@MCFCTheMadHatter I read your comment just fine. Perhaps you should spend more time watching Arsenal games carefully. Our approach play has been conservative this season that’s been based on our opposition and circumstances of the team (red cards, injuries etc) we have no issues scoring goals as we were the 2nd highest goal scorers last season, it’s just simply because we’ve changed our approach. You say 6 goals in 4 games but how many have we conceded and how many have you guys conceded 😂
@@arvin9425 Ah. The typical Arsenal victim mentality in full swing. Explain to me how the team who’s come in 2nd by the tightest of margins to City, who beat us last season is an underdog? Already laying the excuses down in case you lose huh? Absolutely pathetic And as for Atalanta, they’re 9th and they finished 4th last season. So you’re right, I was wrong. They’re not a bum team. Fair play. But they’re no Inter Milan either as they conceded nearly 2x the goals Inter did last season
Public opinion is in favor of the footballers. Who cares about the Club World Cup? League Cup? Nations League? They are waste “tournaments”, and will end up breaking the athletes.
City have a massive squad, Spain have multiple midfield options, it's incumbent on Rodri/his managers to rotate accordingly to manage his schedule. Ridiculous to think that the footballing world/calendar should be adjusted for a small number of elite players who may have to play 50+ games a season. He should stop crying and realize how privileged he is to be in that position.
Think City need to bring back the box mid with the Stones Role for this game. The Diamond is leaving a few too many gaps in the defensive halfspaces. Havertz will drop in anyway so Dias can act as the extra man. The diamond has positives against weaker sides but it's a big risk against better oppo
1:22 Is that not the whole point? I really love this new format, as it leaves things unpredictable and shift the dynamic away from just playing it safe. You want there to be jeopardy in the sport, what fun is it if everything is 90% predictable? I just feel for the player's schedules so I hope the games go back down to 6, following the Conference League. Roughly quoting how Zealand in his latest Zealandism put it, UEFA accidentally created something quite good and honestly besides the 8 games instead of 6 is perfect for the time being.
As a supporter of a team in the new format, I feel no jeopardy whatsoever. Unless you are a mathematician and calculated exactly who plays who, what the likelihood of victory is for each team for each game, the league position is absolutely meaningless right now and we probably won't know until the last 2-3 games.
“I like” these “pundits takes” on Arsenal if they too defensive oh its not entertaining blah blah blah if they open up against city oh bang average team,stupid tactic etc. you can’t win but I would like to see 1 thing how these “pundits” would manage a pro team,any team! I guess they didn’t have a long career!
Not hearing Jon mention rest defence was a major let down.
Total waste of my time.
It will be a battle of Saka vs Akanji, and Gabriel vs Halaand. I think if there’s a goal or a big moment it will be if one of those guys can get the best of those defenders.
Ake will lock up Saka bbc
I'm worried about Gundogan
@@jimbojimbo6873 zero ball fan
Ake out for month
@@jimbojimbo6873 hard to do that while he’s injured 🫵🏽🤡
haaland was locked up in last szn couldnet even get a shot away
Ange said he always win in his 2nd season but he didn't say he is gonna win at Tottenham 😂
Naw to say halaand seems different personality wise is interesting. He does seem any different than his bib days besides the fact he is getting older. He has good interviews in Germany and Austria, just this guy only remembers the funny montages
Side pass, back pass, dive vs side pass, back pass,anyhow pass. Both 100 million.
Raya is clearly the best keeper this season. I think those guys haven’t even watched him recently. Talking about Brentford 🤣
Saying someone’s arrogant because they give one word answers has to be the most insecure thing ive ever heard someone say
There seems to be a collective amnesia with pundits skating over City failing to beat Arsenal three times last season and instead continually referring to a match from two seasons ago when Arsenal were fielding the likes of Rob Holding in defence.
You mean like how all old guard fans bring up shit from 20+ years ago?
@@eavyeavy2864no
I love watching you guys
Why do all the pundits say Arsenal played for a draw last year? I just watched that game again and I don't think they did until about the 70th min. They moved forward when they could and city were just great at keeping possession away from them.
Bro just said Pep would be happy to take a draw agaisnt Arsenal 😂😂😂
Pep hasn't won in an year
@@weeztalks a manager with 12 league titles will be happy to take a draw vs Arsenal 😭💔?
He was never happy with a draw vs Madrid or Liverpool, clubs that are ten times bigger than Arsenal😭
@@TotalllFootball ok... that doesn't change the fact that Pep hasn't scored a single goal against Arsenal in the past year, let alone beat them in the past year. City are 2 points ahead of Arsenal, they will be happy with a draw and move on.
He's right though. Pep has been playing very conservative against Arsenal as of late. He definitely thinks about NOT losing than winning
Yes, and he’s correct
Lazy Raya analysis
lazy analysis all around this video
I agree. Raya sucks
Life according to arsenal fans: Disagrees with my opinion = Lazy
Ah yes, so when Jon is asked what Alisson has that Raya doesn’t, I guess “flappiness” is insightful analysis.
Not looking for opinions that match mine (admittedly I rank Raya highly and am an Arsenal fan), but I think it’s reasonable to expect a more thoughtful answer than that.
Is it lazy or are your expectations too high
AN AMAZING ANALYSIS BY THE ATHLETIC.🔥.
The video had been out for 3 minutes when you wrote this
Arsenal will sit back if they score first, but yeah, they will be going for the win.
I would take a draw against Arsenal, I think Gvadiol and Grealish would be key in stopping saka, like wise stopping trossard would be Rico or walkers job
If Arsenal score* first it is over for City cos they’ll defend their 1 nil lead for 95mins
Learn english pls
@@left4deadR Honestly it was a typographical error. I will take your advice! Since you’re above mistake or error. So shall it be for you, you shall be leftfordead!
@@yf9409😂
Who is the guy behind? Editor?
Oh that’s just Dennis
People say inter could have beaten city is just lies city had better chances to win that match
Arsenal won't win the title because even though they can park a bus when playing against elite teams, they cannot pick the lock of teams that park the bus against them.
It’s not a difficult battle to win
The court of public opinion makes no difference on how valid a point is.
Find the cognitive dissonance from Rodri in those comments ridiculous, he could take a payout to allow City to sign another player to share the load but wouldn't dream of it. He wants to have his cake and eat it.
@@stephanw3549 of course he does, but your point is a bit limited given there a squad limitations for how many players you can have, other players don’t want to join being second fiddle whilst also being good enough for city.
The body has optimal recovery time and these guys are not getting that, professional player or not is irrelevant. They shouldn’t have so many games.
Guess what happens when you strike, you don’t get paid.
@@jimbojimbo6873 that's a problem eternal for all - look at Spurs trying to find a back-up for Kane. Solving tough problems like this is what managers get paid (handsomely) to do. In this instance, it's Pep's prerogative whether or not to run him into the ground.
I take your point that there is a minimum
rest time required by the body, but at the end of the day the players' salaries are what they are now as a result of the expansion of the game. I haven't seen any saying that they would be happy to take a pay cut to play less, if that was the case I think it would be a completely different discussion.
Some real nonsense in here. Adam saying "footballers are designed"? What? And Tim Spiers continues to be a source of rubbish. I almost prefer Ayo and Carl Anka.
Class video lads👊🏾
Haaland is a joke, but is he also a an over reliant weakness?
Remove Haaland's goals for City so far in the league and they would be on 1 point so far.
If Haaland goes down for any length of time, they could be in serious trouble.
Remove his goals? Are you thick? If Haaland is not available they play a different system, not one catered for him. City outscored everyone in the league with no no.9. They can do it again.
@@kattphattthat’s true to a point but he is a potential single point of failure in light of the sale of Julian Alvarez. Yes if he has a long term injury Pep will adjust and adjust well but there’s no single player that can replace that goal output.
didnt real madrid play on the count whenever they faced city lol
This show’s quality has gone down the pan, it used to be insightful with a very good panel that varied weekly. Now it’s just an advertisement for other club podcasts to provide “a preview” alongside a gambling section at the end. Very obvious that NY Times are now running the show.
Score predictions?
Man city 9 arsenal 0
City 1 - Arse 3
Lol calling Ange rude for stating facts is such a cry baby statement
There’s only one cry baby here and that’s “big” Ange
@@Nathansss365 Dude wins trophys. Not sure how that makes him a baby....
Chapter for City’s potential weaknesses but nothing for Arsenal? Sure sounds like fair and balanced to me
That’s the point Arsenal don’t have a weakness this season, they’ve only conceded 1 goal and were down to 10 men, they’ve easily got the best defence in the country if not Europe
@@97Rajun Perhaps you didn’t read my comment fully. I never qualified it by saying defensive weakness, just weakness in general. Arsenal’s attack was an absolute joke vs Atalanta. How many shots on goal did you have? 2. The same as a 9th ranked bum Italian team. Your attack is a major weakness, so I’m not sure you living in reality if you think Arsenal have no weaknesses. You’ve only scored 6 goals in 4 games.
@@MCFCTheMadHatter calling Atalanta a 'bum team' after they hammered pool and leverkusen last year is interesting. Regardless, the reason they didn't cover arsenal's weaknesses are pretty obvious, arsenal are the underdogs. Besides, if arsenal sit in a block, what weaknesses are there to cover? City have faced all types of blocks all the time over the past seven years, there isn't much to discuss that hasn't been said about 50 times.
@@MCFCTheMadHatter I read your comment just fine. Perhaps you should spend more time watching Arsenal games carefully. Our approach play has been conservative this season that’s been based on our opposition and circumstances of the team (red cards, injuries etc) we have no issues scoring goals as we were the 2nd highest goal scorers last season, it’s just simply because we’ve changed our approach. You say 6 goals in 4 games but how many have we conceded and how many have you guys conceded 😂
@@arvin9425 Ah. The typical Arsenal victim mentality in full swing. Explain to me how the team who’s come in 2nd by the tightest of margins to City, who beat us last season is an underdog? Already laying the excuses down in case you lose huh? Absolutely pathetic
And as for Atalanta, they’re 9th and they finished 4th last season. So you’re right, I was wrong. They’re not a bum team. Fair play. But they’re no Inter Milan either as they conceded nearly 2x the goals Inter did last season
talk equally about all the fixtures please!
Why, no one cares what your team does 😂😂😂.
😂
@@virupakshawalla5734🤣🤣🤣🤣
Public opinion is in favor of the footballers. Who cares about the Club World Cup? League Cup? Nations League? They are waste “tournaments”, and will end up breaking the athletes.
Not me. Clubs can play squad players. Contract max minutes in it but wages less.
City have a massive squad, Spain have multiple midfield options, it's incumbent on Rodri/his managers to rotate accordingly to manage his schedule. Ridiculous to think that the footballing world/calendar should be adjusted for a small number of elite players who may have to play 50+ games a season. He should stop crying and realize how privileged he is to be in that position.
These guys have done their best to show that arsenal CAN do it.. but we all know.. their mentality won't allow them to DO it
But did it last season, 4/6 points from man city!
Klopp never did it, but everyone creams over him. Double standards
🔔🔚
@Sdrawkcab_mi atleast he tried to ATTACK/ WIN
4 points off them last season dweeb
Think City need to bring back the box mid with the Stones Role for this game. The Diamond is leaving a few too many gaps in the defensive halfspaces. Havertz will drop in anyway so Dias can act as the extra man. The diamond has positives against weaker sides but it's a big risk against better oppo
1:22 Is that not the whole point?
I really love this new format, as it leaves things unpredictable and shift the dynamic away from just playing it safe. You want there to be jeopardy in the sport, what fun is it if everything is 90% predictable?
I just feel for the player's schedules so I hope the games go back down to 6, following the Conference League. Roughly quoting how Zealand in his latest Zealandism put it, UEFA accidentally created something quite good and honestly besides the 8 games instead of 6 is perfect for the time being.
As a supporter of a team in the new format, I feel no jeopardy whatsoever. Unless you are a mathematician and calculated exactly who plays who, what the likelihood of victory is for each team for each game, the league position is absolutely meaningless right now and we probably won't know until the last 2-3 games.
“I like” these “pundits takes” on Arsenal if they too defensive oh its not entertaining blah blah blah if they open up against city oh bang average team,stupid tactic etc. you can’t win but I would like to see 1 thing how these “pundits” would manage a pro team,any team! I guess they didn’t have a long career!
So they’re not allowed to be critical ?
@@JamailvanWestering not about being critical its about having common sense but these guys can’t use something they don’t have🤪
@@martonjanos835 CL?
@@masterchief1520 10 year old boys measuring teams with CL wins but your shitty team have won it by cheating their way up,digest it🤪
5:58 spurs?