FootyNotes Podcast

In this episode, I give post-match thoughts on several games that took places today in the premier league and an in-depth look at Arsenal’s 1 - 0 win over Norwich. Crystal Palace 3 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur; Watford 0 - 2 Wolves; Brentford 0 - 1 Brighton; Leicester 0 - 1 Manchester City.

Arsenal technical director Edu speaks to the club's media team and sits for an exclusive interview with Geoff Shreeves from Sky Sports. I recorded this episode live and was joined by Alex B a fellow football man I have never met before and we talked about a few things related to the Arsenal project and Mikel Arteta. Cheers to him for joining and to everyone who listened live. 

After what has been a week to forget in the history of the club, I share my opinions of what is wrong at Arsenal right now. What do Arsenal need to do in order to move forward and Arteta's role in the problem and solution if he wants to find one to the mess that surrounds arsenal right now.  I made a guest appearance on the Swift Kicks Podcast @realswiftkick swiftkickspod.com - check them out. 

In this episode,  00:00 - 16:00 I talk about the majority of the premier league games that took place this past weekend. 17:00 to the end, I talk about Arsenal's game against Chelsea, what is the manager trying to do? He seems to want to have a perfect platform to have his team play well. This is not going to happen. He needs to figure out how to get his B and C players performing at the maximum o...

In this episode, we talk about the players' mental health/wellness and how it affects performance. The revelations about the COVID cases at Arsenal inspired this brief part of the episode. Players are attached to their teammates and such an illness striking a few of them must have had an impact on some if not all of them. Especially, when one considers that the players who did get sick were really...

Brentford made their return to the big stage after a 74-year absence, they treated themselves and their fans to a big win against Arsenal. Arsenal looked unprepared in this encounter. They had last-minute major player losses but this was not good enough in terms of effort either. I also talk about the impressive performances of several standout teams and managers from the rest of the opening weeke...

In this episode, I look at the Arsenal transfer business thus far. There are some impressive moves that are not getting the hype because they are not flashy first-team signings like acquiring Kevin Betsy to be the Head Coach of the U-23s. I look at the business that has been done and what it means for the club as well as where there are still opportunities to do more.  In the second half of the ep...

In this episode, I react to the North London Derby loss. Talk Willock and other transfer challenges for the gunners. This transfer market has been extremely slow thus far and naturally, things are to accelerate but will they accelerate enough to change Arsenal's fortunes in the Premier League this season. I believe the club is not necessarily celebrating the way things have or have not gone so far...

In addition to my Arsenal and Premier League top news ramble, I am joined by my guy Kenny to talk about Messi and Barcelona. Shout out to the Aston Villa for setting a high bar on fan engagement this week as well as the transparency they modeled about how they reinvested the Grealish money.

In this episode we look at Arsenal’s impressive signings, discuss the Chelsea game flash-points, and the Thomas Partey injury and potential internal solutions to that midfield puzzle. We also look at the challenges of squad building, especially, the struggles facing Arsenal as they look to off-loads 11ish players.

In this episode I discuss the top Arsenal stories from this past week. Possible BEN WHITE DEAL ANNOUNCED. XHAKA and BELLERIN U-Turns as reports emerge that Arsenal are looking to offer both contract extensions. Or is it just mind-games and negotiation tactics? THE RIGHT BACK SITUATION ETC.

In this episode I give Arteta, Edu, and his Technical team their flowers for what has been a strategic shift in the way Arsenal do their business in the transfer market and how this will change the way they play. Arsenal football club have been a laughing stock in England and European football at large and this turn around, while at its earliest of stages has been sobering and refreshing. These tw...

In this Episode I share thoughts on the conclusion of what was a great Euro 2020 tournament. The final between England and Italy, the racial abuse of players, and where to for Southgate and England. I also go in-depth with the current situation at Arsenal. Pre-season. Incoming signings. Outgoing players. Pre-season. Edu’s party with Raul Sanllehi & Kia Joorabchian. Etc

In this bonus episode, I preview the Euro2020 Final between England vs Italy. I look at the key duels within the game and share what I think is likely to happen. I look at the different ways the two teams could give themselves an edge over their opponent, what strengths of theirs they can lean on, as well as what weaknesses of their opponent they can expose. 

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿  beat a resilient and competitive Denmark 🇩🇰  side in Wembley to reach their first major tournament final in 55 years. Semi-Final hoodoo has been put to rest as Gareth Southgate's 3 Lions 🦁🦁🦁 beat Denmark 2-1. Denmark 🇩🇰  did well to last until extra time but the longer this game went on it was clear who was going to win it. My thoughts on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England's win tonight and a l...

I share thoughts on what transpired in the Italy vs Spain semi-final at EURO2020 as the Italians book a spot in Sunday's final again the winner of Denmark vs England. 

In this episode, I preview two quarter-final matches. Denmark vs Czech Republic & England vs Ukraine. I look at both teams and share how I think the games will go. Check it out. 

In this episode, I take a look at the two quarter-final matches (Spain vs Switzerland & Belgium vs Italy). I make connections to what I had said in the preview podcast to see how things went in comparison to what I had anticipated. I look at how the games were won and lost and offer opinions as to why each team won. What advantages did they lean into to give themselves an upper hand, as well a...

In this episode, I preview the quarter-final game between these two great teams. One is aging and is troubled by injury and the other is in its prime and well-balanced. Even though I like the Italians to take it - we can never be sure in the beautiful game, especially, when the opposing team has the offensive firepower as the Belgians do. Have a listen. 

In this episode, I am joined by my guy Kenneth to preview the first quarter-final of this year's Euros. We look at Spain and Switzerland journeys thus far in the tournament, share some thoughts about what we think we will see in the game. We go into how we think the game will unfold, where each team's strengths and weaknesses could be, and make our predictions. 

In this episode I discuss Arsenal’s transfer news and threads. Arsenal are close to signing two youngsters (Lokonga & Tavares) in what I believed to be smart and shrewd moves. I share thoughts on Arsenal’s approach to this transfer window and what I respect about their intent. The way Arsenal has been focusing on young talent within the club and recruiting young players without reputations has...

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In this inaugural episode of the footynotes pod diagnose what happened in the round of 16 fixtures. Offer some insights as to why teams won and lost. All round of 16 games are discussed.