The Pot Shot Podcast

The Pot Shot Crew look back on the 24/25 season, giving their nominations for the Pot Shot Awards, and reviewing their pre-season predictions. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. For tactical writing from the Pot Shot Crew, check out the Pot Shot Substack: pots...

Seb, Liberty and Max revel in the joy of Arsenal being champions of Europe once more. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. If you want to send us any questions, or keep up with all things Pot Shot, you can find us on Twitter & Instagram @potshotpod, as well...

Towells is joined by Alex, Jake and Seb to discuss Martinelli, Ødegaard, transfers and other listener questions. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. For tactical writing from the Pot Shot Crew, check out the Pot Shot Substack: potshotpod.substack.com If you wan...

In this special episode, Jake breaks down how the second leg against Paris Saint-Germain through the lens of set pieces. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. For tactical writing from the Pot Shot Crew, check out the Pot Shot Substack: potshotpod.substack.com If...

Alex is joined by Manas to go over the UCL semi final loss vs PSG. A complete tactical breakdown of how PSG got through Arsenal and what went wrong. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. For tactical writing from the Pot Shot Crew, check out the Pot Shot Substack...

Max and Liberty sit down to revel in the glory of Arsenals 4-1 comeback away at Lyon, booking their place in this years Champions League final. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. If you want to send us any questions, or keep up with all things Pot Shot, you ca...

Lorcan & Manas are joined once again by José to tell the tactical story of how Arsenal beat Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final. Thanks to José for joining us! You can find him on Bluesky at jcperezfc.bsky.social. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps u...

Towells, Seb & Max break down one of the best nights the Emirates has seen: Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. For tactical writing from the Pot Shot Crew, check out the Pot Shot Substack: potshotpod.substack.com If you want to sen...

This week Towells, Seb and Manas are joined by José C. Pérez to look ahead to the Real Madrid Champions League tie. Thanks to José for joining us! You can find him on Bluesky at jcperezfc.bsky.social. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. For tactical writing fro...

Seb and Liberty are joined by Aidan (@beltransoldmole) to talk about the comeback against Real Madrid, Mariona in deeper midfield, Daphne van Domselaar, goalkeeper height, squad building, the Portland Thornes, Joe Montemurro and more. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really help...

Jake, Alex & Lorcan are joined by Alex Barker of Tifo & The Athletic fame for a feature-length discussion of Arteta's Arsenal. Thanks to Alex for joining us! You can find him on Bluesky at alexanderbarker.bsky.social. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out....

Towells and Jake take a deep dive into why Arsenal's set piece goals have dried up in 2025. Jake's Squawka article: https://www.squawka.com/en/features/arsenal-set-piece-issues/ The article which links ball striking ability to tiredness: https://open.substack.com/pub/talatabont/p/do-tired-players-shoot-worse Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you l...

Towells, Lorcan and Seb put a different spin on this week, as they discuss what makes football "boring", if Arsenal fit into that description, and what that means. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. For tactical writing from the Pot Shot Crew, check out the Po...

Seb and Manas sit down to discuss the defeat against West Ham and ask themselves bigger questions about the aesthetic and functional value of the overall game model. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. For tactical writing from the Pot Shot Crew, check out the...

Seb, Liberty and Max sit down to discuss the 5-0 win over Spurs as well as first impressions of Chloe Kelly and Jenna Nighswonger. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out.# If you want to send us any questions, or keep up with all things Pot Shot, you can find us on...

Towells and Jake are alone this week and take the chance to talk about how we deal with having no centre forward until the end of the season and if the answer might be our newly signed midfielder. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. For tactical writing from th...

Seb, Jake and Lorcan debrief the loss to Newcastle in the Bobbins before looking at the injury situation, transfers (or lack thereof) and Dubai. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. For tactical writing from the Pot Shot Crew, check out the Pot Shot Substack: po...

Seb, Liberty and Max revel in the joy of a perfect Sunday and an eventful Deadline Day. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. If you want to send us any questions, or keep up with all things Pot Shot, you can find us on Twitter & Instagram @potshotpod, as wel...

Towells, Alex & Manas discuss the best thing that has ever happened. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. For tactical writing from the Pot Shot Crew, check out the Pot Shot Substack: potshotpod.substack.com If you want to send us any questions, or keep up w...

This week, Seb and Alex sit down to discuss the win over Wolves, an increase in pressing intensity, the form of Havertz and Martinelli and the transfer window with a special spotlight on Sverre Nypan. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. For tactical writing fro...

Seb and Liberty talk about the announcement of Renée Seeger's as permanent head coach of the Arsenal Women, the January transfer window as well as the wins against Crystal Palace and Brighton before looking ahead to the upcoming Chelsea game. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It rea...

Towells, Manas and Seb discuss the Villa game, familiar problems and familiar injuries before going into listener questions about the squad, transfers and more. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. For tactical writing from the Pot Shot Crew, check out the Pot S...

Jake, Alex and Seb sit down to chat through the North London Derby win before taking a closer look at the January transfer window and wider transfer plans. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. For tactical writing from the Pot Shot Crew, check out the Pot Shot S...

Towells, Jake and Manas sit down to talk through the defeats to Newcastle and Manchester United, looking at issues, solutions, transfers and the impending visit of that lot down the road. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out. For tactical writing from the Pot Sho...

Towells, Jake and Seb discuss the games against Brentford and Brighton, including spotlights on Ethan Nwaneri and Mikel Merino, before attempting to put the season in a proper context, covering tactics, injuries, squad planning, red cards, throw ins and more. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what...