The Pot Shot Podcast

This podcast is dedicated to the memory of Om Arvind. To donate to the National Women’s Soccer League Players Association in Om's memory, please follow this link: https://gofund.me/78b2bf97 Seb, Lorcan & Manas discuss Arsenal v Everton, and how hard it is to take the Premier League title off of Manchester City. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen i...

Seb & Manas welcome back Alex to discuss the 1-0 win over Manchester United, as well as answer some questions, ahead of the final day of the season. 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 Sho...

Towells & Jake discuss the three major takeaways from Bournemouth, as well as some recent transfer rumours. 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 & Insta...

Towells, Jake & Seb bask in the glory of a week where we won two London derbies. This week's extra reading is Jake's thread on our set pieces vs. Chelsea: https://x.com/JakeWFox/status/1783144394205352377 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 s...

Jake is joined by Seb & Manas to discuss Arsenal's Champions League Quarter Final defeat to Bayern Munich, as well as the 2-0 win against Wolves at the weekend. 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 th...

Seb & Jake are joined by Arseblog & Onefootball writer Lewis Ambrose to discuss a difficult week for The Arsenal - a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich, and a 2-0 home loss to Aston Villa. Thanks to Lewis for joining us! you can find him on Twitter @LGAmbrose , and his writing on Arseblog, Onefootball, or his blog: https://likeanewsletter.substack.com/ Please subscribe to the pod to never miss...

Another pod of two halves, as Towells & Seb are joined by German football writer Nik Staiger to preview the Champions League Quarter Final against Bayern Munich, before Lorcan hops in to discuss the two wins against Luton & Brighton. Thanks to Nik for joining us! You can find him on Twitter @Nik_Staiger , and his work on a variety of platforms. Here is a selection of his articles reference...

CROSSOVER EPISODE!! On Sunday, Arsenal Men & Arsenal Women both played huge games, so it makes sense to review them together. Seb, Jake & Max take you through the men's team game against Manchester City in the Premier League, and the Women's team game against Chelsea in the Conti Cup final. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, an...

Towells, Jake & Seb are joined by journalist & Manchester City fan Rahul Madhavan to preview Manchester City v Arsenal, a game which could prove season-defining for both sides. Thanks to Rahul for joining us! You can find him on twitter @rahul_madh . In the podcast we referenced a graph by @analystshlok which showed Arsenal's dominance in second balls this season. You can find it here: htt...

Seb & new recruit Max welcome Jessy Parker-Humphreys back to the pod for a preview of the Conti Cup final against Chelsea. Surely it can't be worse than the last time we played them... Thanks to Jessy for joining us! You can find them on twitter @jessyjph , and you can read their weekly women's football newsletter at flyinggeese.football . Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode,...

Seb & Max relive the trauma of Arsenal's 3-1 defeat to Chelsea which effectively ends their season. Thanks to Max for joining us! You can find him on twitter @Max_Rads , and you can find his writing on Substack at whatevertheweather.substack.com . 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 thin...

Towells is joined by Jake, Manas & Seb for a deep dive on the tactical underpinnings of Arsenal's victory against Porto in the Champions League Round of 16, before looking ahead to a quarter final against a familiar foe: Bayern Munich. 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...

Towells, Jake & Seb discuss why the Brentford game was more difficult for Arsenal than most of our recent run, and try to determine if Arsenal have what it takes to win a three-way title race. 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 q...

Towells, Seb & Manas welcome Pot Shot's new loan signing, Jake Fox, who joins the crew for the run-in to the season. Arsenal's incredible run of form continues with a 6-0 battering of Sheffield United. We discuss standout performers from the game, players returning from injury layoffs, and if we're as good as we look. When talking about Jakub Kiwior, we reference Jake's recent article on his n...

Alex, Seb & Manas discuss a big week in Arsenal's season, featuring a loss to Porto in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, and a 4-1 demolition of Newcastle in the Premier League. 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...

Seb chats with Tim Stillman (@stillmanator), of Arsecast & Arsenal Vision fame, about the balance between stability and adaptation. Thanks so much to Tim for joining us! You can find him on Twitter @Stillmanator , and his Arsenal Women writing on arseblog.substack.com . 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 le...

Towells, Seb & Manas chat through Arsenal's 5-0 demolition of Burnley, and discuss whether the Gunners' recent goalscoring glut is sustainable. 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, yo...

Seb & Lorcan are joined by Pot Shot's "Resident set piece sicko" Jake Fox ( @JakeWFox ) to discuss the 6-0 hammering of the Hammers. Thanks to Jake for coming onto the show! You can find him on Twitter @JakeWFox , and his articles on his medium, Jakewfox - his latest article is about Raya's cross collecting capabilities: https://medium.com/@jakewfox98/hes-a-keeper-35239fc0f632 Please subscribe...

Towells, Manas & Seb dissect Arsenal's 3-1 dismantling of Liverpool & what we have learned about both sides as we head towards the sharp end of the season. 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 thi...

Will & Seb discuss Arsenal's fortunes since returning from the winter break & take you through the January transfer business. 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...

Towells & Seb welcome writer Abel Meszaros to discuss what Arsenal's in-posession issues have looked like to a neutral onlooker. Thanks so much to Abel for coming on this episode! You can find him on Twitter @BundesAbel , and you can read his article here: https://medium.com/@abelmeszaros/the-thing-about-arsenal-and-public-analysis-8277df1bd13f Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an epis...

Arsenal returned to action with a 5-0 win against Crystal Palace. Lorcan & Seb attempt to establish whether this means we are BackTM. 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...

Alex is joined by writer Jake Fox to break down how Arsenal approach arguably the biggest "marginal gain" in football: set pieces. This episode covers attacking corners, attacking free kicks, throw-ins & defending corners. Jake's recent work focuses on Arsenal's set piece strategies. You can find these articles on his medium, Jakewfox - in the episode we reference this one about corners , and...

Towells, Manas & Seb talk about the good & the bad from a frustrating loss to Liverpool in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, as well as Arsenal's ongoing finishing issues. Click here to read Billy Carpenter's article "What Ails Arsenal", released 04/01/24, that was quoted in this episode. Click here to read Jake Fox's article on Arsenal's corner routines, to whet your appetite for next week's e...

It's been a theme of Arsenal's season that the attack hasn't quite been clicking, and that was brought into sharp focus by the back-to-back defeats against West Ham and Fulham. Towells, Alex, Lorcan & Seb take a deep dive into these problems to identify the root causes and see if they can offer any solutions. Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if...