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- Pedro is joined by Matt Kandela for a Power 30 dissecting the mood swings of a wild weekend in the Premier League, from Spurs' bottom-of-the-table meltdown to Arsenal's own first defeat of the season against Brighton. The Hottest Takes go straight to Arteta's lost unpredictability, with a proper debate on whether the squad has become too easy to read.
🔥 Hottest Takes: Arsenal's predictable starting XI and why the Brighton defeat had our number from minute one
😅 Spurs and Man United's chaos dissected, plus who could end up the next big managerial name
🎯 A hard look at Arsenal's attacking recruitment record, and the "nearly XI" that never quite worked out
⚡ Bukayo Saka's numbers put under the microscope, and whether the clinical edge is really missing
💰 Viktor Gyökeres and Nonni Madueke's futures questioned, with Atletico interest floated
🆚 Leeds preview and the plan to bounce back before the international break
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices - Johnny and Matt Kandela steam into a discussion about the worst performance in a very, very long time!
They discuss:
😬 Shoddy Bruno performance
📉 Flat Arsenal performance
🧤 Raya, worst in an Arsenal shirt?
🇬🇷 Tzolis away day stinker!
👻 Kai goes missing!
🏃 Gabby run ragged!
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices - Johnny is joined by Jacob Hawley for a feel-good Thursday session, dissecting the joy of Manchester United’s misery, the case for Mikel Merino as a future manager, and a proper debate on how much patience the club’s young players deserve. The Hottest Takes open with United’s Carabao Cup exit to Brighton, plus a look ahead to Sunday’s tricky trip to face the league’s form team.
🔥 Hottest Takes: Manchester United crowned the worst club to support, and why it never gets better than this👔 Mikel Merino’s manager potential dissected, and the growing trend of midfielders turning coaches🏆 Fleetwood Town up next in the Carabao Cup, and why keeping the squad “hot” matters this season⚡ Max Dowman hype reaches new heights, with talk of a Rooney-level generational talent on the left🌱 Marley Salmons and Ethan Nwaneri’s development paths compared, and why patience varies by player🛡️ Jurrien Timber’s fitness update, Ben White’s groin injury, and the search for a right-back solution
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The boys go ALL IN on a mega Arsenal performance for the ages!
They tackle hot topics like:
🔥 The DISGUSTINGLY good Bruno cameo⚡ Bukayo back on that output drive🧤 Sensational David Raya!😬 Granit legacy tarring🟥 A ref out of control - and a manager who was having none of it!
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08/09/2026 | 46 mins.Jacob Hawley is joined by Matt Kandela for the Tuesday debrief, dissecting a brilliant win over Chelsea and the Odegaard renaissance nobody saw coming. The Hottest Takes zero in on fixture congestion, with a warning that Arsenal can't afford to run their front four into the ground before Napoli.
🔥 Hottest Takes: the balancing act between minutes management and keeping the good stuff flowing
👑 Martin Odegaard's remarkable turnaround dissected, and whether it was fitness all along
⚡ Kai Havertz and the case for why he's the perfect Arteta striker, not a "pure goal scorer"
🛡️ Esri Konsa's home debut breakdown, plus the Sol Campbell tackle stamp of approval
🎯 Myles Lewis-Skelly's midfield takeover, and why Arteta can't drop him even if he wanted to
🇮🇹 Napoli team news and predictions, with the Champions League opener up next
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