Timber returns + Team news vs Chelsea & Arteta hails squad

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2:08here. I hope you have a good one. Thank you very much for joining me here on the channel. The premier league champions who are back in action tomorrow with that big game in the Emirates Arsenal versus Chelsea 430pm can't wait for that one. It should be an absolute belter given how both teams have started the season. I will talk about that in today's show. I'm going to talk about the game. Prec conference, yesterday we'll go over some of the embargo stuff. You might not have seen or heard yet that when live last night about 1030 those quotes. That's some interesting stuff in terms of people always wanting more in the transfer market or in terms of whether he believes our store in a strong position now than they were last season. He's a response to that. It was quite interesting. Some people were raised in I bro or two at other bits and pieces to discuss as well and got comments of questions as always from you guys. But shall we start with this now? You're in Timber. Now I spoke about this a bit in the live stream. I did last night after the press conference

3:12about Michael Artetti's comments in the press conference about during Timber saying that he's trained really well. He's back with a group, all that sort of stuff, which is great. I still don't think he's going to be involved obviously tomorrow. I'd be very surprised if he's in the squad for that game. Maybe Napoli. Then he got some land and definitely the Ipswich gave him the caravan cup to come after that. But what's a really big moment I think that during Timber is what emerged after the press conference after that live stream. I did yesterday. If you watch on YouTube because you see some pictures of it, he did the actual the tunnel, the run through the tunnel and the slaps from the players, which is the proper side that a player is now back in training. It's not just sort of on the fringes of things. It's not doing your own stuff out on your own on the pitch away from the group. It is you are fully back. He did that yesterday. You can see some pitch of him running through the tunnel, getting the slaps. That's a big moment of him. It's a big moment for Arsenal, obviously and just fantastic, fantastic news because he is just where my view is the best right back in the league. Arguably Europe,

4:16what is fit and we haven't had him for so long. It feels like basically the running for the entirety of last season until that little cameo and the Champions League final haven't had it again at the start. This season to get him back is just absolutely massive. It's going to be massive for Ben White as well because that I think Ben White's had a good start to the season but you don't want to be overloaded in Ben White week and week out because we know past history suggests what's going to happen if you do that. Ben White's going to pick up some sort of muscle injury as he has done in the last couple of years and then suddenly he left scrambling around and it's like you can have to move a centre back over to play right back. So to have Timber available, to be able to play him, to be able to rotate between the two on the years back fit, absolutely brilliant. Look, as I said, I don't think he's going to be back tomorrow. I think that's going to be too early for him to throw him in against Chelsea even if that's just on the bench. Do out the trips to Napoli to come next week in the Champions League. Maybe that's something that Michele's looking at. Again, I just look at that, I just look at that, I just look at the game and it screams first, Timber start to me. As long as everything goes well from this point and there's no set back in the injury, you look at that Carabell Cup game

5:18away at Ipswich. Perfect opportunity to maybe get him his first 60, 70 minutes of this season and you continue to build him up from there. Maybe, maybe, give him some minutes before that off the bench in the Premier League, potentially in the game against Sunlin will have to have to wait. Sorry, you're even even lay on in the Napoli game in midweek. Chelsea, probably too soon, but that is just brilliant, brilliant to see because we've missed him. It's easy to forget just how good your in Timber is and how good he was last season before that injury. So yeah, obviously that you still want to be careful with him now. You don't want to rush him back and get too overly excited about it, but fantastic news and you can imagine, Michael, our tattoo is absolutely delighted. And to be honest, I think Ben White will probably be delighted with that as well because he's certainly having to put in a real shift in the early weeks of the season. It'll be good to be able to rotate. So brilliant news. Your in Timber is back for Arsenal in terms of the rest of the news. Excuse me. Bruno will have to wait and see, Michael. If you're watching a YouTube

6:18you can see some of the quotes from Michael's press conference yesterday. I'm sure you probably know this already, but I thought it just ran through it quickly. In terms of Bruno's fitness, he said he's got a knock against Dustin Villarreal. See hopefully it'll be okay for training tomorrow, which by that obviously now he means. Today on Moscares, he said it was more precaution than anything else. Why he came off against Villarreal. So we'll have to see in a session tomorrow. He feels, Conze says he's available, can start that game on Timber. Obviously, he said a really good place. He's been on the, he's been a few weeks on the pitch and has now been training with us. So he's in a really good place. So we've decided after training today, if Timber will be involved against Villarreal, obviously, saying things are progressing well. Obviously, not going to be back in time for a fair while, but the things are progressing well and things have crossed. We will see Celeb are back sooner, rather than later, has been included, of course, in the Champions League squad. Michael was asked about that in the press conference yesterday and he said, look, hopefully we will get back for some of those games as well and said there was space to include him. So it was an easy decision to make. So that's the latest team news ahead of the Chelsea game tomorrow. In terms of Chelsea,

7:21obviously, Kaisado is a bit of a doubt after coming off injured in their game last week against Brighton. Interesting to see what Alonzo does if Kaisado doesn't make it, who he plays in their lavios tie. The season very, very well scored against Brighton. Obviously, could play Reese James in a central position as well. So certainly some decisions for Javi. Alonzo to make in that one. Lots of talk from both managers in their press conferences about the relationship between the two and the history that they both have. Right. In terms of the embargo section at a press conference, some of the stuff that went live last night that you might not have seen yet. There was some interesting stuff I thought from Arteta. Obviously, a lot of it was still focused on Tranceau, Windau and the failure to add any more attacking players to the squad with the departures of Trossard, Jesus, Martinelli. And McKell was asked one of the questions was certainly some fans have been left with this sort of feeling of wanting more. Did you want more? And do you have to remember

8:25what he spoke about in the live section of McKell was very keen to point out, I love the players that I have. Can't forget that. I love the players. And so it was sort of following on from that sort of response and the sort of human desire to always want more. And McKell said, that's human nature, I think. People write a lot about bucket lists. Sometimes we forget the reverse bucket list, which is the things you already have in your life that are incredible. But you put so much emphasis on them and nothing seems to be enough. It's not only in football, it happens in life. And I think it's very important to value. That's what I said about the squad and how much I love our players that I really value what we have, what we've created together, the ambition is great. To have ambition always to be better, especially to evolve things we already have within the club for sure has to be there. But listen, do not lose perspective to what we already have here, which is amazing. We are very lucky to have. So kind of a bit of a message to the fans, I think. And I'm not surprised. I spoke about this in the stream yesterday that deep down privately,

9:26I'm sure McKell was really frustrated of how the window went. Oh, I ended. Not went as a whole, because I think as a whole, we'll be fairly happy with what's happened. But I think he would have wanted another attack. We know that. I think he'll be looking at that and being a little bit worried that he is going to be light in that department this season. But I always felt that he would be very keen just to continue to point out that we do have this very good group of players who achieved an awful lot for us last season. We still have quality there. He needs to put the emphasis on that now. So I'm not surprised this is a route that he's gone down in his responses. Post transfer window stuff. He was also asked, do you believe you are stronger now than you were last season. He was very emphatic in this. He said, yes, I do. He said, this is what I feel. Now we have to prove it. I think we are better equipped. I think we have more players available than what we had at the start last season. We have increased the quality and we've increased the leadership in the team as well, which is very important. That last response was asked to explain specifically why he believes they are stronger now after the transfer window than they were last season. I think there will be a lot

10:31of people who will question that. I question it. I think the squad is in good shape and I think the window is good. Being good from that perspective in terms of the rest of the just the attack. I think it's very hard. It's impossible in fact just through sheer numbers. I know what he means when he says we have more players available at start last season. Obviously, have it. He's got the injury. He was out. Oedogard was scrambling around for fitness after the early injuries that he had. You had all of those issues. Bokayo as well was still struggling a little bit at the start last season. At the moment, touch wood doesn't seem to be happening. We seem to have a fit group of forwards at the moment, which is great. You are a lion on them. I think it's hard certainly from a attacking point of view to say that Arsenal is stronger. But it was interesting from Mikhail Artteta there. At Edward Jones, we believe Rich is about taking care of what gives your life meaning. That's why your financial advisor personalizes your plan to help you preserve

11:34your progress and create something that lasts. Let's find your rich Edward Jones, member SIPC. So look at it again here at Chelsea. Obviously, we've kind of spoke about this in the last few days. In terms of the big decisions, I don't think anything has really changed. I do think the injury to Bruno, midway through the week, I was very, very convinced that Bruno was going to start this game and that Miles Wisskely might come out and start line up for this one. Mikhail would want Bruno next to Rice of Oedogard ahead of him. I think if there is any doubt over Bruno, which clearly

12:40there is, he's missed a couple of days training now, that the Miles will just keep his place. I don't want to take any risks with Bruno. It seems like he's picked up another knock, which seems like it was separate to the first injury that he had, the rule him out before Aston Villa. Now, he's picked up another knock in that Villa game in the little cameo. You just don't want to take any risks on him. So if there's any doubt over him, I don't think you need to make that change because Miles Wisskely has started the season very, very well. Elsewhere, I think Solis and Ezra, obviously, is going to be a big decision that's going to be a lot of eyes on. I personally would stick with Solis, as I've said, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if he goes, Ezra, I think Conzor comes in and starts. Whatever happens, I think even if Muscarus fit Conzor starts next to Gabrielle in this game, just for his extra experience, given who asked him or coming up again, it's given the forward line, the Chelsea have and the way they're playing, the way they start the season, I think Michele just want a stronger spine against them. And I think Conzor and Gabrielle will be the two that he has in his mind and ideally, Declam Rice and Bruno ahead of them. But as I said, if there's any doubt over Bruno, then I'm sure it'll be Miles Lewis Skely. So let me know your thoughts. I will do my predicted

13:42in tomorrow morning's preview show. Let me know your thoughts on that and I'll pull some of them together. Give me your elevenths, the elevenths you'd like to see what you think Michele's going to do, anything like that. And I'll pull some of them together and get them included in tomorrow's preview show. Right, let's move on to a couple of your comments and questions now. Before we wrap today's show up, we'll start with Steven, first of all, who says, hi Charles, listen to you every day, even for a number of years. First time I've posted questions, number one, why are asking or not more ruthless in the transfer market when it comes to players who are not up to the level after one season but end up staying for a second season, EG Nonny. Chelsea do this really well. Second question is, are you concerned about Oda God's this season? A couple of brilliant games at this beginning of the season was not so great against Villa Thoughts. Many thanks. Keep up the good work. Oda God, no, absolutely not. Didn't make me bad against Villa. I thought it was okay. And was very, very good in games before that. I also think, as I've said many times, I think Bruno is going to bring an awful lot more out of Oda God. I just feel like it's going to stop Oda God having to drop his deep as he often wants to do

14:44if he's got Bruno in the team. So no, not worried about Oda God, I think I'm actually really encouraged and looking forward to what Oda God's going to do this season in terms of being more ruthless after one year. I mean, Chelsea do do it. It is just their model, I suppose. Do Arsenal need to be more ruthless? I don't know. I think one year is very early. It takes a lot. I remember, and I've referenced this a lot. I remember speaking to Tommy Asu, who did it in a few Tommy Asu, in the first Arsenal title season when they surprised everyone and went from fifth to really pushing for the title. And I said to him, how have you improved so much as a group as a squad? He just said to me, because we understand now what our tetra actually wants. We kind of knew last year last season, but we couldn't quite put it into practice. But now after having a whole another year with him, we actually understand more what he's saying. And that's where you see the benefit of it. So I think it's very hard just to believe after one season, some players isn't going to necessarily make it. There's definitely question marks against non-emanoacate. But I think

15:47sometimes it's just too early if you're just giving up after one season. So you always hear about second season, second season. It just feels a little bit too early for me. And when your model is not constant, constant player trade in Chelsea's is, I just don't think you're under as much pressure to do that. I also don't think you're going to make much money on it from Arsenal as well, because of the sort of book value of the players, not gone down too much after just one season. So if you're going to take a, if you're going to sell a player for less than you bought in, which you might have to do, if they've had an underwhelming first season, then you're just going to be making a loss on that, on that player and everyone else you do that with, which is not ideal, especially from an Arsenal point of view, when you're so focused on trying to become self-sustainable. So yeah, thank you very much, Stephen. Thank you for getting in touch and leaving your first comment. Daniel Stubble now says, hi, Charles, long term listener, but first time commenter, my family and I, big fans of yours and listen to your daily shows, I was wondering if you could give a birthday shout out to Nigel on tomorrow's show, PSI, been away this week and finally read your book. Now our tetra has got us over the line, great work. Excellent. Glad you enjoyed it. Glad you enjoyed it. Of course I can. Nigel, happy birthday.

16:52Not sure what birthday it is, if it's a big one, where it doesn't matter if it's a big one or not, it's your birthday. So happy birthday. Have a great day. I hope Arsenal tomorrow give you a perfect birthday weekend and beat Chelsea and get three lovely points for us and thank you, Daniel, for getting in touch and thank you for the kind words as well. I hope you all have a very, very good weekend. We've got one now from Limpooh here. He says, hi, Charles, forever watcher, but first time commenter. I've got lots of first time commenters today. So however, I need to get my sadness for Martin, I'll leave you off my chest Martin, I'll leave you with my favorite player since our shavin drew me into the club in our nine is humility, work, great combined of speed and excitement was the beacon of light when we were in the deepest pit of mercenary football. He saccharin, Smith, Roe brought joy back to the club. That goal against Chelsea might be my favorite Arsenal goal to this day. You see, Martin, Ellie and Sacker hold each other when watching the title of cider meant almost more than the title itself. Despite the sadness, I'm grateful we got to share the title triumph with him. The departure is a little messy on Arsenal's end and it saddens me,

17:52but sometimes businesses business Martin, Ellie's last action as Arsenal player, scoring a penalty in a Champions League final. How far we've come in seven years, my sweet Brazilian prince, all the best and hope you get to come back to the Emirates at some point, two mass from Finland. Just thought that was a really nice comment about a player who clearly meant an awful lot to him and clearly meant an awful lot to a lot of Arsenal fans as we've been able to tell by the reaction to his departure. He came off the bench yesterday, made his debut for Elau, got about 20, 25 minutes, I think in the end, played on the right wing, a lot of highlights I saw from him seem to be over on the right on the game, on his first game. So yeah, I think we all share pretty much everywhere and we should all just pass on our best wishes to Gabriel Wastley. Fingers crossed, he has a very, very good time over in Saudi and yeah, lovely words there from Finland. Bernard says, we'll reach to Yocchare's changed shirt number. Now, Jay Zeus is left and it's vacant. I had so many people ask me about this. No, I don't think he was so keen when he came and I'd

18:58heard this before it was all signed and everything. He was so keen to take number 14, he wanted number 14. There are, I would just be surprised if he moved it. I mean, 14 means it's such an iconic Arsenal number. So maybe if you didn't have 14, if you have his eyes on the number nine shirt, I don't know, you could now anyway, now the Premier League squad has been, there's Premier League list has been submitted. I imagine that sort of fixes their numbers for the time being anyway. And also, we said, we started the season now that people have got Yocchare's 14 on the back of their new shirts and stuff. It was just a wee bit too messy. So no, I don't see that happening. Maybe next summer, if you really want to see it, and he's still here, but you know, he's number 14, he's an iconic Arsenal number. And also given the past history of late of Arsenal number nine, you probably want to steer clear of taking that shirt if you're a striker because it doesn't seem to bring the best of luck to anyone who takes that number. Now, Frank now has gone in touch with his high charts. I'm wondering why Marino is never spoken of as a player for the start in Levent. It looks like we have all accepted that he has an impact sub, but his recent performances, including the World Cup,

19:59makes me think he could bring a lot to this team from the start. Thoughts. I don't think Marino gets, if everyone's fit and available with the best positions, I don't think Marino gets in our best 11. But that doesn't mean he's not going to be a regular star. I think he'll start loads of games this season. He's such a handy player. I don't, as I said, in our best 11, if everyone's fit in the Champions League final, if it was tomorrow in everyone's fit, I don't think Marino makes the 11. Still thinking he has really significant part to playing the game, but I don't think he makes our 11. But I still, you know, he's going to start a load of games for us, loads of games. It's like, where would you play him if everyone's fit and available? I think he's, you know, really good options as a striker, but I think it has started ahead of him. He's great in that sort of deep, behind the striker role, but I still think Ode to go. I play his ahead of him. He's just slightly different. It brings a little bit more creativity. If Ode to go, it's not there in your play, Marino, in that position, probably got a little bit more of a goal throughout in terms of box crash and getting on the end of things, but I'm not sure creativity wise, there's enough there to really cause teams to as many problems as you would like in that sort of pocket position behind

21:03the striker. And I don't think he starts ahead of Bruno or Declan Rice in the normal sort of two midfield positions either. So it's just that that's the reason why I think he's not seen as a player for the the starting 11 if everyone's fit, but he's going to be in plenty of starting 11. There's no doubt about that. He's going to be one of Arsenal's most important players to see. So I'm absolutely sure of it. So yeah, thank you for that one. Frank, those aren't my views, right? That is it from me today, everyone. Thank you for watching. Thank you for listening. I appreciate your time. As always do have yourselves a very, very good Saturday. I'll be back in the morning with a preview show and then it's Arsenal versus Chelsea later on in the afternoon. Take it easy. Bye. At Edward Jones, we believe rich means opening yourself to new possibilities. That's why your dedicated financial advisor meets you where you are helping you move forward with confidence. Let's find your rich Edward Jones member SIPC. Waiting for your sign. Here it is.

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