Collings & Seb welcome Manas ( @WatmanAFC ) to the show to discuss our two wins against Newcastle and Chelsea & the changes made to facilitate those victories, potential midfield transfers, and a quick look ahead to Brighton. Timeline: Intro: 0:00 Newcastle & Chelsea games: 01:11-36:53 Why did Kiwior & Jorginho coming in make us better? 4:25-25:25 Odegaard's good form: 25:25-36:53 Transfer Talk: Midfield Options: 36:53-57:49 Brighton Preview: 57:49-1:05:22 Outro: 1:05:22-1:06:53 ...
May 11, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 30
In the wake of a thorough battering by Manchester City, a very sad Towells, Collings & Seb are joined by Cian ( @bootcutgenes ) to discuss what we got right, what we got wrong and what we need to do to pick up the pieces and put together a strong end to the season. Thanks to Cian for coming on the show! You can find him on twitter @bootcutgenes . Thanks to Ninad Barbadikar for editing this episode of Pot Shot! You can find him on twitter @NinadB_06 . Please subscribe to the pod to never miss...
Apr 28, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Towells, Collings & Seb welcome Lorcan Rees ( @LxWrites1 ) to the show to go in-depth on the reasons behind our recent struggles and any potential solutions we could use against Manchester City. Timeline: Intro: 0:00 Southampton: 01:16-28:04 General Overview: 01:16-10:37 How Saliba's absence affects our ability to build out from the back: 10:37-19:50 Fabio Viera & why he played ahead of Smith-Rowe: 19:50-28:04 Why have we gotten worse at defending post-World Cup?: 28:04-34:24 What are re...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Towells is joined by the podcast's first new permanent member, Seb Hund, to discuss a second game in a row where Arsenal go 2-0 up early in the first half, only to concede once just before half time and then an equalizer in the second half. We discuss how our injury issues have led to our struggles to control games, how we then made that worse through silly mistakes, and if there's anything we can do to avoid repeating these issues in the weeks to come. Timeline: Intro: 0:00-1:36 West Ham 2-2 Ar...
Apr 20, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Towells and Collings once again welcome Seb Hund to the show to discuss our 2-2 draw with Liverpool - a result we definitely would have taken before the game, but leaves a bitter taste in the mouth afterwards. Topics include The Xhaka (non-)Incident, how we ceded control to Liverpool in the second half, and why bringing on an extra centre back seemed to make us less defensively solid, not more. Timeline: Intro: 0:00 Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal: 1:01 - 38-07 When & why did we lose control of the ga...
Apr 14, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 26
In their first podcast together for quite a while, after absences & the international break, Towells & Collings briefly discuss the Leeds game & how the changes from our ideal lineup affected how we played, before answering some of your questions ahead of the end of the season. If you have any questions for our next Q&A (or whenever), send them to us on twitter - you can find us @potshotpod ! Timestamps: Intro: 0:00 Leeds Section: 1:41-20:00 Trossard on the right 1:41-12:10 Holdi...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Towells is joined by Seb ( @Eulenberg_ ), not Collings, for a chat about the loss to Sporting and the win against Palace and, with just 10 games between now and the end of the season, we take a look at the journey ahead & identify potential pitfalls. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:06 - Sporting & Europa League Exit 14:28 - Crystal Palace 34:20 - The Run-In 54:57 - Towells' Trivia Book & Outro Thanks to Seb for joining us! You can find him on twitter @Eulenberg_ , or on the Jogo Bonito po...
Mar 21, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 24
No Towells on this episode of Pot Shot, as Collings is joined by the wonderful Sebastian Hund ( @Eulenberg_ ) to discuss our dismantling of Fulham, the wealth of options now available in our forward line & what we've learned from the first leg against Sporting. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:16 - Fulham 18:49 - Our forward options 42:02- Have we gotten worse defensively since the World Cup? 49:09 - Sporting Review 57:54 - Sporting Preview 1:05:42 - Outro Thanks to Seb for joining us! You can fin...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week, we talk about how the premier league scriptwriters have put the Arsenal at the centre of the narrative, and how much fun it is to have all of the best players in the world coming through Hale End. Also, the Bournemouth and Everton results, and a discussion of how much we should rest players (if at all) against Sporting in midweek. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:55 - Bournemouth 16:51 - Trossard, Smith-Rowe & Nelson 22:50 - Should we be worried about how we keep going behind? 26:44 - E...
Mar 08, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 22
NOTE: Towells couldn't use his usual mic this episode, so his audio sounds rubbish. We tried to fix it in the edit, but we couldn't. Sorry about that. Towells & Collings discuss the most 1-0 game of all time in Arsenal v Leicester. We discuss why we struggled to break down Leicester, how playing Trossard through the middle affected our attacking line, and why the Jorginho playing for us seems so unrecognisable when compared to the Jorginho who Chelsea fans moaned about non-stop. Timestamps: ...
Feb 28, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Arsenal's title charge has taken a stumble over the last week and a bit, with just one point from three games against Everton, Manchester City & Brentford. However, we showed some signs of getting back on track with a 4-2 win over Aston Villa at the weekend. Towells and Collings discuss if Arsenal are becoming too predictable in how they play and compare the merits & deficiencies of Jorginho and Thomas Partey. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:08 - Are We Becoming Too Predictable? 29:35 - Jorgi...
Feb 22, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 20
The inevitable happened, as Arsenal lost 1-0 away to Everton in classic "new manager bounce" fashion. Towells & Collings take some time to appreciate just how well Dyche has the Toffees playing in just over a week as well as discussing what we could have improved about our own performance. We then have a quick discussion of the Brentford and Manchester City games, which somehow seem to have become even more important given recent results... Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:08 - Sean Dyche Apprecia...
Feb 10, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Towells and Collings are on a time limit this week, as they have only half an hour to record before Collings' power will cut. Can they fit a review of the Manchester City game, discussion of deadline day, and a look ahead to Everton into such a short space of time? There's only one way to find out... Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Manchester City 8:22 - Missing out on Caicedo 12:20 - Getting Jorginho 19:51 - Sambi's loan to Palace 23:04 - Sean Dyche's Everton The scores for Towells' Trivia Book...
Feb 03, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 18
The two Alexes & Max ( @assna_maz ) take an in-depth look at our victory against Manchester United, before a bit of transfer talk and a look ahead to Manchester City in the FA Cup at the weekend. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:58 - Yanited overview 11:05 - What is an "Aggresive Mid Block?" Why do we have one? 14:56 - Saka & Nketiah 22:56 - The Zinchenko Role 30:42 - Ben White's struggles & Tomiyasu Switch 42:32 - Trossard Signing & Cameo 49:01 - January transfer strategy 1:00:14 - Ma...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 17
After an (un)surprisingly comfortable 2-0 win away against Spurs, there's no time to rest for Arsenal as Manchester United come to visit on the weekend. What tactical tweaks did Arteta make to exploit the weaknesses in Conte's system? What can we expect from a United side that's gone 13 games unbeaten in the league? Do our hosts know who Bruce Rioch is? All this and more in this week's Pot Shot! NOTE: This episode was recorded before United's draw against Crystal Palace midweek, so we didn't kno...
Jan 19, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 16
With everybody & their dog talking about Arsenal's attempts to buy at least one attacker this transfer window, Towells and Collings are joined by Llew from Scouted Football to discuss an area arguably in even greater need of reinforcement - midfield. We discuss the options we currently have, whether we should/will make any midfield signings in this window, and what we think the future of Arsenal's midfield looks like. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:46 - Albert Sambi Lokonga 11:39 - Fabio Viera...
Jan 15, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 15
The Gunners achieved 4 points from their two New Years' weekend games, beating Brighton at the AMEX before being held to a 0-0 draw at the Emirates by Newcastle. Collings and Towells are joined by Max Taylor of Top Bins Talk to discuss Arsenal's fortunes across the two games, before giving their thoughts on two rumoured transfer targets now that the window is open once more. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Brighton 24:07 - Newcastle 47:30 - Transfer rumours (Mudryk 47:30, Joao Felix 56:30) 1:0...
Jan 06, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 14
After 6 weeks (and 45 minutes) off, Arsenal came back from behind to beat West Ham 3-1. Towells and Collings look back on the standout performances from the game, before a brief look forward to Brighton on Friday. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:32 - Martin Odegaard 09:02 - Eddie Nketiah 18:43 - Kieran Tierney 21:40 - The rest of the defensive line 28:04 - Brighton preview 31:16 - Trivia! 33:10 - Outro Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode - you can find us on the vast majority of go...
Dec 29, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 13
The probability of Arsenal topping the Premier League table at Christmas is a statistical wonder, and yet - here we are. With the return of club football just around the corner, Alexes Towells and Collings are joined by stats whiz Maram AlBaharna ( @maramperninety ) to discuss the stats behind Arsenal's storming pre-World Cup form, which left them top of the table going into the break. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:31 - Were pre-World Cup Arsenal "the Real Deal"? 07:45 - With Gabriel Jesus injure...
Dec 20, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 12
It's been a while since Alex Collings has been on the pod, so we sit down to discuss the three Premier League games Arsenal have played in that time: Southampton, Nottingham Forest and Chelsea. In doing so, we discuss what it means to be "in control" of a game, and what Arsenal are doing this season to be just so gosh darn good at it. TIMESTAMPS: Intro: 00:00 Chelsea: 02:57 Our Rest Defense Is Pretty Good: 08:23 What do we mean when we say a team is "in control"? 12:08 Why did we struggle to con...
Nov 12, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Alex Towells is joined by Ciaran ( @xCiaran_ ) and Abdul ( @Flaminiesta ) to discuss the draw against Southampton & the win at home to PSV, in the absence of Alex Collings, who has a degree to do this week. This podcast was recorded before Arsenal's 2-0 loss away to PSV, so we don't yet know we're destined to lose that game. You can tell. Also there are some audio issues at times - we're aware of what the problem is, and will fix it for next week, but there's not much we can do about this we...
Oct 28, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 10
The two Alexes, Towells ( @alextowells ) and Collings ( @alexfrco ), are joined by Ciaran ( @xCiaran_ ) to discuss the Leeds game & our Europa League campaign, before discussing who we think have been Arsenal's best players after 10 Premier League games. We then talk about Cuco Martina for a couple minutes, for some reason. TIMESTAMPS: Intro: 00:00 The Leeds Game: 01:26 The Europa League campaign so far: 16:33 PSV Preview: 37:12 Arsenal's top performers from the season so far: 47:04 PSV &...
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 9
The two Alexes, Towells ( @alextowells ) and Collings ( @alexfrco ) are joined by Jon Mackenzie ( @Jon_Mackenzie ) to discuss the Liverpool game, before widening their scope to look at how Arsenal have fared in big games so far this season and what we can learn from their performances, then finishing off with a quick preview of the Leeds game. We answer your questions throughout the podcast, including "What are Arsenal's weaknesses?", "What does Arteta want from his defensive midfielder?", and "...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 8
The two Alexes, Towells ( @alextowells ) and Collings ( @alexfrco ) look back on a Spurs game that was a lot less nervy than anyone expected, then quickly look at the Bodo/Glimt game before being joined by Danny ( @calcio_danny ) to chat about what an underperforming Liverpool side might have in store for us ahead of the weekend. TIMESTAMPS: Intro: 00:00 NLD review: 00:50 Bodo/Glimt preview: 27:58 Liverpool preview with Danny: 31:10 Outro: 59:30 Here's Danny (& Rhys from Episode 6)'s podcast...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 7
The two Alexes, Towells ( @alextowells ) and Collings ( @alexfrco ) are joined by Rhys ( @RTJenky ) to give an in-depth preview of the Spurs game and answer some of your questions going into the match, before answering some of your... less on-topic questions. TIMESTAMPS: Intro: 00:00 What can we expect from Spurs? 02:52 Answering your NLD questions: 22:12 Should we play pragmatically, or stick to our principles? 22:12 How might Arteta try to shut down the Spurs front three? 30:41 Should we start...
Sep 29, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 6
The two Alexes, Towells ( @alextowells ) and Collings ( @alexfrco ) are joined by Abdul ( @flaminiesta ) to look back on the loss to Manchester United and win against Zurich, before looking ahead to the Brentford game this weekend. TIMESTAMPS: Intro: 00:00 United chat: 01:48 Zurich & squad depth: 30:14 Brentford Preview: 40:41 Outro: 51:34 We have a twitter account! Follow us @potshotpod to hear about all the latest episodes, and feel free to ping us a DM (or an email via potshotpod@gmail.co...
Sep 17, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 5
The two Alexes, Towells ( @alextowells ) and Collings ( @alexfrco ), take a look back at Arsenal's wins against Fulham and Aston Villa, before being joined by Aaron ( @amonizfootball ) and Kees ( @HemmenKees ) from Devils in the Details to discuss the trip to Old Trafford coming up this weekend. TIMESTAMPS: Intro: 0:00:00 Fulham & Villa games: 0:01:06 Manchester United preview w/ Devils in the Details: 0:19:52 Transfer chat: 0:57:22 Outro: 1:12:00 Find Devils in the Details, a Manchester Uni...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The two Alexes, Towells ( @alextowells ) and Collings ( @alexfrco ), take a look back at Arsenal's 3-0 away win at Bournemouth, rank every transfer we've made post-Wenger, and talk about the man who may well be our Mystery Right WingerTM. Joining them is Abhishek Sharma ( @abhisheksh_98 ), whose Arsenal knowledge is only matched by his love of retweeting dog content on twitter. We have a twitter account! Follow us @potshotpod to hear about all the latest episodes, and feel free to ping us a DM (...
Aug 25, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 3
The two Alexes, Towells ( @alextowells ) and Collings ( @alexfrco ), take a look back at Arsenal's 4-2 home win against Leicester, and use the starting XI of the first two games of the season to give a tactical overview of what Arsenal look like right now. We then have a quick look ahead at Bournemouth next weekend, take some time to laugh at Manchester United, and end off the show talking about the parallels in analysis across sports. We have a twitter account! Follow us @potshotpod to hear abo...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The two Alexes, Towells ( @alextowells ) and Collings ( @alexfrco ), take a look back at Arsenal's 2-0 away win at Crystal Palace, try to predict what the rest of the season will look like, and tell you what other football teams they like that aren't Arsenal. Joining them is Sav from Scouted Football ( @scoutedsxv ), offering something he rarely gets to do - opinions! We have a twitter account! Follow us @potshotpod to hear about all the latest episodes, and feel free to ping us if you have any ...
Aug 11, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1
