Episode 3479: Arsenal Stumbling, Events Dear Boy, Tudor’s Spurs
Arsenal, determined to turn a title procession into a desperate scramble, threw away another two points last night at Wolves. Will Ken take accountability for being wrong about Arsenal cruising to the title? Not today. Instead he lashes out at a series of easy targets. Our conclusion: the pressure is coming from inside the house.
We talk also about the latest developments in the controversy over Ireland’s Nations League draw against Israel, as Stephen Bradley makes his feelings about the game clear.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke joins us to talk about the beginning of the most-likely-quite-short Igor Tudor era at Tottenham. The North London derby this Sunday gives Tudor the chance to earn instant legend status. But why have Spurs turned to him now? And what, if anything, is their longer-term plan?
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