Episode 3444: Strong Men Create Good Times
In 24 days, Arsenal Football Club will play the Champions League final against a defensively porous and probably overconfident opponent.
Mikel Arteta’s team is just four wins away from completing what would go down as the greatest season in the 140-year history of the club.
It seems crazy, but it’s happening.
Today we discuss how the wheel of time is carrying Arsenal towards glory.
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