Episode 3649: Troy The Main Character, Arsenal 2.0, Stoic Carrick, Heavy Crane In Oxygen Tent, Sensei v Sensei
For players new to La Liga, there’s no better way to get people’s attention than scoring the winner against Real Madrid. Betis Troy has lift-off – but did he really RAM Jose Mourinho’s historic quotes back down his throat, or is it possible that the interpersonal rivalry element of this story has been exaggerated for dramatic purposes?
We talk about Arsenal’s dominant victory against Chelsea, and why, despite Michael Carrick’s words, it shouldn’t be much consolation for Manchester United that Everton’s two goals were miracle-strikes.
Miguel Delaney joins us to talk about Arsenal-Chelsea and related issues. Did we see new layers to Mikel Arteta’s side? Should they have done the deal for Morgan Rogers or will it ultimately prove wiser to wait? And can the PL cash bubble really keep inflating forever?
On today’s show we have a chat with Héctor Bellerín about his new team-mate Troy, scoring against Real Madrid, the writing of Stefan Zweig and we get Héctor’s guide to a day in Seville…
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