Hello everyone and welcome back to Inside Arsenal.
In today’s show I discuss comments made by Mikel Arteta on Bukayo Saka’s contract, Ben White’s lack of game time and plenty more.
0:00 – Intro
1:55 – Arteta confident on Saka deal
6:42 – Ben White’s minutes
9:17 – Replacing Gabriel
12:15 – Your views
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21 Comments
Timber not starting against Bayern 😂 nice try, Charles
Timber have step up now showing his greatness
If Ben can.play let him
Hey Charles. What a win, Heady coming through with an all timer! Love to see it. England were fucking awful second innings. Massive effort by the bowling unit too, Starc was massive. The Gabba is going to be tough for the English 🇦🇺
Thoughts on Ian Wright's comments about Jude?
Give Max 15 minutes
COYG
Pray for spurs tomorrow.
We're gonna hit them hard 💪
Hopefully 🫣
Morning Fellow GUNNERS!⚪️🔴
Been saying for at least 3 years, White is a decent fullback, but not the level it takes to win the biggest prizes…. just needs to give Jurien a rest here and there and that'll do for me…… oh, if he can speed up his throw ins a bit as well, I'd be mightily grateful 😊… he must waste 3 minutes a game trying to select a team mate…. keep the shithousery tho Ben, love that 👌
Didnt Saka sign a new deal earlier this year?
We need to start winning so our players are happier and want to create the legacy
Hope Eze Steps Up, i seen flashes but thats Not enough, and this is the Type of Game to Get all the Love
Hi Charles.
I'll go with :
Trossard Merino Saka
Rice Zubimendi Eze
Cala Mosquera Saliba Timber
Raya
You've done it again and told us the cricket update before we've had a chance to watch the highlights. Why! I'm switching off from here until after the Ashes series,. Those of us who can't afford Sky rely for a bit of tension and drama on watching the highlights. Why spoil it?
If Arteta isolates BW he better win a major trophy.
There's no way BW improves without game time
It feels like Ben is past it…he has shown a lack of pace when he played…I expect he will be a squad player not a started…Big Gabi is big Gabi…no replacing, but we have incredible players to step up…no worries…COYG
On the Ben White situation, I have to wonder what is the level of fitness as he doesn't seem to be getting back to where he was, been injury plauged and im starting to think is it time to look to move on from him if he can't be relied on.
I thought maybe White in NLD for his fresh legs, but you've convinced me Charles that it'll be Timber. We shouldn't take any chances with Califiori and Hincapie.
Raya
Timber-Saliba-Mosquera-MLS
Zubimendi-Rice
Saka-Eze-Trossard
Merino
Arteta has more information about his squad that influences his selections, that will never be revealed to the press.
In regard to the Odegaard question, as a father of 4 there were nights the kids were up and down most of the night, holding down a monday – friday job it was very bad being sleep deprived going to work, can only imagine bring an athlete the difference and effect it could have, it may have been that and a dip in form.
These father comments are not really applicable to rich footballers who will no doubt have live in nannies to take the strain. Plus I doubt they're doing much of the cleaning up or laundry which will no doubt be allocated to the domestic staff.
And actually the players spend a very large part of the year living in hotels anyway, away from their offspring. There's a significant number of away PL games, Carabao cup and FA Cup away games, then there's CL away games with two day stopovers plus there are often internationals with hotel accommodation home and away for foreign players.