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your destination for in-depth discussion and analysis of the Premier League and Champions League I'm Robbie Musto this is Robbie Earl and today we break down week 28 of this Premier League season here are the top lines Arsenal beat Palace 4-1 to open an eight-point gap at the top of the Premier League table Tottenham drop points late at Southampton and Antonio Conte launches incredibly fiery rant Patrick Vieira sacked in midweek Crystal Palace we'll get into the details of how Newcastle United takes the three points late behind Alexander, he's in Grace and the relegation battle is starting to heat up nine teams or closing in on the relegation zone, that's what we have in today's episode, yeah mate, uh, and I guess we have to start with the last game we have.

I just saw Arsenal, four, Crystal Palace, one, lost their parallel stories, in this game, you know, an arson can put the gap of eight points with Manchester City playing in the FA Cup. How would they react if they came out of the disappointment of the Europa League? penalty by Martinelli misses for the Crystal Palace team who sacked the manager not long after we did the

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was the new manager's rebound what Palace would look like so one of the questions some questions coming into the game Rob, but I think I mean we both agreed, I spoke to Rebecca after the game, it's an incredible team, it seemed like they were rising to the challenge and getting better week by week, getting better, they're getting better, that's what's crazy now and I know Crystal Palace , uh in a post there on Tomb will go into detail about them a little bit later, um, but just the way they play, you know, and Crystal Palace, to be fair, put together a slightly different team, yeah, McCarthy was taking over as caretaker manager at the moment and employing two very deep central midfield players to basically man to man Odegaard and Granny yeah stop that kind of inside threat we bought from Miller chin don't you?

Corey basically said those two, go mark those two Arsenal guys and then schlock. was a little bit higher in trying to get involved with a party in the middle of the party, yes, different because viera had it, you have someone else, type Holdings, there is a little bit different and it worked through the center, but then the

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Of course, they have talent in different places and this Arsenal team is almost as if they automatically find where the weakest point is, as if they are trying to play through the middleware. Odegaard and Jacket try to sneak in there, if that doesn't work they al

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have wider options. and today was the first day, but Kara Saka and Gabrielle Martinelli Rob, when they found themselves in different situations, not the palace defenders received a lot of help, yes, but Martinellin Saka made the difference today and it was excellent, yes, it was interesting. because the game started, I thought of Palace the way they prepared, if you're a little surprised, an Arsenal official, we found out after an emotional defeat on Thursday night in the Europa League, but they had a couple of chances with so much strength that I had a chance against Edward I.

I thought if I was slightly offside, but one or two looks at the Arsenal goal and that's, you know, 10 minutes on the clock thinking, oh interesting, that was a plan, yeah, I hinted at The Wire players, which they did, I mean Ramsdale. actually makes a really good save from Zoho, the one who hits his hands hits a post and hits his

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, he gets to safety um and then all of a sudden the Arsenal got going when you say the Arsenal is kind of like That used to be our city. It's like if you cover a hole with your finger, the water comes out through another, covers that hole and appears, like they overload you in some area of ​​the field where they are going to get an advantage, it's almost as if they had a plan, yes, and we have listened to Pep Set before where he talks about his inside attack, yes, and his outside attack, and it's pretty much identical to that high eight, if you like, that rush forward that creates problems and again they did a great job in the wider areas , I mean, it's just that you know, I know that, um, Gabriel Jesus is

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, so there's more good news, yeah, he's back, you've got Emma Smith lined up with more minutes because Joshua started again, wasn't it him, instead of Jesus, the one who was in it? bench, he had 45 minutes in the Europa League, yeah, I'd just ask Rob in terms of that and the whole Jesus thing.

Joshua gets another assist today he plays very well for Greenwich. He could have scored one of the goals. I tend to think well over and over again. This is just based on the last three or four um, he makes them better in attack, yeah, and I wouldn't change that to be fair, I said and I understand you too that I liked him on the side. When he was on the team he had energy now yes, what do you like about that? um right now at the level that they are playing with the influence that Charles is having on the team having joined the club for a fee of up to 33 million dollars right now he is a stop he is in the starting lineup Gabriel Jesus has been out for long time steal was was a serious injury his body is still recovering getting back to full game Fitness there is absolutely no reason to force him into the team to Get him moments at the right times um and I agree I think the front three are now starting when Martinelli and Jesus are benched to give you different options at different times when you need them, there's a bit of a problem at the start. of course William celebrates, he got hurt last game, he didn't play, Rob holding came in, he did a reasonable job, that's all he did well today, yeah, but I'm going to Chuck on my little underrated Rob and a player that I I'm sure we've mentioned before that he's part of the Arsenal team, not one that grabs all the headlines, but he's definitely involved in the first goal he assisted.

I think the second or third goal is Ben White, yes, Ben White. Ben White is growing as an alternative. more really as a central defender Ben White when he came he came from Brighton yes, versatility he just has he has a natural ability to play in different places he is fast he is a good defender surprisingly he stays confident and stable on the ball he showed his small assist today he pushed the ball towards football, yes, yes, for his beautiful goal, yes, he did a great job with his winger for the most part after that first little run, you know, and I think he's a player that I don't think people appreciate the good.

It's actually Ben White and he's just one of them, listen, let's think about what he's doing and watch him, watch him, there are so many other players that are watching you from somewhere, I get it, but if you watch what he does with the ball He's on the defensive side, on the passing side, sometimes he moves to the midfield side, but mostly on the right side, I think Ben White is a little underrated and what he brings to this team and a big part of why what Arsenal looked like. they are about to become Premier League champions Julie Good Channel a couple of reasons why I'm with you on that remember, I think it was a game against Manchester City when Tommy ass who played and dropped Ben White, yeah, mistake, yeah, mistake, it came back, it came back, it didn't work, um, I think Ben White is underrated because he famously came out in some interview with Rob or something and said he wasn't particularly into football, he doesn't watch a lot of games and people go crazy, you know, as people listen, it's built and we know how to address very different people with very different styles, so I think it's not, you're a natural, maybe a soccer guy, um and you have reason, he is underrated, he can be an auxiliary central defender if they need him, obviously, they have a bit of cover there, he can play as a defender, it helps him, he does better in attack, when he advances, he does better.

On defense, when he has to play against someone like Will Zoho, he can be a threat, so yeah, fine, everyone was talking about money, right? It was 50 million pounds like 75 million dollars when he first arrived. Can you spend that much money on this guy? I think it's starting to show that it looks like a good business, so yeah, it's a good chance that they're getting better, they're getting better week to week, whether they're getting better, I mean, less drama, I mean they had. that return, right? Yeah, you know, they go to the tough spot of Fulham and dismantle them three and a half times, dismantle Palace again today just to find a way.

I'm in Rob's position, where I feel like I'm enjoying the challenge. No, I'm not thinking and it's interesting because I stay with what Lee Dixon told me: let's wait for the moment when the wobble comes. 10 games left to steal. They had a little wobble. They had one. Yes. City Everton lost. They lost. Everton and then Man City and they drew with Brentford in the middle of that, so yeah, but then they won five, six games in a row, now I think what Dick was saying, Lee Dixon said, it's the last 10 games, the last 10 games, this is it.

Do you think this is going to happen now? That's pretty much where I'm getting at. I haven't said it for a while. This young group of players, Rob, no, it's almost like because we don't know we haven't done it. I've seen them anytime when we feel people getting negative, well they're going to wobble, well they haven't hit the thing yet, whatever it is, what if it's the opposite? Rob, what if it's the opposite? They don't wobble with these. actually they enjoy it more they are not in the Europa League anymore, I know mate, I know, but there will be some nervous moments, I think they will be the last and this is what Lee says until you are there, Robert, yes, three o There are four games left and you have a five or three point lead.

OMG, can you imagine what the Emirates will be like in terms of excitement level? Is it then and only then? Because at this point we may have seen teams. Leicester teams we've seen Tottenham teams, not at the moment starting to go like all these 10 games got into your head. I don't see any of that with Arsenal, I know, and then maybe they have to get over it. I mean, maybe they are so excited, they are so organized, they are so confident, they are so young, they have so much energy, yes, they are so hungry, by the way, yes, how hungry they are too, just that again.

We'll move on to Chelsea and so on and other teams, but the way Rob scores a goal, yeah, well, first of all, they're built on Newcastle in terms of those relentless attackers who score, go again and again and again and again. . I mean, it must be a nightmare for the players, that's the difference and that's what looks so hungry that God, they score one, they want to go and get two to alleviate that little wobble or set piece goal that could leave them in points. . Everywhere we have Manchester United's quarter-final Fulham, uh, playing just as we're doing it and it looks like Michevich has got Fulham

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the look at Ultra, yeah, in the second half again we'll go over the FA results.

Cup, we also know the FA Cup draw, but later in this podcast we will, yes, we will summarize it and we will do it right now. Fulham Fulham, since we're in all the traffic, it's a good result for them. Crystal Palace because, um, there were a lot of headlines today, I think based on Patrick Vieira being shot less than 12 hours after we did our lab, our last podcast and we'll say that Patrick could be fine for the next two or three games. Steve Paris, the president um because we obviously had a different thought that they decided to pull the trigger on Friday Robin and he was relieved of his duties Patty McCarthy was put in charge of him, talks about Roy Hodgson coming in tomorrow, possibly Monday and taking over the reins to fix things during the international break, was it the right decision? um, based on what you see today, how concerned are you about Crystal Palace, well, back to the decision, a quick line from each of us on that, um, I was at the show on Friday, so I had to react Yes, I think it was an overreaction, 12th in the league table.

I said it before, that means six, oh no, there's only a three-point gap, but there's still eight teams below them, so six. I have to beat them in 11 games, which I still think is unlikely to be another point, but in the underdogs I have to get results, yes, and quite a few of them have to jump over, so I don't think they should have. There has been panic. I think Patrick has obviously had a bad run if you went through, which I did line by line every game since the start of '23 at this whole level, and they should find a win even though they've been tough games, but they were like 1- 1 no no there was only one goal yeah one was a four nil from Spurs or something anyway but nothing just for us to shout how many times Rob in the last week or two weeks or you can go back further if I mentioned Palace.

I'll tell you what, yes, yes, they have to be a little careful, but we never thought they were in the relegation mix. There were a couple of results last weekend and suddenly you wait a minute 33. points now they lose at Man City, don't you? And suddenly, oh, he disappeared before we even talked about the games and David Moyes and many others who trust those guys. I'm surprised you're okay, Steve Parish, who was the oneManchester United, in a massive game. a James's Park that will be rocking but for now I'm out it's moldy along with the two Bubbies thanks for watching listen stay safe stay healthy good night hi I'm Rebecca Lowe Studio host of NBC's coverage of the Premier League.

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