He’s become one of the best pundits in football. Today, Jobi McAnuff joins us for an honest conversation beyond the TV studio about football’s insane highs and despairing lows, and what it really means to be a captain.

Plus, what it’s really like to do punditry alongside Roy Keane and Jobi reveals the best full-back he ever faced in over 750 career appearances as a winger!

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Like most Arsenal fans, Piers Morgan enjoyed their win against Leeds United this afternoon as Mikel Arteta’s side storms towards ending this season with the title in the bag.

Arsenal need to win ten games before the term finishes to be sure of the title.

The first opponent was Leeds and after the international break, the players needed to show they have what it takes to get the trophy.

Mikel Arteta’s men did just that and Morgan reckons they showed how much hunger for success they have in them.

Morgan tweeted:

Leandro Trossard continues to show he is the best signing by any club in the January transfer window after he delivered another superb performance for Arsenal in their game against Leeds United.

The attacker joined the Gunners in the last transfer window after they missed out on Mykhailo Mudryk and he has proven to be one of the best buys around.

After his superb game against Leeds United, Darren Bent insists the Belgian is one of the signings of the entire season.

He tweeted:

“Trossard has been one of the signings of the season, I don’t care if he only arrived in January, he’s been Class”

Sky Sports journalist Oliver Yew insists Arsenal’s win against Leeds United was not straightforward, but he praised the Gunners for getting the job done.

Mikel Arteta’s side has had an amazing season and was expected to see off the Whites.

However, Leeds needed points to remain in the league and were always going to be very tricky opponents for the Gunners.

Arsenal got the job done eventually and a 4-1 score seems like it was an easy runout, but it wasn’t.

Leeds gave a good account of themselves in the fixture. Arsenal just wanted it more and had more quality in their team.

Former Scotland star Pat Nevin has praised Arsenal for how they defeated Leeds United this afternoon.

Mikel Arteta’s men responded emphatically to Manchester City beating Liverpool earlier in the day.

Arsenal had their points lead reduced by that City win, but Arteta’s men had plans to get it back and did so in fine fashion after a terrific performance against the Whites.

Leeds were not easy pickings, but Arsenal was in the mood to get nothing but a win and earned it with a superb display.

The Gunners showed why they could win the title and it impressed Nevin. He said on the BBC:

Leeds United managed to get a goal back to make it 3-1 but any hope they had of getting back into the game has been completely eradicated with Granit Xhaka getting his name on the scoresheet to put the Gunners 4-1 up.

Apart from a few isolated moments in the first half, Arsenal has completely dominated the game and deserves both the win and the scoreline.

This result will have sent a clear message to Man City, that Arsenal will not crumble under the pressure.

Ohhh quel but de Granit Xhaka sur une merveille de centre de Martin Ødegaard #ARSLEE | #PremierLeague pic.twitter.com/gfZv08l22f

— CANAL+ Foot (@CanalplusFoot) April 1, 2023

What would a dream 2022-23 Arsenal women’s season look like? Making sure they win another trophy, either the Champions League title or the WSL title, or fighting to win both?

I have two arguments for this question: First, Arsenal can decide to focus on one trophy, most likely the Champions League, and fight tooth and nail for it. Up next for them in the competition is the Semi-finals against Wolfsburg.  Beating an in-form Bayern Munich should make give Arsenal the confidence that they can beat Wolfsburg in the upcoming semi-finals. If Eidevall and his team reach the final, then we can trust them to do one thing: win it. This may guarantee them a double: a chance to defend the Champions League and enough funds to invest in the squad.

Eidevall and his squad may also put in a shift to lift the WSL title. With three points separating Arsenal from top spot and a game in hand, Arsenal can lift the league if they put their mind to it, but they’ll have to give everything they’ve got not only because at this point any of the Manchester clubs or Chelsea can lift the league but because of their injury struggles, with Kim Little and Katie McCabe adding to the long list of Arsenal injuries. Should Arsenal win them all, or should they just pick one and say, That’s it?

If it were up to Manuela Zinsberger’s (Arsenal’s goalkeeper) decision on what the Arsenal women should target, she would want them to win them all. “We are always trying to win trophies; that’s how we start the season and how we come into pre-season,” Zinsberger said after the Continental Cup win as quoted by Fawsltalk. “I am always aiming for a trophy, no matter what. I don’t need a trophy to start us off; I need the team we have. We want to win every trophy.

“I think it’s a nice opportunity for us to get some training in.”

Arsenal is flying now, just ten minutes into the second half and the Gunners are now three up against a hapless Leeds United.

It was a brilliant goal in terms of its build-up with Leandro Triossard and Gabriel Jesus combining to put the game beyond Leeds.

This is the perfect response to Man City beating Liverpool comprehensively earlier today and will maintain the 8-point gap at the top of the table.

Watch and enjoy one of the videos below.

Gabriel Jesus has a brace and look at how much it means!

That did not take long, just a couple of minutes into the second half and Arsenal have doubled their lead over Leeds United.

It was a well-crafted goal with Gabriel Martinelli providing the cross that deceived the Leeds defence and Ben White was on hand to take full advantage.

It is looking good for the lads, all they need to do now is not concede and the three points are guaranteed.

Watch the video below and enjoy, I certainly did.

Et le break pour Arsenal !

Gabriel Jesus is back with a bang, the Brazilian created then converted a penalty against Leeds United this afternoon at the Emirates Stadium.

The penalty was deserved, however, it has to be said that the Whites did have more than enough chances to take the lead themselves.

Hopefully, this will settle the lads down and they can now go on and collect all three points.

Watch the video below and enjoy the return of Jesus to scoring for Arsenal.

For the first time since October, Gabriel Jesus scores and Arsenal are in the lead!

The keys are in the lock, the gate is open, but oh yes we’re here with a weekend Ramble! Marcus and Andy react to news that one of Spurs’ targets has replaced, erm, another of Spurs’ targets at Bayern Munich. And it was a terrible day in more ways than one for poor old Julian Nagelsmann…

We recap an even worse day for Karim Benzema as Kylian Mbappé and co run wild against the Dutch, while Marcus makes his feelings known about Antoine Griezmann’s pink hair and Virgil van Dijk proves that he’s got guts of steel after withstanding a dodgy chicken curry.

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Are England rusty? Are England confident? Is it rusty confidence?

Marcus, Jim, Pete and Luke react to a splendid night in Naples for Harry Kane! And definitely a splendid one for Kalvin Phillips, who was just happy to be involved.

Elsewhere, a sensational list of puns from a listener (it’s been a while), Roy Hodgson gets his talons on the perch at Crystal Palace, and we get to the bottom of Jonjo Shelvey’s friction with John Legend. Plus, we have an existential crisis: if Soccer AM are gone, where does that leave us?

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The Euros qualifiers are back! And ahead of tonight’s Euro 2020 re-run, Dotun, Andy and David talk all things Azzurri and explore why Roberto Mancini is bemoaning a lack of Italian players after a season of brilliant success in Europe for Serie A clubs. 

Elsewhere, we bid farewell to Mesut Özil, who tellingly didn’t bid farewell to Germany in his retirement announcement. And David and Andy ask: is El Clásico dead?!

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Andy heads to one of Europe’s most intimidating stadiums: the Estádio do Dragão. It’s a huge Champions League night and Porto have the chance to make it two Portuguese teams in the quarter-finals for the first time ever. 

Unsurprisingly, the atmosphere lived up to the occasion. Andy finds out how Sérgio Conceição has quietly (well, no, pretty loudly in his case actually) become one of Europe’s most impressive coaches and witnesses one of the most dramatic ends to a game you’ll ever hear! Plus, unexpected trivia about André Villas Boas’ grandmother.

Special thanks to New Balance Football for taking us to the wonderful city of Porto!

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“Sacked in the morning? Don’t think so.”

Ian Holloway has so many famous one-liners that there are two entire books just of his quotes. But there’s more to him than those soundbites.

Kate sits down with the former Crystal Palace, QPR and Blackpool manager to discuss how he’s brought up three deaf children, how that’s informed his management in incredible ways, and his view of the chaotic relegation scrap this season!

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Carnival season is here! That’s right, it’s Ronaldinho’s birthday…

Marcus, Jim, Vish and Pete relive the roller coaster career of the Brazilian star so dazzlingly skilful he seemed like he walked straight out of a Nike advert. And most of the time, he’d probably actually walked straight out of a nightclub. 

At long last, this is the unmissable Ramble Guide To… Ronaldinho!

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“Don’t back down, double down”. Aleksandar Mitrović appears to have been following the advice of Limmy this weekend. Was the incident even that bad? Chris Sutton thinks it was, so we probably have to disagree.

Today Marcus, Vish, Jim and Pete relive a weekend in which football seemed to malfunction and the end result was glorious chaos. Vish questions whether an Arsenal-supporting AI bot has taken over Antonio Conte and we hoot with delight at the thought of Roy Hodgson returning to his Selhurst Park nest. We're also concerned for Fizzer now that the Kim Kardashian curse could be coming to Miami. You don’t want to miss this.

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Welcome to our brand new Patreon bonus episode, The Five Hive! Every Sunday, your favourite Ramblers will be debating their favourite fives. From the best football club quirks, to our top five foods at football grounds - we'll have the lot. Today, Pete reveals all about his truly bizarre matchday experience in Japan...

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Patrick Vieira’s out! On St Patrick’s Day of all days. Marcus, Andy and Luke ask whether David Moyes has ever been sacked on St David’s Day and (of course) make the case for Roy Hodgson’s return.

Elsewhere, there’s news that Arsenal man Nuno Tavares has accidentally signed a petition to get rid of one of his own teammates and unconfirmed news that Charlie Kane has made the same mistake on a new Spurs contract for his brother. Plus, biznezz time in the FA Cup and a new England squad! Looks a lot like the old one, mind…

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