After a surprising loss to Aston Villa at home, Arsenal suffered a major setback to its title chances but the #Gooners are still in the race as emphasized by both Blackburn George and Shotta in this edition of the #UncensoredArsenal podcast. In their analysis they identified team selection and tiredness in the 2nd half as the main factor behind the defeat. They conclude that if Arsenal remain perfect for the rest of the season there is a chance of edging Man City to the title.

After a historic draw at ManCity, in this #UncensoredArsenal podcast, Blackburn George is swinging from two extremes; from outrageous enthusiasm at the massive effort it took to stop City from scoring to regret that it was a boring match of football for neutrals. But george is convinced that Arsenal has proved it has one of, if not the strongest defense in the league and defense win titles.

Arsenal slew Brentford and their negative tactics in the latest dramatic chapter of their 2023-24 Premier League season. In this #UncensoredArsenal podcast both Shotta and Blackburn George were impressed by the manner in which Arsenal gained the victory, increasing their intensity from the 1st to 2nd half as Expected Goals, Number of Shots and Corner Attempts significantly increased prior to the winning goal. Once again the podcast is “eating humble pie” for prematurely writing off Kai Havertz. George stresses that criticism was valid when he was playing the midfield Xhaka role but it must be acknowledged he has been outstanding playing as a false 9. The podcast concluded with thoughts about whether Arsenal’s title prospects are better than the failed challenge of 2022-23.

Arsenal spanked Newcastle in the first half with high energy pressing and total domination with the ball. Then showed the other side to their game by strolling through the second half while still doubling the total goals.

In this #UncensoredArsenal review of Burnly vs Arsenal Shotta and Blackburn George are eating loads of humble pie from start to finish. Contrary to their pre winter-break pessimism that the team was way off the standards of last season, the Gooners have gone on a goalscoring spree in the last 4 games together with an impervious defense that has rarely allowed more than 1 shot on target by the opposition. The first XI continue to put up sensational performances particularly Martin Odegaard who George has dubbed the “new Cesc Fabregas.”

In this #UncensoredArsenal review of Arsenal’s comprehensive 6-0 demolition of West Ham, Shotta and Blackburn George highlight the stats validating the sensational individual player performances of the entire starting XI. According to whoscored.com everyone had a rating of at least 8 out of 10 and all but one starter had over 90% pass completion. At the end of the day they were unable to select a Man-of-the-Match between Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka.

In this #UncensoredArsenal review of the latest Premier League encounter between Arsenal and Liverpool, Shotta and Blackburn George highlight that this was a big win for the #Gooners and give their opinion about its significance.

In this #UncensoredArsenal review of the FA Cup tie featuring Arsenal v Liverpool, Shotta and Blackburn George note that while it is difficult for #gooners to come out publicly and admit it, there is no denying Arsenal are in a slump. While Arsenal are an energetic, pressing team especially in the first half of games, it is clear opposing teams have sussed them out and the Gunners are finding it harder and harder to score goals as the game wears on. They recommend a rethink by Arteta while fans need to stand united behind the team if we are to at least make top-4 this season.

In their Arsenal-West Ham review for the #UncensoredArsenal, both Shotta and Blackburn George are critical of the goal-scoring impotence of the Gooners despite their massive superiority in possession. They both agree that it is time for a change; either a change the system or an upgrade to the strikers

In their #UncensoredArsenal match review of Liverpool v Arsenal, Shotta and Blackburn George are impressed by the improvements the Gunners demonstrated over prior years in fighting Liverpool to a standstill at their stadium. Despite the 2nd year in a row being top of the league at Christmas they have lagging doubts as to whether Arsenal have the quality to win the title. Given the evident progress of Arsenal these past years they are alarmed that some Gooners have made Zinchenko and Martinelli scapegoats for whatever shortcomings the team may have.