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Scott and Adam are back to break down Arsenal's League Cup Final loss to Manchester City. They push back on the post-match doom, arguing Arsenal's low-tempo approach wasn't a failure; it was a deliberate game plan built around missing Odegaard, Eze, and Martinelli. Without your A, B, and C options for getting between the lines, you adapt. City executed better on the day, but this wasn't a tactical masterclass dismantling.

They also zoom out: Arsenal won the two matches that actually mattered that week, and the League Cup was always the fourth priority. Nobody's consoling themselves with a Carabao Cup if the Premier League and Champions League are still on the table. One loss, the fourth of the season and the first by more than a goal, doesn't change the trajectory of a title race.

The episode closes with a look ahead, covering injury cover options, Saka's potential midfield role, Odegaard's return timeline, and what rotation might look like for Southampton and Sporting. The international break, annoying as it always is, might be exactly what this squad needs heading into the run-in.
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On this episode of the Cannon Stats podcast, Adam and Scott return after a Christmas break for a high-level discussion on Arsenal's recent form, dismissing finishing concerns, spotlighting key players, and previewing the massive upcoming clash with Aston Villa.

They dive into why the "wasteful finishing" narrative is shallow, highlighting forced own goals, strong shooting thwarted by great saves, and elite underlying process.

Conversations on Viktor Gyökeres' adaptation, Bukayo Saka's world-class creation and shot volume despite low-end product, the league-wide reality of "uncomfortable" wins, and optimism for a statement result against third-placed Villa to close out 2025.

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On this episode of the Cannon Stats podcast, Adam and Scott break down Arsenal’s kick in the balls loss against Aston Villa. It is a need catharsis and a nice way to get back to some analytical thinking about the match. The podcast goes through the second-guessing decisions that could have been made, the match key moments, hits on the individual performances and looks ahead to some chances for rotation.

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One of the other topics referenced was Gyokeres who has a tendency to not always run out every situation, which Adam saw in the film while he was at Sporting.

⁠Film Study: Putting Arsenal's striker links head-to-head⁠

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On this episode of the Cannon Stats podcast, Adam and Scott break down Arsenal’s draw against Chelsea, breaking down the big talking points, pre-red card Arsenal being outplayed? Post red card Arsenal getting a goal back but just playing decent? A bit on some of the individual performances and some big picture talk. It’s a full podcast and the start of the busy season for Arsenal.

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Part 1 focuses on the period before the red card, Part 2 looks at the second half, the final part is a bit of a big picture look at things.
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On this episode of the Cannon Stats podcast, Adam and Scott break down Arsenal’s win against Tottenham, revel in the losses of Liverpool and Manchester City, do a mini power rankings and then look ahead to Chelsea and Bayern Munich. It’s a packed podcast after one of the more delightful weekends of the season.

Part 1 focuses on the match with Tottenham, Part 2 looks at Liverpool and Manchester City’s matches, the final part is looking ahead for the rest of the season, and the key matches Arsenal have in the next seven days.

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