{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2e89e5685069f99f95b0b6/6a9a94dcfad2aff91caa2154?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Élisa de Almeida: Arsenal’s New No.5, the Controversy & the Footballer","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2e89e5685069f99f95b0b6/1788515170775-7a76cbcb-dc78-4dcb-9f56-ea7d34dd792e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, Roberto looks carefully at the allegations being made about Arsenal’s new No.5, tracing what can actually be established from the available evidence, what remains unproven and why repeating something hundreds of times online doesn’t make it fact.</p><p><br></p><p>Then we get back to the football.</p><p><br></p><p>Who is Élisa de Almeida? What sort of defender have Arsenal signed? Why has Renée Slegers added a 28-year-old with 52 France caps, 154 PSG appearances and extensive Champions League experience to a defence already containing Leah Williamson, Lotte Wubben-Moy and Steph Catley? And could her mobility and experience at both centre-back and right-back change the way Arsenal defend this season?</p><p><br></p><p>There’s also Friday news on Olivia Smith’s forthcoming <em>Olivia in London</em> documentary and Georgia Stanway’s Arsenal Reddit AMA.</p><p><br></p><p>A slightly different Trailblazers episode, but an important one: slow the conversation down, follow the evidence and then make up your own mind.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow <strong>Arsenal Women: Trailblazers</strong> wherever you listen, visit <strong>ArsenalWomenTrailblazers.com</strong> and find Roberto on Instagram at <strong>@ArsenalWomenTrailblazers</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters</p><p><br></p><p>01:35 Intro</p><p>03:18 Olivia Smith: <em>Olivia in London</em></p><p>05:05<em> </em>Georgia Stanway’s Arsenal AMA</p><p>08:15 What’s actually behind the Élisa controversy?</p><p>10:00 Evidence, allegations and social media</p><p>18:17 Who is Élisa de Almeida the footballer?</p><p>25:50 What her signing changes for Arsenal</p><p><br></p><p>Read Georgia Stanway's AMA on <a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/ArsenalWFC/comments/1vo5b4w/hi_im_georgia_stanway_ask_me_anything/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal's Reddit</a> </p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Roberto Revilla"}