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#42: Old Habits Die Hard

Season 2, Ep. 4
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Alex, Lorcan & Towells discuss a frustrating game against Fulham, where two of Arsenal's worst recent habits reared their ugly head: Conceding within the first minute at home, and dropping into a block the moment a lead is gained.


At the top of the podcast, we discuss the passing of our friend Omar. His friend Jonathan Peters is running a marathon to raise money for the charity James' Place, who help to support suicidal men. If you have the financial means to donate in Omar's honour, you can find a link to Jon's Justgiving page here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/jonathan-peters-1690993495166?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Fjonathan-peters-1690993495166&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share


If you are affected by the discussion at the top of the podcast, you are not alone. Here are some charities you can contact if you feel you need someone to talk to:

UK: Samaritans. Call 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org

USA: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Call 988 or text TALK to 741741

India: Hello! Lifeline. Call 1800-121-3667


Timestamps:

Omar: 0:00-4:00

Intro: 4:00-9:45

Bad Habits 9:45-21:42

Team selection & player performances 21:42-39:28

Inverting fullbacks & underperforming xG: 39:28-50:11

Answering Your Questions: 50:11-59:30

Who do we think will start against Manchester United? 59:30-1:04:14

Outro: 1:04:14-1:05:24


Thank you to Marc, Max, Cian, Brandon & Jake for their questions, and thank you to everyone else who sent in questions we didn't have time to answer today. If you've got any questions you want us to answer, you can find us on Twitter & Instagram @potshotpod. Feel free to ping us a DM (or an email via potshotpod@gmail.com)!


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Alex: @alexfrco

Lorcan: @Lxwrites1

Manas: @watmanAFC

Seb: @Eulenberg_

Towells: @alextowells


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