Bukayo Saka: The bringer of joy
5/4/202648 min
Art de Roché and Amy Lawrence join Ian Stone to discuss Arsenal’s 3-0 win at home to Fulham on Saturday.
The panel reflect on the fun starting line-up that led to a fun afternoon, the sense that momentum is developing, Fulham being the perfect opponent in the middle of a Champions’s League semi-final, Saka’s joyful display lifting his teammates, Gyokeres’s best performance so far as he was surrounded by more technical players, Lewis-Skelly impressing in midfield after a tough season and paying tribute to Per Mertesacker as he leaves his role as academy manager.
Plus, they discuss which trophy they want more, the Premier League or the Champions League, and look ahead to the the semi-final second leg of the Champions League against Atletico Madrid at Emirates stadium on Tuesday.
If you like the panel’s song choices, check out the ‘Now that’s what I call Handbrake’ playlist on both Spotify and Apple Music and listen to them all there:
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/now-thats-what-i-call-handbrake/pl.u-d2b00jZuDxWk6P
Producer: Robby Williams
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
[instrumental music] The Athletic FC.
Amy Lawrence· Panelist0:03
[upbeat music] The only way to score is, of course, to play, uh, with the handbrake off.
Ian Stone· Host0:12
Hello, I'm Ian Stone. This is Handbrake Off, the Arsenal podcast brought to you by The Athletic. We're gonna be talking about Arsenal's 3-0 win, home to Fulham on Saturday, and look ahead to the small matter of the second leg of the Champions League semifinal against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night. I'm joined by Artro Roche and Amy Lawrence. Good afternoon. We're, we're recording this Sunday night, by the way. Good evening, actually.
Amy Lawrence· Panelist0:37
Hiya.
Art de Roché· Panelist0:38
Good evening.
Ian Stone· Host0:38
[laughs] Hi. Nice to see you guys. Amy put me onto this, by the way. There's a thing that's happening, Red Action Gooners. Basically, it's a greet the team bus event, essentially. If you wanna come and help us welcome the team into our stadium ahead of another huge fixture. It's Hornsey Road, Benwell Road, Bear Roundabout area, in front of the Armory, 5:45 to about 6:30. That's when they'll be coming in. Although, I'm assuming if there's thousands of people turn up, it might take a bit longer to get in [laughs] tonight. [laughs] We're asking as many fans as possible to show up, just 'cause it's a special night, right? And I think it's great. I think you're right to make me point it out, Amy. Not make me, just suggest that I do, and I did. But, you know, you are absolutely right, 'cause this is such a, such a huge game. So assuming you're going, right, and I'm not saying you are, but if you were, Art, what would you do