What next for Arsenal? & Is Iraola better than Slot?
6/1/202647 min
After a “painful” defeat in the Champions League final.
What do Arsenal need to do to close the gap on PSG next season?
And what next for Liverpool after the departure of Arne Slot?
Host: Adam Leventhal
Guests: Tom Williams & Art de Roché, James Pearce
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producers: Mike Stavrou, Paul Iliffe
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First 90 secondsTom Williams· Guest0:00
[gentle music] The Athletic FC.
Adam Leventhal· Host0:03
Hi there, and welcome to The Athletic FC podcast with me, Adam Leventhal. [upbeat music] Coming up today, after a painful defeat in the Champions League final, what do Arsenal need to do to close the gap on PSG next season?
Tom Williams· Guest0:18
[upbeat music] Gabriel versus Šešelj. Has to go in. Oh, he's missed it. [crowd cheering] He's missed it. It's heartbreaking for Arsenal. Soul-destroying for Gabriel.
Adam Leventhal· Host0:40
So a lot happened over the weekend. We'll deal with the Champions League final, Arsenal's Premier League winning parade, and also Arne Slot departing Liverpool. James Pearce is gonna be joining us for that a little bit later on. But first up, it's hello to Tom Williams, French football journalist. How are you?
Tom Williams· Guest0:58
Hi. I'm very well, thanks. How are you?
Adam Leventhal· Host1:00
Yeah, all good. All good. And also hello to The Athletic's Arsenal correspondent, Art de Roche. How are you?
Art de Roche· Guest1:07
I'm, I'm good. I, I know you're probably expecting a different answer- [laughs] ... but I'm actually okay. A little bit sleep-deprived, but I'm all good.
Adam Leventhal· Host1:15
[laughs] Yeah, so it's interesting, obviously the defeat in the Champions League final, but then the parade, it- it's quite a switch in emotions. How, how was that parade for you, Art?
Art de Roche· Guest1:26
Yeah, I mean, I can only speak as one of the over a million people who