How Arteta ended Arsenal's 22-year 'Banter Era’ to have the last laugh

About this episode

The episode discusses Arsenal's end of a 22-year title drought under Mikel Arteta and its implications for the team and their upcoming Champions League final.

Back in 2004, no Arsenal fan would have believed that after going an entire Premier League season unbeaten, they’d have to wait 22 YEARS to be crowned Champions again… then on Tuesday night, all the waiting and wishing and fear and lost hope finally came to an end - and North London was brought to a standstill. Fireworks, fans and Arsenal players still celebrating outside the Emirates at 5am. Mikel Arteta's side have overcome the memes and online jibes of 'bottlers' to mark an end to Pep Guardiola's reign over English football. Do the endless conversations over their 'style' still matter? Does this change the complexion of their Champions League final against PSG ? And with the pressure to deliver a major title lifted, how will Arteta's team evolve? Former Man City defender Nedum Onouha and the Athletic's Arsenal correspondent Amy Lawrence joins Gabby and Mark to explain. 📩 Got a question? Send it here: https://forms.gle/9SBbW1SYWqXLKnRT7 💭 Tell us your thoughts in our listener survey: https://forms.gle/YMUvajQktqBuimgh6 🖥️ Watch our full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SportsAgentsPod 📱Follow us on socials: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thesportsagents…

People in this episode

Hosts: Gabby, Mark

Guests: Nedum Onouha, Amy Lawrence

Topics covered

• Arsenal
• Mikel Arteta
• Premier League
• Champions League
• football history
• team evolution

Keywords

• Arsenal
• Mikel Arteta
• Premier League
• Champions League
• Pep Guardiola
• Nedum Onouha
• Amy Lawrence
• football
• North London
• Emirates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arsenal, Pep Guardiola, PSG, Global

Places: North London, Emirates

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