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Podcast: THE ARSENAL OPINION - BY LE GROVE
Episode: THERAPY SESSION | REVISING MERINO SLANDER
Description: Pete, Matt Kandela, and Jacob Hawley return for a fiery therapy session — unpacking Arsenal’s international break chaos, Viktor Gyökeres’ crisis of confidence, and the looming barometer game away at Fulham.
The crew debates whether the Swede’s slump is just a blip or the start of a bigger rethink — and how long Mikel Arteta will persist before Kai Havertz reclaims the nine. There’s deep chat on Bukayo Saka’s fitness whispers, Mikel Merino’s wild evolution from “bit of a clogger” to Spain’s Cristiano Ronaldo, and how Arsenal’s new load-management philosophy could define the season.