Handbrake Off: The Athletic FC's Arsenal show

Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone to look back on Arsenal’s 2-0 victory against West Ham at The Emirates to leave Arsenal top of the League going into the October international break.

The panel discuss the routine nature of Arsenal’s performance, Martin Odegaard’s poor luck with injury, Martin Zubimendi’s impressive display off the bench, Declan Rice winning player of the match, Viktor Gyokeres’s form so far this sea...

Amy Lawrence and Art de Roché join Ian Stone to reflect on Arsenal’s 2-0 victory against Olympiacos in this season’s first Champions League game at home.

The panel discuss Arsenal’s incredible depth, the challenges Arteta will face managing the squad, the excellence of David Raya, Gyökeres’s improved performances, Martin Odegaard’s terrific display and potential return to form.

Plus, a look ahead to the match against West Ham...

Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone to reflect on Arsenal’s cathartic last minute 2-1 victory against Newcastle at St. James’s Park. 

The panel discuss the significance of the victory, Arteta’s attacking approach to the game amidst recent narratives of setting up negatively, and the standout performances of Jurrien Timber, Declan Rice and Mikel Merino amongst others. 

There’s analysis of the controversial ...

Amy Lawrence and Art de Roché join Ian Stone to reflect on a professional performance in Arsenal’s 2-0 win away to Port Vale in the Carabao Cup. 

The panel discuss the class of Eberechi Eze’s first Arsenal goal, Max Dowman’s impressive cameo, yet another contribution from Leandro Trossard from the bench and Myles Lewis-Skelly’s adjustment to less minutes this season after his whirlwind debut campaign last year.

They also...

Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone to reflect on a frustrating but potentially vital 1-1 draw at home to Manchester City. 

The panel discuss both the positives and negatives of the draw, recognising how good Manchester City really are, Arteta's a cautious approach, whether the starting lineup was the correct one and the attacking substitutions that helped rescue a point.

Plus, a look ahead to Arsenal’s Caraba...

Art de Roché and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone to reflect on Arsenal’s 2-0 win away to Athletic Club to begin their Champions League campaign. 

The panel chat about the team’s tricky start to the game, the amazing atmosphere in Bilbao, Arsenal’s impregnable defence and their “finishers” from the bench as Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard made the difference. 

Plus, a look ahead to another massive game in the Pr...

Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone to reflect on a near perfect afternoon for Arsenal as they breezed past Nottingham Forest 3-0 at The Emirates. 

The panel chat about how much there was to enjoy from the performance, the amount of options Arsenal now have, and how much this team has evolved since last season.

They also discuss the excellent performances across the pitch but particularly those from the new sig...

Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone for a special mailbag episode, catching up on the international break and answering your questions.

The panel discuss Madueke's impressive performance vs Serbia, Nottingham Forest swapping Nuno for Ange, whether Andrea Berta's first six months at the club have changed how Edu's legacy is viewed, which player would make the best mayor, and those that would make the cut in Amy's acid j...

Adrian Clarke and Art de Roché join Ian Stone to discuss Arsenal 4-1 opening day win against London City Lionesses in the WSL, highlights from the men's players during the International Break, William Saliba’s injury and Gabriel Martinelli’s struggles of late.

Plus, the panel answer your questions in the latest Handbrake Mailbag.

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Amy Lawrence and Art de Roché join Ian Stone to discuss the fallout post Liverpool, the validity of some of the narratives that have surfaced since, Arteta’s perception in the media, the transfer window and Andrea Berta’s impact since arriving. 

There's also chat about movie sequels with various tangents after Art watched The Godfather Part's 1 & 2 (can you tell it's the international break?).

Plus, we hear from Mike...

Amy Lawrence, Art de Roché and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone to reflect on Arsenal’s narrow 1-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.

They discuss the cautious approach from both teams, Arsenal’s lack of game changers, the latest impact injuries, how the new signings are adjusting, and the media narrative of Arsenal’s performance being boring. They touch on Eze’s debut, Martinelli’s difficulties, and there’s praise for the pe...

Amy Lawrence, Art de Roché and James McNicholas join Ian Stone to continue basking in the good feelings around Eze’s signing, they discuss the potential arrival of left footed defender (Arteta’s favourite) Piero Hincapie, potential departures of Jakub Kiwior and Reiss Nelson, and the overall financial value of the first team squad. 

The quality of Hale End and Max Dowman are also discussed and of course, they look ahead to ...

Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone to reflect on Eberechi Eze’s unveiling as an Arsenal player before the 5-0 demolition of Leeds in the first match at the Emirates this season. 

The panel chat about their favourite parts of Arsenal’s heartwarming announcement of Eze’s signing and his fantastic reception at the Emirates, and they pay tribute to Ian Wright including how lucky we are to have him as an ambassador wi...

Arsenal look to have hijacked Eberechi Eze's proposed move to Spurs. The Athletic's David Ornstein has reported that a deal has been reached in principle, with the Crystal Palace no.10 on the cusp of returning to the club he spent part of his youth career.

Amy Lawrence, James McNicholas, and Art de Roché join Ian Stone to revel in the news, discussing the romance of the deal, the various factors that lead to it happening, what h...

Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone to reflect on Arsenal's battling 1-0 victory over Manchester United in their season opener at Old Trafford.

The panel dissect a disappointing performance, including the difficulties Mikel Arteta's side faced on the day, struggling to take advantage in transition and being caught out at the back.

Plus, the impressive and vitally important performance from David Raya, and favourite ...

Amy Lawrence sat down with Mikel Arteta for an exclusive interview ahead of the new campaign. On today’s Handbrake Off, we hear the conversation, before Amy, Adrian Clarke and Ian Stone reflect on the chat.

Arteta spoke about his approach to integrating young players into the first team, his evolution as a manager, the difficulties he faces when making decisions that affect players, plus much more. 

The panel also look a...

Adrian Clarke and Art de Roché join Ian Stone to reflect on Arsenal's 3-0 win against Athletic Bilbao, the final game of pre-season.

They talk about Victor Gyökeres’s first goal (a header!), Zubimendi’s fantastic performance, positive showings from other new faces and who else but Bukayo Saka.

Plus the importance of Ethan Nwaneri's new contract, and a look ahead to the new season, including expectations and predictions.

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Adrian Clarke and Art de Roché join Ian Stone to reflect on Arsenal's 3-2 defeat to Villarreal, in which Viktor Gyökeres made his first start.

Mikel Arteta doesn’t like the semantics of the word ‘friendly’, and internally he refers to these games as ‘tests’ – but how much can we really read into these games? 

With the trip to Old Trafford just 10 days away, the panel discuss whether the performance left them concerned, t...

Amy Lawrence returns alongside Adrian Clarke and Ian Stone to bring you the latest from Arsenal's pre-season tour of Singapore.

Viktor Gyökeres was unveiled before the 3-2 victory over Newcastle on Sunday, that saw another exciting cameo from 15 year old Max Dowman.

The panel discuss Gyökeres' career to this point including his determination to get to the very top, and whether Arteta has a genuine decision to make over Dowman...