00:00Jack, let's look at Arsenal's Champions League draw now. Obviously, a few fantastic
00:08ties. I mean, PSV Eindhoven, in terms of the Round of 16 teams, is not the worst draw,
00:14but I'm sure PSV will look at this tie as a real chance to flex their stuff against
00:20a bit of a depleted, bit of a down Arsenal at the moment. I mean, it's so important
00:24that Arteta now turns things around and really puts all the eggs into this Champions League
00:29basket. How do you sort of see this tie going? And then there's obviously a huge prospect
00:33ahead if they are to progress? Yeah, I mean, typically, I think Arteta has got the best
00:40out of his players after defeat. You know, Arsenal tend to bounce back really well and
00:45there's no better way to do that than in the Champions League this season. I think the
00:49players will know that the league's away from them, but they've got a chance to try and
00:54rectify that by having a good Champions League campaign. You're absolutely right. PSV is
00:58probably a favourable draw, but it's not going to be an easy win by any means. They
01:03played really well, they've qualified to this stage and it's going to be a tricky test.
01:12They've also just signed ex-Arsenal striker Lucas Perez on a free transfer, so I feel
01:17like the headlines are writing themselves with that one, with a Lucas Perez winner to
01:21knock us out. And then even if we beat PSV, which hopefully we should do, I think that
01:27even given our lacklustre options up front, we should have enough to beat PSV, then it
01:34looks like it's either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid. And by that point, hopefully Arsenal
01:41might have Saka and Martinelli back, which would definitely be a boost. But I mean, you
01:47know, I can't see Atletico Madrid stopping Real Madrid and I can't see Arsenal stopping
01:51Real Madrid either. So that is going to be a very tricky one. And if we were to beat
01:55Real Madrid or Atletico, it then looks like we'd have Liverpool in the semi-final. So
02:00it's going to be a really tough run-in for them, but it's a really good opportunity to
02:05try and show something to the fans and to themselves that they are capable of competing
02:11at the top level, especially after how this Premier League season's gone.
02:17Well, I mean, the Europa League is absolutely massive, I suppose now. I think I said it
02:20previously that, you know, we just need to get safe in the league. I mean, that sounds
02:24a bit sort of extreme and a little bit dramatic, but, you know, let's get to 40 points. Let's
02:28make sure we're not under any pressure or relegation and we're not looking over our
02:32shoulders and let's put everything then into the Europa League. You know, if needs be,
02:36we could rest players in the Premier League because it's a massive opportunity. You know,
02:40the draw's really opened up for us as well. We're still waiting to find out the opponents,
02:45but it will be one of Galatasaray, AZ, Miquel Andorre, Real Sociedad. So, you know, there's
02:53a couple of tough teams in there, but there's a couple that you'd take as well in the last
02:5516 and, you know, all roads essentially lead to Bilbao. So, there's some good sides, but
03:02on Spurs' day with a fully fit XI, would I expect Spurs to win? Yes, I would, absolutely.
03:07And obviously the Holy Grail prize at the end of it is the Champions League. And, you
03:12know, we've bolstered the squad as well. You know, we've got Dan Sotel and Jed Spence
03:15in the Europa squad now. So, we've got better options and, you know, you've got to say Jed
03:21Spence has probably been one of the players of the season. I mean, he's been absolutely
03:24outstanding since he's been given a chance by Posta Coglu. You know, two or three managers
03:29overlooked him. He was a, you know, inverted comms club signing by Conte. He's hardly signed
03:35a new contract before he'd even kicked a ball for Spurs. And he's been absolutely brilliant.
03:39I mean, you know, you'd probably argue on current form he's one of the best full-backs
03:43in the league and he's actually playing at left-back instead of right-back. And I've
03:46heard a few murmurs of possible England call-ups for him this week. He's been, you know, really
03:50that impressive. So, you know, that will definitely help us having more options in the squad.
03:56We've just got to keep injury-free. And as I say, if we can get to that milestone of
03:5940 points in the league, you know, let's have a real go at it because, you know, as I say,
04:03it could still be a very, very successful season. You know, if we end up, despite everything
04:08and the turmoil and the off-pitch antics and the pressure on the manager and all the injuries,
04:14to come out with a trophy and win the Europa League will be absolutely outstanding. And,
04:17you know, every sports fan would take finishing 10th or 11th or even 12th, 13th in the league
04:21if it meant we won a trophy. So, yeah, fingers crossed. Obviously a long way to go, but we're
04:27in with a huge chance.
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