James Olley
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395 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 1 Sep
James Olley’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Vinicius Jr., they were they were there ready to go if he didn't sign the contract at Real Madrid, although you always got the sense that was probably going to happen.
And then, of course, Julian Alvarez is the other one which they've been sort of just quietly waiting in the wings to see if they would be the compromise option for a player who wanted to leave.
But obviously.
Athletico didn't want to sell him to the club that he wanted to go to, which was Barcelona.
So I think they've strengthened incredibly well.
As I mentioned, as a as at Villa Park, and and at that game, they started with one midfield and they ended with a completely different midfield.
They brought on Gimarach, Zubumendi and Marino, and they started with Rice, Louis Skelly and Odegaard.
And I think that's that is a collection that no other squad can match.
In the Premier League, you might maybe argue City with what they've done today, but you know, in terms of sort of settled, established understanding with each other, that kind of cohesion, I think Arsenal are sort of light years ahead of the rest, and defensively they're clearly very strong as well.
It's just that forward line where you just think in a tight game where you need a bit of magic, just to we're talking the finest margins, they're already Premier League.
League Champions, but to retain it to maybe win their their first ever Champions League.
It's a true.
You just think those big games where you think about the stars in the forward line that you've got at Bayern, Munich, at PSG, Real Madrid, Barcelona, they don't quite have that.
And you know, they bought Victor Yocares last summer to be an upgrade on Kai Havertz.
And yet look what's happened this season.
Kai Havertz has started the first three games, including the community shield.
In the last two, Victor Yocaretz hasn't had a kick, even when they're three nil up at home to Coventry and that
That just I'm not saying there's alarm bells there, but you just look at that and you think, yeah, you're not you're I don't think you're entirely convinced by your the guy you signed as the main man last year.
And the fact they haven't gone back to it again just makes me have a little bit of doubt about that forward line and the depth to it, but clearly they're they're the team to beat in the Premier League regardless.
Um well with the with with the with the with the price tag, with the fact that they've spent almost 400 million pounds.
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