Super Sunday Podcast - 24th January
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What happened in the Chelsea vs Arsenal match?
And yet more pain for Arsenal at the hands of Chelsea, who remain unbeaten under Gus Hiddink and unbeaten in nine since 2011 against Arsenal. He'll have enjoyed that. And how damaging will that be for the Gunners' title hopes? What a weekend it has been for Leicester. So Chelsea beating Arsenal by a goal to nil at the Emirates earlier on today. Everton beaten at Goodison. Swansea the winners. Big result for them down the bottom of the table. You can see all the action football special tonight, 10.30, Sky Sports 2. It's been a really bad weekend this for the bottom three. Villa on 13, Sunderland 19, Newcastle 21, then it's Norwich dropping on 23, Bournemouth are 16, Swansea climb, they're now four clear of danger up to 15th, Chelsea climb to 13th on 28 points.
In the top half of the table, confirmation that Arsenal, as Martin said, who started the weekend top of the table, finish it in third.
How does Chelsea's victory impact Arsenal's title hopes?
Level on points with Manchester City. Leicester are three points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Incredible. Well done, Cesc. John, what's the significance of that result for you guys?
Yeah, big three points. Gets us a little bit up the league, but well needed today. We've drawn too many games of late and we had to come in and obviously pick up three points, which we've done, so delighted with how we played and obviously the win.
Cesc, in many ways, the turning point was the sending off, but do you feel Chelsea were in control even before that? Yeah, I think so. I think so. 11 against 11, I think we were on top basically all the time. They did have a chance, and after that they had the chance with Flamini just before the half-time. But for the first 20, 25 minutes, I don't know exactly when the send-off was, but I thought we were very, very good. John, it's often said it's hard against 10, so do you have to adjust psychologically?
Yeah, well, mentally we were saying, you know, for the first 20 minutes we was probably on top and dominating the game, pressing them higher up the pitch.
What were the key moments in the Everton vs Swansea match?
And as soon as they got the man sent off, we kind of sat back and kind of was happy with the result. So second half, we kind of aimed to try and push up, press them a little bit higher and win the ball back. which we've done at times, but not enough. But listen, delighted with the win to come here. They're a very good side and obviously throughout the game they're going to have chances, but I thought we dealt with it very well today. Cesc, not for the first time.
Do you think you should have had a penalty? I don't know. In my opinion, yes, but I don't know. The referee said no.
What can I do? It's not the first time, it's not the second, it's not the third that they denied me a penalty, so I'm not surprised anymore. Really? Yes, really. Counting last year, yes. Why do you think that is? I'm just saying. I don't know why, but it's maybe a coincidence.
What would you say about your form right now? A lot has been said about it so far this season. Are you back to your old self? I'm nearly there. I think I'm feeling very sharp. I think my brain is much quicker than maybe the last few months. I struggled for a little bit. I don't know really why, but the sharpness is back.
How did Chelsea's performance compare to last season?
I feel that under pressure I'm much more in control, I'm not shaky, I'm not under pressure, but of course my teammates made it always easier for me.
But definitely I think in the last year probably I'm in the best form right now, yes.
John, 14 points of fourth place, it looks a long way, is it doable?
I think the results, everyone's kind of beaten everyone still, and it's surprising every weekend you're looking at results thinking, yeah, they're going to go there and easily win the game. It's not, it's a tough league this year. If we can put a good run of games together and continue playing like we have done and show the fighting spirit we have done the last few weeks, we've got a good chance. We're not writing anything off, we're still in the Champions League. and we'll keep fighting in the league until there's no points to play for.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in the Chelsea vs Arsenal match?
0:00–1:05
2
How does Chelsea's victory impact Arsenal's title hopes?
1:05–2:04
3
What were the key moments in the Everton vs Swansea match?
2:04–3:10
4
How did Chelsea's performance compare to last season?
3:10–6:19
5
What are the implications of the sending off for Arsenal?
6:19–7:52
6
What did the players say about their performance after the match?
7:52–11:36
7
How do the results affect the Premier League standings?
11:36–17:54
8
What are the next steps for Chelsea and Arsenal after this weekend?
17:54–32:26
Speakers
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