Thomas Wachtel's Podcast

Few predicted it, but Arsenal almost managed to pull themselves out of a self-imposed 4-0 hole to get past Milan in the Champions League. We talk about that, beating Liverpool, and the future of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (among other things).

The pod go over, reluctantly, Arsenal's capitulation against Milan and their exit of the FA Cup, plus pessimistically predict the Spurs match.

So, that was fun! The guys discuss the last-minute win on Sunderland's beet patch, Thierry Henry's unadulterated awesomeness, and the specter (spectre?) of AC Milan looming. Also some mad skillz from Cristiano Ronaldo, for no real reason.

Ted and Aidan discuss Arsenal's dramatic come from behind victory against Aston Villa, as well as Jack Wilshere's injury.

So the Manchester United game didn't go quite as we'd hoped. We break that down, then talk about some ancillary details - like our collective distain for fans booing their team's players.

Well, that went well! We spend more time than anyone really wanted on the Swansea game, but trust me - the podcast really gets good when we preview the Manchester United match, mostly by making jokes about Michael Owen. Catharsis!

There's only one Thierry Henry, and he's back from New York to (hopefully) be better than Marouane Chamakh. Also we use FIFA 12 to predict the outcomes of some upcoming games, which should tell you how Thomas feels about most match predictions.

The pilot episode of The Short Fuse's new podcast, starring Thomas Wachtel and Aidan Gibson. We'll complain about missed chances against Wolves, debate the merits of Thierry Henry's return and Lukas Podolski's possible transfer, and preview QPR. Also Thomas mispronounces "trequartista" like three times.