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PEDRO AND MATT GET STUCK IN ON A BIIIIG DAY
Pete and Matt. World Cup on. Ronaldo ticking down his games. And Spurs have just spent £185 million on two midfielders. Wonderful stuff.
Here’s what’s inside:
🔥 **Hottest of Takes** — Pete has a FIFA World Cup playlist directive that drops jaws. Matt is done with England, going as far as choosing an Arsenal win over Coventry on opening day above a Three Lions World Cup triumph. He means it
🇵🇹 **Ronaldo’s Last Dance** — Pete can’t cheer a Harry Kane goal. Matt has cut every Spurs fan out of his social life. A brief and important discussion of both positions
🌎 **Pochettino Glow-Up** — the California surfer dad era. Hair too soft for a man his age. Workman’s jacket. Matt’s a convert. Pete notes he never quite absorbed enough Spurs to be fully ruined
⚠️ **The Declan Rice Problem** — a genuinely worrying conversation. The minutes he’s played, the World Cup games still to come, and what it means for Arsenal’s title defence if he comes back anything less than 100%
💸 **Spurs Spend £185 Million — And Arsenal Should Be Furious** — Tonali, Fernandes, eye-watering fees, a six-year contract at an absurd weekly wage. Pete and Matt make the case that there’s no way Arteta sees this and doesn’t go straight to Berta demanding the same
