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EPISODE · May 13, 2026 · 34 MIN

Meat Wall Apotheosis

from The Double Pivot: Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary · host Mike Goodman and Michael Caley

Has the moment finally come? With West Ham's disallowed goal in the closing seconds against Arsenal, the football discourse has returned to the question of the new corner kick tactic, which this podcast has somehow managed to name "the meat wall". We discuss what happened in the Arsenal match, but our goal is not to referee the moment over. Our focus is on why this seems likely to drive some degree of change in refereeing standards or even the rules of the game, why we think that an assertive response is necessary, and we walk through several possibilities for how the sport and the leagues might respond.Read Caley's new newsletter here: https://www.expectinggoals.com/p/the-meat-wall-era-in-the-premierSupport the show

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Has the moment finally come? With West Ham's disallowed goal in the closing seconds against Arsenal, the football discourse has returned to the question of the new corner kick tactic, which this podcast has somehow managed to name "the meat wall"....

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