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Benjamin Bouldin

Benjamin Bouldin

Benjamin Bouldin is President Greater China & Managing Director Asia at Royal Caribbean International and a guest on the Arsenal Asia Talk podcast.

Sep 21, 2026

OscarHOST
58:22
Like, why, why would it not be a done deal? Um, Benjamin, what, what do you make of that? Do you think Rogers would've been a good signing? Or yeah, like, what's your opinion on his playing style and, and what went wrong in terms of signing him? Was it just the money or what?
58:38
Um, I think he'd have been, I think he'd have been decent.
58:43
Um, but, um, I think two things he would've been looking for that I don't think he'd have got.
58:51
One is, um, guaranteed playing time.
58:55
I think he's got a bit of an arrogance about him that says, "If I'm coming, I'm playing every game." And I think that would've been a bit of a stumbling block, because I just don't think Arteta's the sort of manager that guarantees any player they're gonna play every game.
59:08
Um, I think the sort of low ebb that Chelsea were in, I think they'd have made those reassurances to him.
59:14
And then I said, I think the big factor for Chelsea is the, uh, Cole Palmer.

12 MINS LATER

OscarHOST
71:14
Benjamin, what do you think? Do you agree with that?

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