"I think it’s a mistake. I think it’s another lazy signing. No other Premier League team was going for him." Paul Merson on Odegaard at the start of the season
"They have enhancement of performances through financial resources which are unlimited. For me, it's a kind of doping because it's not in any way linked to their resources," Arsene Wenger, 2005
David James says Bukayo Saka should leave Arsenal if he wants to win trophies. James, who played until he was 44, won the League Cup & FA Cup. Saka, who is 21, already has an FA Cup.
Postecoglu praised Udogie for 'dominating' Saka. Udogie, who should have been sent off, lost 10 of his 19 ground battles, won only half his tackles, was dispossessed 3 times, was dribbled past twice, won no aerial duels, and committed 4 fouls
Referee deflected the ball, allowing Man City to break and score, Arsenal players were annoyed, Arsenal get charged by FA...It's the same charge the men got for being annoyed about Gabriel's red card.
Something of a pattern here...
So, Arsenal wanted to play the game behind closed doors and the police said no. Arsenal wanted to flip the fixture but that wasn't allowed. either.
Yet we still have to play it before the WC break and might not be able to move any other fixtures to accommodate.
Very helpful 🤪
Former referee Keith Hackett has claimed that phone calls were made instructing pundits to quieten down in their criticism of officials, following Arsenal's defeat to Newcastle United.
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Eddie Howe calling for 'more severe' punishments for managers who 'bully' referees. How about we start with the corruption of your entire club and work from there, Eddie, huh?
Apologies to all non Arsenal fans but all you're going to get from Arsenal fans the rest of the season is highlighting things others don't get sent off for that Arsenal players do.
Might look like it, but Arsenal's anger is not because of one match, it's after years of it. It's the Gabriel Martinelli double yellow, it's the non-red for Kovacic, it's the penalties never given and the stupid reasons they give to rule out goals. It's all of it.
Every time something ridiculous happens in an Arsenal game because of the officials, the same thing is not punished in the very next game.
All. Season. Long.
Clattenburg says Havertz challenge wasn't a red but "Had Stuart Attwell sent off Bruno Guimaraes and not Kai Havertz for his earlier tackle he’d have lost the respect of the players".
Amazing.
Earlier this morning, Arsenal's Rafaelle lifted the Copa America as Brazil captain. Tonight, Arsenal's Leah Williamson lifts the Euro trophy as England captain 👏
Unai Emery got 78 games as Arsenal boss and we sacked him after 20 defeats. Arteta has had 88 and has lost 25.
Emery drew 15, Arteta has drawn 16.
He's not better. There is no progress and it's always 'wait til [insert thing] then we will see'.
We've seen.
It's not working.
If we imagine Elneny has done his ACL and will be out 9 months - a year, that would mean Arsenal dumping him half way through his rehab.
We aren't that sort of club.
Tottenham Hotspur's reported pursuit of Sporting Lisbon's Morten Hjulmand has hit an unusual snag. The midfielder's potential move has become complicated by an unexpected detail – an Arsenal tattoo and Hjulmand's admitted childhood admiration of the Gunners.
'Tottenham only defended, Zurich only defended - if you do that you won't stand a chance against them.' Bodo/Glimt's head coach, Kjetil Knutsen on Arsenal
22 years after taking his own life, Justin Fashanu, the first £1m black footballer and prof. to come out as gay, will finally be inducted into the Football Hall of Fame.
He would have turned 59 today.
-if we’re going to give this as a penalty, I could find plenty of other examples when the same ‘foul’ has occurred in the box in other games. The inconsistency is frustrating because when this happens next week in another Premier League game, will it be given?
Spurs are two up, Arsenal are finishing fifth and I'm OK with that.
We aren't ready for Bayern Munich.
Don't bother with your 'you're what's wrong with this club' shite. I have zero influence on Arsenal Football Club.
Reporters tried to get Gary O'Neil to slate the celebrations. "I’ve no comment to make on what Arsenal did. I shook hands with Mikel, it was a game he needed to win &I needed something from. We went to battle &he came out on top.They score a goal they can celebrate how they want"
My gf never ever watches football but decided to watch this match. She just asked why Arsenal get to the box and keep passing until the defender's are all back. One match.