I have seen so many Arsenal fans celebrating the injury to Kai Harvertz last night. All because they feel he is stopping their favourite Viktor Gyokeres from playing.
You all keep twerking for Gyokeres saying he won us the League, in your spare time calm down and check how many important goals Viktor Gyokeres scored for Arsenal in that Premier League winning run last season.
By important goals I'm referring to those difficult and cagey games we won by 1 - 0 not in games we won by 3+ goals.
Kai Harvertz's goal against Burnley (1 - 0 win) technically won us the League, I'm not trying to discredit Viktor Gyokeres's effort or contributions last season but enough of all these twerking for him that he was the one that won us the League.
Kai Harvertz will never be my favourite type of starting striker I want for Arsenal, because to me he not a prolific goalscorer but no one should discredit his effort in that Premier League winning run.✌️
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🇸🇪 Stefan Schwarz entered Arsenal carrying the reputation of a Swedish midfield general.
Tough in the tackle.
Calm in possession.
Dangerous from set pieces.
And already tested at the highest level.
Born in Malmö on April 18, 1969, Schwarz developed at Malmö FF before establishing himself with Benfica, where his performances attracted the attention of George Graham.
Arsenal paid Benfica £1.75 million for him in the summer of 1994.
The timing was fascinating.
Schwarz had just helped Sweden finish third at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, adding another layer of international pedigree to a midfielder brought in to give Arsenal’s midfield greater balance.
His league debut came on August 20, 1994.
Manchester City at Highbury.
Arsenal won 3–0.
Schwarz started in midfield.
The role suited him.
He was there to win challenges, circulate possession and provide the stability that allowed players such as Paul Merson and Ian Wright to attack.
His first Arsenal goal came in the European Cup Winners’ Cup against Omonia Nicosia at Highbury on September 29, 1994.
His first Premier League goal followed at Goodison Park against Everton, earning Arsenal a 1–1 draw.
Then Manchester City again.
December 12, 1994.
Maine Road.
Arsenal won 2–1, with Schwarz finishing a neat move by chipping the ball over Andy Dibble.
He was not the player Arsenal looked to for constant goals.
His value was elsewhere.
Positioning.
Tackling.
Distribution.
And the ability to keep the midfield balanced while the more expressive players pushed forward.
The 1994/95 league campaign, however, became one of the strangest seasons in Arsenal’s modern history.
George Graham was dismissed in February 1995.
Stewart Houston took charge for the remainder of the campaign.
Arsenal’s league form never truly recovered, and the club eventually finished 12th.
Europe offered an entirely different story.
The Cup Winners’ Cup became Arsenal’s great escape route.
Auxerre were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Then Sampdoria.
Arsenal won the first leg 3–2 at Highbury, with Schwarz providing the corner from which Steve Bould headed the second goal.
The return in Genoa was chaos.
Sampdoria led 3–1 on the night and 5–4 on aggregate.
Arsenal were three minutes from elimination.
Then Schwarz stepped forward.
A free-kick.
Around 30 yards.
A huge run-up.
A left-footed strike that skimmed across the turf and found the bottom corner.
3–2.
5–5 on aggregate.
Extra time.
Then penalties.
David Seaman saved three.
Arsenal won the shootout 3–2.
And Schwarz’s free-kick had kept the entire campaign alive.
It was the kind of moment that could change how one season is remembered.
Arsenal reached the final in Paris.
Real Zaragoza.
May 10, 1995.
John Hartson equalised in the second half after Juan Esnáider had put Zaragoza ahead.
Extra time followed.
Then, in the 119th minute, Nayim produced one of the most famous long-range finishes in European final history.
2–1.
Arsenal’s Cup Winners’ Cup dream disappeared with virtually the final kick.
For Schwarz, it was his last appearance in the famous red and white.
His first Arsenal season had produced 34 Premier League appearances, two league goals, eight Cup Winners’ Cup appearances and two goals in Europe.
Across all competitions, he made 49 appearances and scored four goals.
One season in north London.
A European final.
And one unforgettable free-kick in Genoa.
In July 1995, Arsenal transferred Schwarz to Fiorentina for a reported £2.5 million.
He left Highbury after only twelve months, but the imprint of that season was unusually concentrated.
The midfield work.
The World Cup pedigree.
The free-kick against Sampdoria.
The penalty shootout.
And the heartbreak of Nayim’s last-minute winner.
Stefan Schwarz never needed a huge goal tally to define his Arsenal chapter.
He needed one night in Genoa.
88th minute.
Thirty yards.
Left foot.
Bottom corner.
Arsenal were still alive.
September 2003, Old Trafford: Arsenal were on an unbeaten run, and United desperately wanted to stop it. The game was tense, and Arsenal were down to 10 men after Patrick Vieira was sent off.
Then, in the final seconds, United were awarded a penalty. If Ruud van Nistelrooy scored, Arsenal unbeaten run would be over.
He stepped up, took the shot, and hit the crossbar. Missed.
The game ended 0–0, and Arsenal's unbeaten run survived.
Right after the final whistle, Arsenal players, especially Martin Keown, got right in Van Nistelrooy’s face, celebrating and taunting him. It turned into a shoving match between both teams, and the FA eventually charged 8 players over the incident.
But that wasn’t the end of the story. Arsenal kept going unbeaten, eventually reaching a record 49 consecutive unbeaten league games.
Then, over a year later, Arsenal returned to Old Trafford. Van Nistelrooy got another penalty opportunity.
This time, he scored, and United won 2–0.
But ironically, that victory would have been far more useful if United had found a way to stop Arsenal during their historic unbeaten run.
United knew our Invincibles season was going to overshadow whatever they had achieved in the past, so they did everything possible to end it.
🏴 Ian Wright wasn't supposed to become an Arsenal legend. He was still playing non league football when most lads his age were already trying to make their mark in the professional game.
Then Crystal Palace gave him a chance. Arsenal came next. And before long, Highbury had a new hero.
That was Ian Edward Wright, born on 3 November 1963 in Woolwich, south east London, a lad who grew up in a tough family and used football as his escape.
He left school at fourteen and worked as a plasterer to support a family that already had three children.
For years he played Sunday league football while working on building sites, and he had trials at several professional clubs but was never picked up.
By the time he was twenty one he had three children of his own and the dream of becoming a professional footballer was hanging by a thread.
Crystal Palace finally gave him a chance in 1985, but he turned down their offer three times before accepting a two week trial that turned into a three month contract.
From that moment his career took off and he never looked back.
At Palace he developed into a lethal striker and became the club's post war record goalscorer with 117 goals in all competitions.
In September 1991 Arsenal signed him for 2.5 million pounds, a club record at the time, and he repaid their faith immediately with a goal on his debut against Leicester City in the League Cup.
In his first league game for Arsenal he scored a hat trick against Southampton, a start that announced his arrival in emphatic fashion.
Two years after joining Arsenal he won his first major trophy as the club completed a domestic cup double in 1993.
The following year Arsenal won the Cup Winners' Cup, although Wright had to watch the final from the stands because he was suspended.
He became Arsenal's goal machine and finished as the club's top scorer for six consecutive seasons.
On 13 September 1997, in a match against Bolton Wanderers, Wright scored his 178th and 179th goals for Arsenal, breaking Cliff Bastin's long standing record as the club's all time leading scorer.
At the end of the 1997-98 season he finally won the league title with Arsenal, completing his collection of major honours at the club.
In total he scored 185 goals in 288 appearances for Arsenal, a record that stood until Thierry Henry surpassed it eight years later.
On the international stage he won 33 caps for England and scored nine goals, though many felt he deserved far more opportunities.
After leaving Arsenal in 1998 he joined West Ham United and scored the winner on his debut against Sheffield Wednesday.
He later had a loan spell at Nottingham Forest before playing for Celtic and Burnley, eventually retiring in 2000.
Across his career he played 581 league games and scored 387 goals for seven clubs in England and Scotland.
After retiring he became one of the most popular football pundits on television and radio, known for his passionate and honest personality.
He also wrote an autobiography, received an OBE, and became an icon to Arsenal fans who consider him one of the club's greatest ever players.
For a while, Highbury had a striker who made scoring look like the easy bit. Ian Wright didn't have a head start. He just refused to stop chasing.
And if you were there, you didn't need a replay to know exactly who had scored.
Jamie carragher:" Arsenal is a team that can go ten games unbeaten.They now say that Brighton gave them the secret to beat Arsenal, it's not Arsenal downfall, by the way Mikel Arteta learned something from that game and he is a man l know very well, he always doesn't want to repeat the same mistake.
After the international Break , Arsenal will surprise many of their haters who are celebrating and keep believing that Arsenal can't win the League again. They have forgotten that last season Aston villa did the same thing Brighton did but Mikel Arteta side still managed to win the League convincingly.
They were crown the champions of England with seven points ahead of Manchester City, their haters did believe it , when Manchester City beat Arsenal the whole world celebrated , they trolled Arsenal by calling them with funny names, they thought that Arsenal could bottle it. Today they are here and you can hear everyone is saying that Arsenal can't win it again but what is their clubs doing, they can't compete with Arsenal and now their hopes is Manchester City to stop Arsenal."
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Wayne Rooney:" l know those who are against Bukayo doesn't know what he's passing through right now, the boy is trying to manage the injury and still he is showing the fighting spirit. Before Manchester City game, it happen that Henry and l called Bukayo, he was frank with us , he told us s that he is going to give the best he can to make sure Arsenal win the community shield.
When Arsenal were struggling some seasons back, it was this boy who was carrying the team on his back in every game, l remember the Arsenal fans use to call him star boy. Bukayo use to score and assist in each and every game he played. Right now Arsenal has the best squad, Mikel Arteta can do rotation in every position and still the team will perform and give a good result.
Now everyone want Bukayo to be benched, they have forgotten how he struggled with injuries last season, they want to get rid of him in the team because they feel Bukayo is not performing well. Saka is the real foundation of this team that is performing well today, he kept Arsenal to high level when the team was struggling to finish top four. I will always stand with Bukayo Saka no matter what happens, he is Arsenal star boy."
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This is something we’ve rarely seen before, not even during the era of Pep Guardiola formidable Manchester City team.
Arsenal are becoming a different kind of problem.
We’ve become a subject of study. Before you can even think about defeating us, you must first analyse, dissect and thoroughly study Arsenal.
Aaron Ramsdale walked into Arsenal carrying two relegations, an England call-up and one enormous question: could he handle the pressure of being Arsenal's goalkeeper?
The answer took only a few months to emerge.
Ramsdale started his football journey in Bolton Wanderers' youth system before moving to Sheffield United in 2013.
Bournemouth noticed him.
In 2017, the south-coast club signed him and sent him out on loan to Chesterfield and AFC Wimbledon.
At Wimbledon, Ramsdale helped the club retain its League One status and earned the club's Young Player of the Season award.
Bournemouth eventually brought him into their Premier League squad.
The 2019/20 season became his first full Premier League campaign as a regular starter.
Ramsdale made 37 league appearances.
Bournemouth were relegated.
He returned to Sheffield United.
The pressure followed him.
In 2020/21, Ramsdale started every Premier League match for the Blades as the club finished bottom and suffered another relegation.
Two Premier League seasons.
Two relegations.
Yet England still saw something.
Ramsdale was included in Gareth Southgate's Euro 2020 squad.
He had represented England through the youth levels.
Now Arsenal were interested.
On 20 August 2021, Arsenal completed the signing of Ramsdale from Sheffield United.
The goalkeeper took the No.32 shirt.
The transfer immediately created a major question.
Bernd Leno was already Arsenal's established goalkeeper.
Ramsdale was not guaranteed an easy route into the team.
But football rarely follows the cleanest plan.
His Arsenal debut came against West Bromwich Albion in the Carabao Cup.
A clean sheet followed.
Then came Premier League football.
Against Norwich City, Ramsdale kept his first Premier League clean sheet for Arsenal.
And the saves started changing the conversation.
At Leicester City, Arsenal won 2–0.
Ramsdale made eight saves.
The most spectacular came from James Maddison's free-kick.
The ball seemed destined for the top corner.
Ramsdale flew across.
One hand.
Save.
The Premier League described it as perhaps one of the greatest stops ever seen in the competition.
The confidence grew.
So did the connection with the supporters.
Ramsdale's first Arsenal season finished with 37 appearances in all competitions.
He kept 14 clean sheets in the Premier League.
Arsenal supporters voted him their third Player of the Season.
The goalkeeper who had entered the club amid questions had established himself as one of the central figures of Mikel Arteta's rebuilding project.
The 2022/23 campaign pushed him further.
Ramsdale played every minute of Arsenal's Premier League season.
38 league appearances.
14 clean sheets.
Arsenal finished second.
The title race went deep into the spring.
And one afternoon at Anfield produced one of the defining performances of his Arsenal career.
Liverpool had turned a 2–0 deficit into 2–2.
Arsenal were under enormous pressure.
Ramsdale denied Darwin Núñez one-on-one.
Then came stoppage time.
Mohamed Salah's deflected effort was heading towards the corner.
Ramsdale got across and tipped it away for a corner.
Moments later, Ibrahima Konaté met another chance.
Ramsdale scrambled across his goal.
Saved again.
Arsenal escaped with a point.
Three extraordinary saves.
One enormous contribution.
The title eventually went to Manchester City.
But Ramsdale's place in Arsenal's story had already been established.
Then the goalkeeping competition changed.
David Raya joined Arsenal on loan from Brentford in 2023.
For the first time, Ramsdale had a serious battle for the starting position.
Raya eventually took over as Arsenal's first-choice goalkeeper.
Ramsdale's league appearances dropped sharply.
Yet he remained part of the squad and continued to feature when selected.
One of those opportunities came against Brentford when Raya was unavailable because of the terms of his loan.
Ramsdale returned to the starting XI.