🚨🎙️ Thierry Henry on Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal’s current midfield:
🗣️ “Honestly, when I look at Cristiano Ronaldo now, I feel a bit sorry for him because I think he was unlucky at international level.
This should have been Portugal’s midfield when Cristiano was still in his prime.
Imagine having this version of Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha, and João Neves behind a prime Cristiano Ronaldo.
I genuinely think Portugal would have had a 90% chance of winning the World Cup.
But let’s leave emotions aside.
At his age, Ronaldo being a guaranteed starter can be a disadvantage for the team at times, because he simply can’t do the things he used to do in his prime.
That’s not criticism — that’s just the reality of football and getting older.”
Emmanuel Petit on Premier League clubs mocking Arsenal after the final defeat:
🗣️ “I have to say, I found it embarrassing.
The second Arsenal lost, some Premier League clubs couldn't wait to jump on social media and remind everyone about their European trophies.
That tells you everything.
Instead of supporting an English club representing the league on the biggest stage in club football, they were busy celebrating Arsenal's pain.
For me, that's not rivalry. That's insecurity.
Arsenal were 90 minutes away from doing something special, and rather than show respect, people were desperately searching through the history books for old trophies to post online.
Why? Because they were terrified of seeing Arsenal join that club.
Let's be honest, some of these clubs spent the entire season watching Arsenal compete at a level they couldn't reach.
The jealousy was obvious.
The moment Arsenal fell short, they treated it like they had won something themselves.
That's the mentality of people who would rather see Arsenal fail than focus on their own success.
The trophy may have slipped away, but the reaction from some rivals showed exactly how much Arsenal still live rent-free in their heads.”
Today, Arsenal fans are celebrating 🥂🎈🥳🍾 Arsenal's own achievements—not other clubs' achievements like the haters do. 🔴⚪
We focus on our success, our history, and our journey. That's the Arsenal way. ❤️🤍
You guys were all my heroes last week, and you’re all my heroes tonight. Thanks for an amazing season. We’re the Champions of England and very nearly Europe too. ❤️
🔴⚪️❗️ Arteta: “We start to make some very important decisions if we want to reach another level”.
“And we're going to have to show that ambition. We are more than capable of doing it, but it's going to demand us to be very, very ambitious, very fast and very smart”.