๐ฃ๏ธ "Rest and good quality time with the family."
Morgan Gibbs-White on his summer plans after he missed out on Thomas Tuchel's England World Cup squad ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Itโs 29 years to the day since Stuart Pearce nearly cut Roberto Di Matteo in half with this crunching tackle at Le Tournoi.
Psycho = Absolutely no-nonsense.
Terry Butcher was an iconic England captain, the blood-soaked tough guy who never took a backward step.
He was also a father.
In 2017, he found his son Christopher, a former soldier, dead in his bedroom. He had been suffering from PTSD after tours of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Now, Terry is ready to talk โ about grief, hope and the child he still bids good night.
@DTathletic
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This is why you shouldn't support English teams in the Champions League. Turns them into a behemoth and massively widens the gap between the Big 5 and everyone else.
Arsenal making the news: special focus on BBC R4 Today programme this morning.ย
Making new fans: sea of red around the Emirates and surrounding streets and also railway terminals, 1000s headed from E Midlands/North to KGX, signalling support from all over; downside of parade, 16 arrests, fire in a hotel reportedly caused by a flare, damaged tree, tons of litter requiring major clear-up op, especially Highbury Corner. Just stepped my way through it.
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Making money: ยฃ120m-ยฃ130m from Champions League run depending on TV cut; ยฃ170m+ from Premier League; additional commercial strength in bonuses, shirt sales, tours; qualification for ยฃ90m 2029 Club World Cup, although it drains players.
Making plans: to extend Mikel Artetaโs contract which currently expires 2027; possibly expanding stadium; strengthen team, as opposed to squad, with 2/3 elite talents (C-F, LW - Rogers?); and move on certain players for squad balance, PSR and game-time for them (Martinelli, Jesus, Norgaard). Wages will inevitably increase, bonuses due, some contract renewals required (Timber and a better deal for key player Rice).
Must consider making Rice captain. Club love Odegaard. Represents club well. But Rice is the real leader, the true force on the field.ย
Making sure fans continue to feel respected. Arsenal work well with fans (coach meet, tifos) and CEO Richard Garlick is respected by fans. Recent ticket increase a concern. Money generated from increase modest compared to money spent on agents. Arsenal do many things right (community/foundation) - and doing the right thing by fans will simply make the club even stronger. #AFC
@Wanalyst007 Utter nonsense. Ref warned arsenal before the corner and had just seen 3 arsenal players take turns setting up for abthrow to waste time.
Never a pen.
He can yellow card when he wants & doesn't need to give a warning.
Fodnt give PSG a pen when arsenal player handed it twice
I donโt know how Tuchel can honestly look at Saka, Eze or Madueke over the last few months and think that any of them are going to have more of an impact this summer than Gibbs-White or Bowen would have.
Baffling.