🚨 Thierry Henry on Bruno Fernandes winning PFA Player of the season over Declain Rice:
“Look, some people aren’t gonna like this and I don’t care……..it needs saying.
Players like Luis Suárez, Gareth Bale, N’Golo Kanté, even Mohamed Salah in certain years, have won this award without reaching the level Bruno Fernandes is at right now in the Premier League.
He’s been absolutely outstanding. For me, he’s one of the most underappreciated players in this league…” Arsenal fans can hate all they won't but I don't care because I am not a hypocrite.
Makes me smile knowing there’s a group of us who constantly preached how important Martial was for us.
It’s only now this constantly wrong fanbase are realising the drop off.
We had a meeting last week with the FA. They recommended from the referees new decisions and rules.
From the managers and players, we have shared our concerns for many years now that there are too many games, the schedule is overcrowded, and it’s at a dangerous level for players physical and mental well-being.
Despite our previous feedbacks, they have now recommended for next season: longer games, more intensity, and less emotions to be shown by players. We just want to be in good condition on the pitch to give 100% to our club and fans. Why are our opinions not being heard?
As a player I feel very privileged to do the job I love every day but I feel these changes are damaging our game. We want to be at our maximum level, the best we can be and put on amazing performances for fans to celebrate every week.
I believe it is important that we, players and managers, highlight these important issues as we want to protect the game we love and give the fans our best.
Fans shouldn’t have access to numbers and statistics the way they do right now.
Football, Music, whatever it is, people forgetting how to decide from just feeling. Everybody gotta pull out some numerical bullshit to try prove a point.