🗣️ Jens Lehmann to David Raya on the Champions League final: “Do us a favour & play 90 minutes, do NOT get sent off! If you win it, you are giving something back to the fans which we couldn’t. I didn’t deliver because I got sent off.” ❌🟥
Mikel Arteta won the League after four attempts and multiple false dawns. But every year, Arsenal went again. Now? They win.
Andoni Iraola got Bournemouth into Europe after three seasons of progress, setbacks and adaptation. He will go and achieve more.
Vincent Kompany got relegated with Burnley, then won back-to-back Bundesligas. Didn’t make the UCL final. Bayern will still try again.
Sport is not a neat linear fantasy story where one bad season means somebody is irredeemably useless or a ‘fraud’.
As Giannis said, “there’s no failure in sports. There’s good days, bad days. Some days you are able to be successful, some days you’re not. Some days it’s your turn, some days it’s not your turn...”
Grow from setbacks.
Celebrate progress.
Do it together.
A league title for Arsenal is a necessity for the sport, for those who dare to dream and follow the process, for those who never gave up and for all the struggles to bear the juiciest of fruits.
It is a life lesson. More than football.