🇫🇷🥹 Thierry Henry with a heartfelt message to Antoine Griezmann:
"Antoine, I have something to tell you. Thank you for everything you’ve done for French football, the national team, and simply for football. You’ve given me a lot."
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🚨🥹 Diego Simeone, trying to hold back his tears, shows his appreciation for Antoine Griezmann:
"Before asking all the questions that were planned, I wanted, both from my perspective as a coach and as an Atlético de Madrid fan, to take this opportunity, being here today in a press conference with Antoine, to thank you for all your work and for your humility. You are an admirable person for today’s young people in a society that needs people like you.
Thank you for everything you’ve given us, everything you continue to give us, and everything I’m going to ask you to keep giving. Thank you for your commitment, for the way you’ve always conducted yourself as a professional and as a person, knowing how to separate that beautiful relationship we have as a family without crossing that difficult line between coach and player, whether friend or not. I see you first as a player, and then as a friend.
There are eight league matches left, one Copa del Rey match, and, God willing, we will play five more games in the Champions League. So I invite you to keep enjoying it. I love you very much. If any Atlético de Madrid fan were here today, they would say the same words to you. I feel completely identified with them.
I am your coach, you know that if you don’t run tomorrow, you’re out. And that’s it. Sorry, I just wanted to say these words."
24 years ago , a 16 year old Wayne Rooney played for Everton and scored against Arsenal to become one of the youngest pl goal scorers of all time
Today,Max Dowman at 16 has put Everton to the sword and become the youngest PL goal scorer of ALL TIME
The Spanish Tottenham has 10 titles in the last 15 years.
In that period, Tottenham have only won the Europa League (and Audi Cup if we're being generous).
Please speak with respect.
Four(4) things about Martinelli we don't talk about much.
1. We talk less about Martinelli's hardwork and the love he has for Arsenal. How he's ever ready to put his body in the line for this beautiful club and the fact that he's never the type to be caught giving less than 100% any time he's donning the famous red and white jersey. He's one player I hardly blame because of his work rate and how he works effortlessly to help every Arsenal department (defense, midfield and attack) but do we seem to care?
2. Do we ever seem to care about his monster mentality and his ability navigate the maze of pressure with astounding grace?
Just months back, he was under intense scrutiny which arose solely as a result of the goal drought that visited him.
He was written off and underscored as one of the few Arsenal must kick out to move forward. Criticized by almost all but still yet, he persevered and allowed none of the negative stuff thrown at him to caught him off guard.
He stood his ground and made sure he contributed in other ways and to the best of his ability. Now he's our leading goal scorer in the Champions League and has been making statements in the Premier League but guess what? The disrespect he got at his worse is still louder than the respect he's getting now that he's getting right his wrongs.
3. How he's unlike the traditional Brazilians.
No late night parties. No controversies. No jumping from one relationship to another. No tattoos and pictures of him living life with girlfriends. No large ego. Just pure football and pure hard work highly punctuated by monster mentality.
He's a well-bred player. Kudos to his parents.
4. How intentional he is in making sure Gyokores shines.
It happened against Leeds. Against Leeds, he had simpler options but he chose the Gyokeres option and it paid off perfectly well. Yesterday, he had the chance to be selfish but chose to lay it all out for Gyokeres to enjoy an easy goal.
The sweetest thing about Gyokeresʼ second goal?
It's the celebration for me. And how Martinelli celebrated as though he was created for it.
I love the chemistry they're trying to nurture.
It's such a beautiful sight to behold.
Martinelli is such a wonderful person and a very talented hardworking player that deserves more respect and attention than he's getting.
It's high time we started appreciating him more because the warrior in him deserves better.
⚽ vs. Athletic Club
⚽ vs. Olympiacos
⚽ vs. Atlético
⚽ vs. Bayern
⚽ vs. Club Brugge
Gabriel Martinelli is the first Arsenal player to score in five consecutive Champions League games 🔥
I'm 31 years old, I've seen Arsenal play some of the best football in Europe. Wengerball was a beautiful sight, it was fluid, quick, attractive football and beautiful on the eyes. Yet, it was married to finishing 4th, with the odd 2nd or 3rd thrown in for a bit of flair. Big games over and over, being beaten by our rivals time after time. 5-1 at Anfield, 6-0 at Stamford Bridge, 8-2 at Old Trafford, home and away being thrashed by Man City.
So tell me why I've now got every media outlet & jounralist looking for a clicks telling me I shouldn't be happy with what I'm seeing?
"1-0 to The Arsenal" or "Boring boring Arsenal", this isn't a new part of the game, this is Arsenal's history.
Social media are more than happy to talk about some of the best defences in the Premier League. Ferdinand/Vidic, Terry/Carvalho, Adams/Keown, Campbell, Van Dijk, Kompany. Or Chelsea only conceding 15 in a season, a remarkable feat.
Liverpool being crown "set piece kings" a few years ago during the title run, Chelsea having a piece done by Jamie Carragher about how Champions use set pieces during a title run - By now it's an issue? An issue much less brought up Jamie Carragher himself.
For years Arsenal were beaten by physical teams, lesser teams would play Arsenal with the pure intention of kicking us off the park. But now, we're too physical?
Arsenal go play defensive away to big teams, get accused of not going for a win or being "scared" - Yet no one talks about Haaland playing CB during Man City's trip to Arsenal this season?
Arsenal go all out attack and try to go toe to toe with teams we weren't simply as good as a few years ago & get beaten. Arteta is "out his depth" or Arsenal aren't good enough - Yet, when do you ever see a team go to Arsenal and attack us for a game? Man City tried and lost 5-1. PSG had Donarumma to thank for not leaving the 1st leg with a defeat.
When it's Arsenal who are the ones being beat or being treated like the little boys of the league, the media are quick to paint Arteta as the bad guy or find a fake story about a possible squad fall out. But when it's Arsenal being the bullies, dominating the game and acting like a big club should, suddenly it's an issue?
You can keep your days of beautiful football with Fabregas, Hleb, Nasri, Rosicky, Wilshere, Arshavin, Diaby etc.
You can keep your horrid defence of Sokratis, Luiz, Chambers, Cedric, Lichtsteiner, Mustafi.
The squad as a whole right now is one of the best squads Arsenal Football Club have ever had. It is completely unfathomable to me that this squad do not win silverware - And when we do, I cannot wait for every single media outlet to have to post their graphics that 70% of our goals were set plays. I can't wait for them to have to make graphics of Mikel Arteta lifting the Premier League trophy.
Odegaard had his full first team season at 15, playing over 20 games and getting 12 G/A in professional football. He is the youngest debutant in the history of Real Madrid at 16. By 17 he was a regular starter in the Dutch league and by 19, a star player of the league getting 23 G/A and playing European football.
You would tend to think an Arsenal fan would see his incredible youngster experience as an irreplaceable asset to help on the career of our young talent, but here we have these idiotic fans that try to push completely bullshit narratives for one of our World Class players and captain.
This is the difference between Liverpool and Arsenal as clubs.
One is for artists, dreamers and romantics. Acts like it.
The other belongs to the worst of the working class. Acts like it.
I'm gonna get destroyed for this.
I have 0 problems with the way Arteta has used Ethan this year. He's putting the player's development ahead of everything and it'll do Ethan a world of good long term.