D-Gooner

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[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

This is a thread about a birthday present I received this past week. This could potentially be a long thread depending on how much detail I decide to go into, but I promise it is worth your time. So here it goes

The Birthday Present, a thread:

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

What are we even talking about anymore? Saying that Arsenal style of play is equivalent to killing the earth has to be the wildest comparison ever.

At the end of the day, it’s just a sport. Not life or death.

[Patrick Bury @PatrickBury]

"If Arsenal are unpopular with neutrals, it’s because they waste everyone’s time. Not just their opponents’ time, but our time too. Football fans everywhere are suffering Arsenal’s consequences. They are like a company that spews pollution into the environment in their production process, privatising the profits and socialising the costs. To them, dumping toxic sludge into the river is just free waste disposal. It’s the rest of us who get a headache when we drink the tap water" https://t.co/PHpC1FRgv7

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

Just want to point out that if Arsenal had won this game because of a PK to tie it and the a PK shootout the narrative would be wildly different.

PSG did it that way and everyone is praising them.

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

You’re never going to see that bum in a UCL final 😂😂

[. @utdcynical]

I’m sorry but you would NEVER see Bruno get subbed off in a Premier League game let alone a UCL final 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

PENIS
SAINT
GERMAIN

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

Rice lifts the PL Trophy the day you get relegated. You can’t make this up 😭😭

[Central @WestHam_Central]

WATCH: Declan Rice’s first and last ever trophy won as a professional player.

[GRIM @grimshub]

🚨📊| THE STAT THAT DEFINES ARSENAL'S TITLE-WINNING SEASON.🏆

Across 61 matches in all competitions, Arsenal have been behind for just 403 minutes.

That's it.

To put that into perspective, the Gunners have played 5,490 minutes of football this season and spent only 7.3% of that time trailing.

Even more astonishing?

▫️ Arsenal have trailed by 2+ goals for just 26 minutes ALL SEASON.

Those 26 minutes came in the Carabao Cup Final.

Not in the Premier League.
Not in the Champions League.
Not across a gruelling 61-game campaign.

Just 26 minutes.

In the Premier League, Arsenal have spent only 8.6% of match time behind on the scoreboard, the second-best record in the division.

This is what elite control looks like.

While other teams rely on comebacks, chaos and moments of magic, Arsenal's dominance starts much earlier:

🔸 Rarely fall behind
🔸 Rarely lose control of games
🔸 Relentless defensive structure
🔸Elite game management
🔸 Consistent for 90 minutes

The biggest compliment you can give Mikel Arteta's Arsenal isn't that they win.

It's that they almost never allow opponents to dictate terms.

For years, critics said Arsenal lacked mentality.

Now they're one of the hardest teams in Europe to put behind, let alone beat.

This isn't luck.

This is coaching.
This is structure.
This is control.
This is a champion's mentality. 🏆

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

@bet365help

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

Just got scammed by @bet365. Took a cash out on a bet and then counted it as a loss and took the money back. Absolutely ridiculous.

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

CITY HAVE BOTTLED THE LEAGUE 😂😂

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

EVERYONE SAID THAT THEY HAD THE MENTALITY 😂☠️😂☠️

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

What I want to see for the Fulham match:

Raya

White
Mosquera
Gabriel
Lewis-Skelly

Rice
Odegaard
Eze

Saka
Gyokeres
Jesus

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

No matter what happens today I think we can all relish in the fact that we are competing for trophies while Spurs are fighting relegation

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

Gyokeres scored twice against this Leeds team btw. Sesko didn't even have a shot on target.

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

I never want to see another Manchester United fan say that Arsenal are always “too defensive” when this is the team you put out against Leeds. Eight defensive players is embarrassing.

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

Rice is hilarious.

Better CDM than Caicedo
Better CM than Enzo
Better RB than Reece James

A team with 11 Declan Rices would never lose a match

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

We have to compete against 12 men every game. Was supposed to only be 4 minutes added but they continued the game anyway

[Premier League @premierleague]

The official time of THAT Emi Buendia goal ⏱️

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

Don’t think I’ve ever seen losses in green but no surprise since they are talking about Liverpool

[Premier League @premierleague]

After nine defeats in 12 matches, what must Arne Slot do to get the Reds back to winning ways? 🔴

Take a look at the moments in the head coach's managerial career that could help him to address @LFC's dip in form ⤵️

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

Six months ago he was better than Rice, Caicedo, Kante, Makelele, and Busquets 😭😭

[John O Sullivan @Corballyred]

Need serious chat about Gravenberch as a 6.

Jumping out of tackles yesterday, gives zero protection to the back 4.

Was poor 2nd half last season (put it down to tiredness) but he’s been even worse this year.

Priority signing HAS to be a proper defensive midfielder👍

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

@DK_Assist 👀

[D-Gooner @goonerderrick]

Really want Gyokeres to get sent off tonight doing the same thing just to see what the reaction would be

[Sky Sports Football @SkyFootball]

Hugo Ekitike 🤝 Lionel Messi