๐จ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: James Milner has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 40.
๐ฑ 964 appearances for club and country.
๐๐๐ Premier League titles.
๐๐ FA Cup titles.
๐๐ Community Shields.
๐๐ League Cups.
๐ Champions League.
โ Retires as the Premier League's all-time appearance record holder with 658 matches.
A true professional and one of the game's great servants.
Enjoy retirement, @BoringMilner. ๐๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
๐จ๐๏ธ| Vitinha on Arsenal:
๐ฃ๏ธโThey didnโt come to win. How can a club start playing a low block after 7 minutes in a Champions League final?
Maybe they thought this was the Premier League where every decision goes their way. At this level, mentality wins trophies.โ
๐จMarco van Basten calls Mikel Arteta a "coward" for his tactics in the UCL final.
๐ฃ๏ธ: โIf Arsenal went into a Champions League final with the intention of defending for 120 minutes and relying on penalties, then something is fundamentally wrong with that approach. At that level, you have to show ambition, not just survive the game.
I donโt understand this mindset where a top team like Arsenal will accept being under pressure for an entire match and hope the goalkeeper saves them. That is not how European finals are won.
Iโve heard a lot of complaints about the referee, but from what I saw, this was one of the most consistent refereeing performances in a major final in a long time. At this level, itโs easy to focus on decisions when things go wrong, but that is not where the real problem lies.
Arsenal have clear potential; that is not in question. You can see the quality in the squad, but to fully unlock that potential, they have to accept the obvious and sack Mikel Arteta. These players deserve a coach who plays attacking football"