Leutloela Thabo Lechesa

@ltlechesa

Father, Uncle, Lover of Life, travel, business, football (AFC), music (rap, hip-hop, dance, Drum n base, rock, classical) an optimist, politics, education,

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Joined December 2010

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Arsenal Chizzy

@ArsenalChizzy_

4 days ago

🚨 Wayne Rooney on Declan Rice's set-pieces that inspired England's 4-2 victory: 🗣️ “For the whole of last season, people mocked Arsenal's set-pieces. They called them boring, said they were ruining football and claimed they could never win the biggest trophies playing that way. Now look at England. Declan Rice is delivering those same quality dead balls and they've played a huge part in a 4-2 win. I've watched this World Cup closely and one thing stands out: Arsenal players have consistently produced dangerous set-pieces, with several leading directly to goals. Maybe the issue was never the set-pieces. Maybe people were simply frustrated because their own teams didn't have players capable of executing them at that level. Football fans love effective set-pieces when they're winning games. They only complain when someone else is better at them.”

ArsenalChizzy_'s tweet photo. 🚨 Wayne Rooney on Declan Rice's set-pieces that inspired England's 4-2 victory:

🗣️ “For the whole of last season, people mocked Arsenal's set-pieces. They called them boring, said they were ruining football and claimed they could never win the biggest trophies playing that way.

Now look at England.

Declan Rice is delivering those same quality dead balls and they've played a huge part in a 4-2 win.
I've watched this World Cup closely and one thing stands out: Arsenal players have consistently produced dangerous set-pieces, with several leading directly to goals.

Maybe the issue was never the set-pieces.
Maybe people were simply frustrated because their own teams didn't have players capable of executing them at that level.

Football fans love effective set-pieces when they're winning games. They only complain when someone else is better at them.”

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SethOfficial🇵🇹

@UTD_Seth001

3 days ago

🚨Thierry Henry on Teboho Mokoena’s celebration after scoring the equalising penalty for South Africa against Czech Republic: 🗣️ “Maybe I’ll sound harsh, but I have to be honest. That celebration was difficult for me to understand. It’s a penalty to make it 1-1, not a winning goal in a World Cup final. You would think they had just won the tournament. Come on, guys. I understand the emotion, I understand what the goal means, and I understand the pressure they were under. But there has to be some perspective. The job wasn’t finished. There was still a lot of football left to play. Personally, I prefer when players celebrate like they know there’s more work to do. Get the ball, get back to the centre circle, and go try to win the game. That mentality is what separates good teams from great teams. South Africa showed character to come back, and they deserve credit for that. But if I’m in that team, I’m telling everyone to calm down and focus on getting the second goal. Because one point is nice. Three points change everything.” {@SkyNews }

$UTD_Seth001's tweet photo. 🚨Thierry Henry on Teboho Mokoena’s celebration after scoring the equalising penalty for South Africa against Czech Republic: 🗣️ “Maybe I’ll sound harsh, but I have to be honest. That celebration was difficult for me to understand. It’s a penalty to make it 1-1, not a winning goal in a World Cup final. You would think they had just won the tournament. Come on, guys. I understand the emotion, I understand what the goal means, and I understand the pressure they were under. But there has to be some perspective. The job wasn’t finished. There was still a lot of football left to play. Personally, I prefer when players celebrate like they know there’s more work to do. Get the ball, get back to the centre circle, and go try to win the game. That mentality is what separates good teams from great teams. South Africa showed character to come back, and they deserve credit for that. But if I’m in that team, I’m telling everyone to calm down and focus on getting the second goal. Because one point is nice. Three points change everything.” {@SkyNews }$

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Piers Morgan

@piersmorgan

22 days ago

To see Spurs and Chelsea fans mocking Arsenal after the seasons they had is beyond parody. We’re the best team in England, and the second best team in Europe. You lot are global laughing stocks. So pipe down, you wastrels. 🤣

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The Fútbol Zone | FZ

@TheFutbolZoneX

22 days ago

🚨 Mesut Özil Slams Referee After Arsenal's Controversial Champions League Final Defeat 🗣️: "I have watched football for many years, and I understand that referees can make mistakes. Nobody expects perfection. But tonight, it genuinely felt like Arsenal were fighting against more than just PSG. The incident involving Madueke was a clear penalty for me. In any other game, anywhere else on the pitch, that contact is given as a foul immediately. I struggle to understand how the referee saw it and decided there was nothing there. Even more surprising was the lack of intervention. Moments like that can completely change a final. What frustrated me most was the consistency. Every important decision seemed to go against Arsenal. Small fouls were given one way but not the other. Challenges that deserved bookings were ignored. Every 50-50 call appeared to favour PSG. As a player, that is incredibly difficult because you begin to feel that no matter what you do, the decisions are not going your way. A Champions League final should be decided by the players, the coaches and the football itself, not by controversial refereeing decisions. Arsenal may not have played their best game, but they still deserved a fair opportunity to compete. When such a clear penalty is not awarded, people are always going to ask questions. I feel sorry for the players because they worked all season to reach this stage. You can accept losing when the better team wins fairly, but it is much harder to accept when major decisions leave a cloud over the result. For me, Arsenal deserved that penalty on Madueke, and they deserved much better from the officials tonight."

TheFutbolZoneX's tweet photo. 🚨 Mesut Özil Slams Referee After Arsenal's Controversial Champions League Final Defeat

🗣️: "I have watched football for many years, and I understand that referees can make mistakes. Nobody expects perfection. But tonight, it genuinely felt like Arsenal were fighting against more than just PSG.

The incident involving Madueke was a clear penalty for me. In any other game, anywhere else on the pitch, that contact is given as a foul immediately. I struggle to understand how the referee saw it and decided there was nothing there. Even more surprising was the lack of intervention. Moments like that can completely change a final.

What frustrated me most was the consistency. Every important decision seemed to go against Arsenal. Small fouls were given one way but not the other. Challenges that deserved bookings were ignored. Every 50-50 call appeared to favour PSG. As a player, that is incredibly difficult because you begin to feel that no matter what you do, the decisions are not going your way.

A Champions League final should be decided by the players, the coaches and the football itself, not by controversial refereeing decisions. Arsenal may not have played their best game, but they still deserved a fair opportunity to compete. When such a clear penalty is not awarded, people are always going to ask questions.

I feel sorry for the players because they worked all season to reach this stage. You can accept losing when the better team wins fairly, but it is much harder to accept when major decisions leave a cloud over the result. For me, Arsenal deserved that penalty on Madueke, and they deserved much better from the officials tonight."

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lipavertz 🇳🇱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇩🇪🇨🇼 @lipavertz

22 days ago

Used to get clowned for finishing 8th now we’re getting clowned for winning the league and being in a UCL final oh well

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Kai Havertz

@kaihavertz29

22 days ago

An unbelievable season which didn’t end in the way we all dreamed of. That doesn’t change the fact we are still champions of England! Looking forward to celebrating that with the thousands of fans tomorrow in North London! Thank you for all the support this season ❤️

kaihavertz29's tweet photo. An unbelievable season which didn’t end in the way we all dreamed of. That doesn’t change the fact we are still champions of England!

Looking forward to celebrating that with the thousands of fans tomorrow in North London!

Thank you for all the support this season ❤️ https://t.co/3NkbxLa3oR

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Troll Touchline

@TrollTouchline

22 days ago

🚨🎙️Wayne Rooney: “Arsenal have been robbed tonight” 🤯 Rooney 🗣️ “I’ll be completely honest, Arsenal were absolutely robbed tonight, there is no other way to put it. You look at that foul on Noni Madueke in the box; it’s a stonewall, 100% clear penalty. How the referee or VAR hasn't given that is beyond me, and it completely changes the dynamic of a Champions League final. But for me, the moment that truly gave it away the moment you knew exactly what the referee was doing was that halftime whistle. To blow the whistle right as Arsenal are literally standing there about to take a corner? I’ve played this game a long time, and you rarely see that unless there’s a blatant bias. It was shocking, and it set the tone for everything that followed. In the second half, it became a totally different game, and not because of the football. The referee made absolutely sure that every single 50/50 call, every little nudge, and every major decision went straight to PSG. It completely killed Arsenal’s momentum. But to be fair, I’m not even surprised. We saw the exact same story when they played Bayern Munich earlier in the tournament. The officiating was heavily skewed then, and it’s happened again on the biggest stage. PSG might be lifting the trophy, but they cannot honestly look at themselves in the mirror and be proud of the way they’ve won this final. To win the biggest prize in club football like that? It leaves a horrible taste. Arsenal deserved so much more tonight.”

TrollTouchline's tweet photo. 🚨🎙️Wayne Rooney: “Arsenal have been robbed tonight” 🤯

Rooney 🗣️ “I’ll be completely honest, Arsenal were absolutely robbed tonight, there is no other way to put it. You look at that foul on Noni Madueke in the box; it’s a stonewall, 100% clear penalty. How the referee or VAR hasn't given that is beyond me, and it completely changes the dynamic of a Champions League final.

But for me, the moment that truly gave it away the moment you knew exactly what the referee was doing was that halftime whistle. To blow the whistle right as Arsenal are literally standing there about to take a corner? I’ve played this game a long time, and you rarely see that unless there’s a blatant bias. It was shocking, and it set the tone for everything that followed.

In the second half, it became a totally different game, and not because of the football. The referee made absolutely sure that every single 50/50 call, every little nudge, and every major decision went straight to PSG. It completely killed Arsenal’s momentum. But to be fair, I’m not even surprised. We saw the exact same story when they played Bayern Munich earlier in the tournament. The officiating was heavily skewed then, and it’s happened again on the biggest stage.

PSG might be lifting the trophy, but they cannot honestly look at themselves in the mirror and be proud of the way they’ve won this final. To win the biggest prize in club football like that? It leaves a horrible taste. Arsenal deserved so much more tonight.”

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Tommo

@Only1tommo

22 days ago

Wow there are thousands of Arsenal fans everywhere right now the atmosphere is unbelievable. I honestly think there will be a million Arsenal fans at the parade today.