@Neduszn8 Former Chelsea player, Eidur Gudjohnsen. I remember him partnering Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink back in his Chelsea's days. Didn't really watch him at Barcelona. Wasn't their fan but saw him play the Barclays Premier League as it was called back in the days.
ديكلان رايس ده شخصية جباره حرفيا !
بعد ضياع ركلة الجزاء الأخيرة وإعلان تتويج باريس بدوري أبطال أوروبا...
الكاميرات بدأت تبحث عن وجوه لاعبي أرسنال.
إحباط.
دموع.
صدمة.
لكن لقطة ديكلان رايس كانت مختلفة.
كان مبتسمًا.
هادئًا.
وكأنه يرفض أن يسمح للحظة واحدة أن تمحو رحلة كاملة.
الأجمل من اللقطة كانت تصريحاته بعد المباراة.
رايس لم يبحث عن شماعة.
لم يهاجم زميلًا.
ولم يلمح إلى أن أحدًا تسبب في ضياع اللقب.
بل قال بكل وضوح:
"لولا إيزي وجابرييل لما فزنا بالدوري الإنجليزي."
ثم أكمل:
"في الموسم الأول وصلنا لربع النهائي، وفي الثاني لنصف النهائي، وفي الثالث للنهائي. حققنا حلم الدوري، ولدي شعور أننا سنعود ونحقق دوري الأبطال أيضًا."
وهنا تفهم لماذا الجميع يحب هذا اللاعب.
لأنه في عز الانتصار يبقى متواضعًا.
وفي عز الانكسار يبقى مؤمنًا.
أتذكر عندما بدأ أرسنال يبتعد عن الصدارة أمام مانشستر سيتي؟
كان الجمهور يفقد الأمل.
وخرج رايس وقتها بكل هدوء وقال:
"الأمر لم ينته بعد."
ثم عاد أرسنال وحقق اللقب.
واليوم يكرر نفس الرسالة.
نفس الهدوء.
نفس الإيمان.
نفس العقلية.
ولهذا السبب...
هناك لاعبون يمتلكون الجودة.
وهناك لاعبون يصنعون شخصية فريق كامل.
وديكلان رايس من النوع الثاني ❤️🏆
Emmanuel Petit on Premier League clubs mocking Arsenal after the final defeat:
🗣️ “I have to say, I found it embarrassing.
The second Arsenal lost, some Premier League clubs couldn't wait to jump on social media and remind everyone about their European trophies.
That tells you everything.
Instead of supporting an English club representing the league on the biggest stage in club football, they were busy celebrating Arsenal's pain.
For me, that's not rivalry. That's insecurity.
Arsenal were 90 minutes away from doing something special, and rather than show respect, people were desperately searching through the history books for old trophies to post online.
Why? Because they were terrified of seeing Arsenal join that club.
Let's be honest, some of these clubs spent the entire season watching Arsenal compete at a level they couldn't reach.
The jealousy was obvious.
The moment Arsenal fell short, they treated it like they had won something themselves.
That's the mentality of people who would rather see Arsenal fail than focus on their own success.
The trophy may have slipped away, but the reaction from some rivals showed exactly how much Arsenal still live rent-free in their heads.”
👏🏴 Mikel Arteta's Arsenal HISTORIC season comes to an end, and despite losing the Champions League final, what a campaign it has been for Arsenal:
• They won the Premier League after many years without lifting the title
• They proved to be the most dominant team throughout the season
• They reached the Champions League final UNBEATEN and only lost on penalties
• They were just a few details away from completing a legendary season
You may like Arsenal or not. You may enjoy their style of play or not. But you cannot deny that this was a HISTORIC season.
Mikel Arteta has brought Arsenal back to the very top of European football. 🎩
@The_RIICHIE@LiquidAy But you happily took Alexis Sanchez and Van Persie from Arsenal. When I keep saying Man Utd fans are evil people, it's no jokes. This is beyond football banter. They're evil. Football is a business, but they see it differently. You lots are an evil fanbase.
@LfcNuel Coming from another fan full of h@te whose club achieved nothing once again. Arsenal fans grew thick skin and absorbed all your stunts over the years. Now they're doing good, y'all till h@ting. You lots are nothing but pure evil. It's not banter but evil & all your lives show it.
I said if Arsenal F.C. brought the Premier League back home, I would hit the 3rd mainland bridge and celebrate with the people.
Well… CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND are here.
And as a man of integrity, I showed up.
🚨📊| 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. 🏆
@196xmoddy@Footballtweet First full season in United. 18 goals, 12 assists. Bruno loves scoring. Man Utd made him weak. Same player is happy he's now assisting. Something must be wrong with that mentality. That's not CR7 mentality. Just understand that. Simple.
@196xmoddy@Footballtweet You're delusional. I never fazed out what Bruno did. I only said, he's happier now assisting instead of scoring. Scoring was something Bruno so loved doing as an attacking midfielder that he even scored 20 goals and had 13 assists, same 18/19 season in 33 out 34 lge games.
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
I never thought there would be a day I’d quietly resent my husband for going to watch an Arsenal match.
That evening around 8pm, I had just returned from church with only one mission in mind; vegetable soup.
Everything was ready except fish, so I stepped out to buy fried fish from one woman in our area.
While I was there, my husband called.
He was standing at the door, locked outside.
I told him I had quickly gone to buy fish and would be back soon.
Then he said casually,
“I just came to drop my bag. I’m heading out to watch the Arsenal match.”
I laughed.
“No wahala.”
Simple.
Or at least, it was supposed to be simple.
The woman selling the fish overheard our conversation and suddenly my peaceful evening turned into a relationship seminar I didn’t ask for.
“Your husband came home this late and he’s leaving again to watch football?” she asked with concern. “That’s not good o.”
I smiled politely.
“It’s really not a big deal.”
But she continued.
“No. Don’t normalize it. Why will he leave you alone to cook? Is the food not for both of you?”
I nodded slowly.
She shook her head.
“So he’ll spend over two hours watching ball while you stress in the kitchen? Ah ah. My dear, you need to stop these things now before children come.”
I kept smiling because honestly I didn’t see any issue.
My husband had watched matches countless times before. I had never felt offended by it.
But something strange happened.
On my way home, her words followed me.
And while cooking, they became louder.
Suddenly, the same man I usually admired started looking insensitive in my eyes.
“Imagine leaving me alone because of Arsenal.”
Arsenal sef.
Normally when I cook, I listen to worship or messages.
But that night, my heart was too noisy for worship.
I cooked angrily.
He came back happy and excited.
I served his food and quietly carried mine into the bedroom.
He looked surprised.
“You didn’t even ask how the match went.”
I just nodded.
Meanwhile, this man had absolutely no idea that another person’s words had entered my heart and rearranged my emotions.
By the next morning, the bitterness had grown roots.
His jokes irritated me.
His compliments meant nothing.
He kept asking,
“What’s wrong?”
And like many people slowly drifting in relationships, I answered,
“Nothing.”
But inside me, something was already changing.
Then the Holy Spirit interrupted my thoughts.
And honestly, that moment humbled me deeply.
I realized those words from that woman had become seeds.
And I had watered them overnight.
Then this question dropped in my spirit:
“Have you ever had issues with your husband watching football before?”
And immediately, reality slapped me gently.
No.
In fact, his match nights were usually my free time.
That was when I rested, scrolled my phone peacefully, edited content, replied messages, or simply enjoyed quiet.
Sometimes, if he didn’t mention any match, I was the one asking,
“No Arsenal today?”
And if Arsenal won?
Ah.
Everybody in the house would know.
The Holy Spirit reminded me of something else too.
That same morning, while I was still on the bed, this man fetched water from the well and filled all the drums because our pumping machine had issues.
The next morning, he did it again.
Whenever I asked him to help me deliver berets, he never complained.
But one stranger’s opinion almost erased all the good my eyes had seen for years.
And that’s when I understood something very important as both a woman and someone who now pays attention to emotional health:
Not every opinion deserves access to your heart.
Because bitterness is subtle.
It rarely enters screaming.
@carlosawwal@TosinOlugbenga It was the FA's parting gift to Sir Alex Ferguson. They're paying for it with the repercussions they're experiencing. That's why their fanbase are so jealous of Arsenal. They're the most affected by our triumph this season.