šØ Gabriel MagalhĆ£es reveals his conversation with William Saliba after Brazilās World Cup exit. š
āThe first person to call me was Saliba.ā š
āHe asked me, āWhy did you decide to leave the World Cup so early like that?ā We both started laughing.
āI just told him to enjoy the tournament while it lasts. Hopefully he doesnāt get eliminated soon⦠because if he does, Iāll be the first person calling him!ā š
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Im sorry this aināt right man. Even as a winger heās BETTER than Madueke. As a 17-year-old he outscored Madueke in less minutes. He should be a prominent figure next season. But even at that heās 18 ffs, no need to sell yet
Ethan Nwaneri:" l got my Champion medal before we usher trophy parade. We discussed about my role in this team beginning next season and Mike Arteta assured me a chance and he told me that he wants me to stay next season and fight for my place.
I'm going to fight for it, this time l won the premier league trophy but l played a half of the season way of which l'm prouder to try and showcase my talents somewhere and it was manager decision but now l'm back to fight for more medals and more titles. l want to win another League trophy playing here the whole season, l want to be among the legend of this club, l want to be among those who sacrifice their hearts for this team.
This is where l started when l was a kid, we grew up with Lewis Skelly, we went to school together and right now we are here celebrating together . The passion we have for this club, everyone want to play here, we want to win everything here. See you next season Arsenal fans, l'm proud to be back home once again."
William Saliba: āThe first season I arrived, we were playing incredible football. That was the season where I said we deserved the title. We finished second - as usual, people made fun of us.ā
āThe second season too, we were playing good football, finished second. People made fun of us, āBottle, bottleā. Last season too, we were playing well, even if we werenāt playing as well as the first two seasons, we still finished second.ā
āThis season, even if I donāt agree with everything they say, as if there was only one team that was playing. Well, weāre playing football, except itās true that sometimes we score a lot more from set-pieces.ā
āNow, in the Premier League, you see everyone does long throws, focuses on corners, itās NOT just us. We just do it better than the others, so weāre going to continue like this.ā šš«š· [@lequipe]
Paul Scholes on THAT VAR call: āItās a foul. Thereās two fouls, heās got his hand on top of Raya & thereās someone behind pulling his arm. People are moaning Arsenal have done it all year, but they havenāt. Theyāve done it legally.ā ���ļø
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š£ļø "You cannot take Declan Rice out of central midfield"
Gary Neville says Mikel Arteta made a 'really poor decision' when switching Declan Rice to right-back during Arsenal's game at West Ham ā
šØGary Neville on Martin Zubimendiās double substitution.
š£ļø: āIāll tell you what, I think Mikel Arteta intended to make that substitution at halftime. I kind of feel bad for Riccardo Calafiori, he was sacrificed so that Rice could come back into midfield, but ultimately that wasnāt enough to save Zubimendiā
āI know heās been struggling with fatigue but I think if youāre Liverpool, youād be thinking that you dodged a bullet by missing out on his signature. He looks a bags of nerves at the moment and I do fear for his long-term future at Arsenalā
āHis confidence will be shattered after that substitution, but ultimately no one will care because Arsenal are on the cusp of the title. I do think they might have to replace him in the summerā
Plot twist? The way Odegaard plays is exactly what Arteta prefers. And I'll prove it. This was a picture taken just before the pass. Watch what Arteta is telling Eze. Calm down, recycle it. Eze doesn't listen, and we go 2 up. Odegaard turns back and recycles possession there.