🗣️ Adriano: “The favelas.”
Even that word, people always get it wrong. Outsiders, they don’t understand, man. When they talk about Brazil, when they talk about the little kids in the slums?
They always paint a dark picture. It’s always pain and misery, man.
And yeah, it’s like that sometimes. But it’s complicated. When I think about growing up in the favela, I actually think about how much fun we had. I think about flying kites and spinning tops and kicking a football in the alley. Real childhood, not this bullshit tap, tap, tap on the screens that these kids do now.
I was surrounded by my family, my people. I grew up in a community.
I didn’t suffer. I lived.
Listen, I made a lot of money in my career. But how much money would you pay to have that much fun again? You know what I mean?
🗣️ Harry Redknapp: “I bought Carl for £10,000, went to pick him up from Enfield and while he went in to say goodbye to his manager, he left me with his mate.”
“‘What are you signing him for?’ said this kid. ‘I’m 10 times better than him. I’ve got 26 goals this season, he’s only got 12. I’m different class than him. Why don’t you sign me?”
“I was worried. ‘I can’t buy you, I’m buying him,’ I told Carl’s mate, ‘but I’ll keep an eye out for you, don’t worry.”
“So we took Carl and he was absolutely useless. He could run, but that was about it. We played about six games, but couldn’t win one. Carl was terrible.”
“After about four games of this, he came to see me. ‘I’ve got a mate,’ he said. ‘He was asking if he could have a trial. He’s a striker, like me.’
“‘And is he as good as you, Carl?’ I asked, suspiciously. ‘No, he’s not as good as me,’ he said, ‘but he’s decent.’
“‘Well, tell him not to f***ing bother then,’ I snapped, and that was the end of it.”
“The following Saturday, we went to play Crystal Palace. ‘My mate, the one who wanted a trial, he’s playing for Palace today,’ said Carl. ‘Oh good,’ I thought. ‘No problem there then.”
“Anyway, three goals later I realized Carl wasn’t much of a scout, either. His mate’s name? Ian Wright, who went on to score 238 league goals.”
A reminder for everyone who needs to hear it 🫶🏼
League titles:
Arsenal - 13
Chelsea - 6
Champions League:
Arsenal - 0
Chelsea - 2
Club World cup
Arsenal -0
Chelsea -2
FA Cups:
Arsenal - 14
Chelsea - 8
Community Shields:
Arsenal - 17
Chelsea- 4
Europa league
Arsenal -0
Chelsea - 1
Relegations:
Arsenal - 0
Chelsea - 6
League and cup doubles:
Arsenal - 3
Chelsea - 1
Invincible:
Arsenal - 1
Chelsea - 0
Conference league
Arsenal -0
Chelsea -1
Lowest position finish:
Arsenal - 12th
Chelsea - 20th
Arsenal wins against Chelsea - 83
Chelsea wins against Arsenal - 66
Major honours won:
Arsenal - 48
Chelsea - 36
London is red - always has been, always will be 🔴⚪️
🏆 PSG’s route to Champions League glory:
🏴 Liverpool (1.98) 1-1 (5.33) PSG 🇫🇷
🏴 Aston Villa (3.86) 4-5 (4.10) PSG 🇫🇷
🏴 Arsenal (5.11) 1-3 (3.08) PSG 🇫🇷
🇮🇹 Inter Milan (0.50) 0-5 (3.51) PSG 🇫🇷
Arsenal have potentially dropped 11 points because of inconsistent VAR calls & errors this season:
1. Arsenal vs Wolves:
Declan Rice gets a second yellow for kicking the ball away. No team other than Arsenal have received a red card for this offence.
2 points dropped