Both Zubimendi and Gyokeres chose Arsenal when they had other options. Gyokeres pushed hard to make the move, and Zubimendi turned down other clubs and waited for us. Zubimendi looked tired before his injury last season, but since returning, Arteta has barely started him. Gyokeres has hardly started either, yet some Arsenal fans are already talking about selling them. We fought to sign these players at least give them a proper chance before writing them off.
I never thought I'd see the day when our players would be getting questioned about how Arsenal's defensive dominance works while on international duty. We've really built something special.
Thank you Mille Arteta ❤️
Hazard had the talent to become one of the best in the world, but at Real Madrid he looked like he’d turned up for a paid holiday. He’d stroll through training, offer little without the ball and leave Madrid with more fat than impact. Chelsea got the superstar, Madrid got the retirement version.
People call Arsenal boring, give us all sorts of names and try so hard to discredit the way we play football. But honestly, I sometimes wonder if we are watching the same game.
This season, show me another team that can score a goal through such beautiful, patient and collective football. Show me a team where all 11 players on the pitch can be involved in building up an attack, where the ball moves from one player to another with intelligence, purpose, discipline and understanding. That is not boring football; that is football played with a clear identity.
Arsenal don't just kick the ball forward and hope for something to happen. We build from the back, control the midfield, create spaces, move opponents around and wait for the right moment to strike. Every pass has a purpose. Every movement creates an opportunity. Even the players who don't touch the ball contribute by creating space for others.
The funny thing is that when other teams play direct football, people call it exciting. When they score from a counterattack, everybody celebrates. But when Arsenal patiently construct an attack with 15, 20 or more passes before finding the back of the net, suddenly we are boring!
So what exactly do people want? Do you want beautiful football or just football that entertains you for five minutes?
Not every beautiful goal has to come from a 50-yard run or an individual piece of magic. Sometimes the beauty is in the teamwork, the movement, the passing and the intelligence behind the goal.
You don't have to support Arsenal, but at least respect the football. You can dislike the club, you can dislike the fans, but don't pretend that intelligent, organised and technically beautiful football is boring simply because Arsenal are the ones playing it.
We don't need everybody to love our football. We just need them to keep watching it.
COYG! ❤️🤍