π¨ποΈWayne Rooney: βArsenal have been robbed tonightβ π€―
Rooney π£οΈ βIβll 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; itβs 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? Iβve played this game a long time, and you rarely see that unless thereβs 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 Arsenalβs momentum. But to be fair, Iβm 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 itβs 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 theyβve won this final. To win the biggest prize in club football like that? It leaves a horrible taste. Arsenal deserved so much more tonight.β
Mikel Arteta was at home tonight. He watched Arsenal secure a Premier League Title after 22 years surrounded by his family.
I leave you with this to remember tonight.
It will always be about the people who show up when its not easy to support you but they see the vision.
π¨π£οΈ | Thierry Henry on Manchester City vs Brentford: π£
βYou see, I look at the screen, I see those two penalty incidents... I see the challenge from Bernardo Silva where he stays on the pitch with only a yellow... and I have to tell you, if I speak, I am in big, big trouble. Iβm serious. Because if I explain to you what my eyes are seeing and how this game ended for Brentford, I wonβt be sitting in this chair tomorrow. People talk about the 'big teams' and the 'small teams,' but the game has to be the game. Iβm not going to say it. Iβm not going to use the word. But we all saw it. You saw it, I saw it, the fans saw it. So I stay quiet, because if I open my mouth... yeah, I am in big troubleβ
December 2019
First interview - The Blueprint
1β£Clean out the rot
2β£ Suffer while doing it
3β£ Create culture
4β£ Connect with the fans
5β£ Squadbuilding brick by brick
6β£ 2025. We're there.
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