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@Arsenal, Lots of typos, Random Football Stats, Nostalgia Merchant 🇧🇩🏴 #FreePalestine🇵🇸. Dolphins1925
England, United Kingdom
Joined November 2014
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This thread will reveal the sad & shocking story of how Arsenal’s number 1 keeper Wojciech Szczęsny lost his future at the club & everything that led up to that moment. The story involves betrayal of trust & shows how stress can get to players.
I’ll be sharing the full story on Szczęsny’s exit at Arsenal, within the next week. Surprised it won the poll so comfortably. If you voted for the Frimpong vs Nasri story, I’ll hopefully get back to it in the future, along with other stories.
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THOMAS VERMAELEN THREAD. 10 years ago today, Arsenal sold club captain Thomas Vermaelen to Barcelona. This thread will reveal the SHOCKING truth to why he was dropped, phased out of the team & eventually sold. I’ll also touch on how he almost joined a rival club. Looked
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The twist in this video gets me every time 🤣
Name something that’s forever funny no matter how many times it’s repeated.
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Rare footage of Arsenal manager George Graham telling his players that the media is against them after being handed a points deduction during the title race back in 1991. “The majority of the media are enjoying it. Enjoying us getting all this stick.”. Graham also famously said
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All PL goalkeepers with 10 away clean sheets in a season. Petr Cech . Ederson .Aaron Ramsdale
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Serious talk now. Is it just me who thinks our performances at home are levels below our performances away? . Always seem so sloppy at the Emirates, living life on the edge.
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Reporter “3 to play, you don’t need 3 more like that.”. Saka “Well, it’s 3 points so why not?”. Reporter “Good answer, it was a stupid question.”. BBC
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Match of the Day showed that Ødegaard plays with his socks to secretly signal to the corner taker where to deliver the ball 😂
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A lot of this has been reported by credible journalists already but there’s some stuff I’ve heard too. I’ll try piece everything together. It revolves around non-Negotiables & could explain why Arteta wants to ease in youngsters slowly.
Do peiple wanna know the full Guendouzi story on how he left?.
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Everton haven’t beaten Liverpool at Goodison Park in the Premier League since 2010 when Mikel Arteta scored this cracker.
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Under pressure Arsène Wenger celebrates knocking Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City out of the FA Cup, securing the first trophyless season in Guardiola’s career.
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The Liverpool result is a warning to Arsenal. Tottenham will do everything in their power to beat us, whether we were going for a titile or not. Can’t take anything for granted.
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There was a 4 year period where Arsenal were a mess. Alexis & Ozil last year of contract. Alexis falling out with all his team mates. The team were celebrating separately whenever Alexis scored . Koscielny was crying in team meetings . Guendouzi’s antics in the Dubai camp.
An update on Antony.
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This thread will cover the TRUE story of what actually happened with Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs during the 2017 FA Cup Final. It’s a straight forward story so I’ll try to keep this short. Most people won’t know this so hopefully you find it insightful.
I actually have a mini inside story surrounding this FA Cup final about an Arsenal player. It’s quite short & straight forward but I can share it later today if people wanna know.
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Luiz on talkSPORT . “I made my first meeting with the players & we were talking about goals of the seasons & nobody was talking about winning the PL. I said STOP, we are just at the beginning of the season, the 1st thing you need is ambition, you have to think about the title.”
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Thomas Partey has played the first 3 games of the season. He has NEVER played the first 4 games of a season at Arsenal. In fact, he has never even made the squad in all of the first four games of any season at the club.
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Goal Difference before Arsenal went to Dubai. Liverpool- 25.Man City- 24.Arsenal- 17. Goal Difference mow . Liverpool- 39.Man City- 35.Arsenal- 45.
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First team minutes for Arsenal before turning 18 years old. Bukayo Saka- 123 minutes (7 PL minites) . Ethan Nwaneri- 122 minutes (32 PL minutes) . Nwaneri turns 18 in March.
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In 1999 Arsenal beat Sheffield United in the FA cup with a controversial goal so Arsène Wenger demanded a replay for the game to be played fairly. Can’t expect that claw for Spurs.
For #THFC v #LFC to be replayed. the request needs to come from @SpursOfficial. Would they do it? Doubt it. .
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THOMAS LEMAR THREAD. This thread reveals the ins & outs of how Thomas Lemar’s move to Arsenal never materialised & how it ended in a £92M bid. Some parts are known, some aren’t so hopefully you find it insightful. It’s a simple story but I’ve thrown in a bonus story too 👀
As voted by you guys, my final thread of the year will be on the Thomas Lemar to Arsenal transfer saga. I’ll write it up later tbis week and will try to post it at some point next week.
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Lens have conceded 10 goals in their last 11 games. 7 of those goals were to Arsenal.
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CRAZY STAT!. Bukayo Saka is one assist away from becoming the first Arsenal player since Dennis Bergkamp in 1999 to reach 10+ goals and 10+ assists in back to back PL seasons.
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Between 1997 & 2004 Arsenal won 3 titles & Man United won 4. When United won their 4 titles, Arsenal always came 2nd. In Man City’s 5 title wins, Liverpool only finished 2nd twice. Can’t be the best rivalry if it only happens every 2 years in the space of 6.
Gary Neville was NOT happy with Jamie Carragher's opinion about the Liverpool-City rivalry 🤣
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I’m so glad social media didn’t exist in 2001, when we finished 2nd 3 years in a row under Wenger, lost 2 finals & looked like we were getting worse every year. Bad form exists, every club goes through it. Not everything has to be so dramatic.
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David Sullivan went on talkSPORT on the 8th of June to announce they are listening to offers for Declan Rice. In his mind, this would have sparked a bidding war. Arteta was one step ahead though; convincing Rice to join Arsenal, to the point where he turns down all clubs….
🚨 West Ham turn down 2nd Arsenal bid for Declan Rice. Worth up to £90m (£75m + £15m) as pursuit of 24yo #WHUFC captain continues.➕ #AFC talks with Chelsea for Kai Havertz ongoing - 24yo Germany int’l preference is to join Gunners from #CFC @TheAthleticFC.
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8 years ago today, Mesut Özil scored on his birthday with some intricate football, as Arsenal beat Swansea 3-2 to go joint top of the PL with Man City. This was Arsenal’s first home win against Swansea in the PL in FIVE YEARS.
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What the actual f…. Why did they pre prepare that graphic on the top left of the screen before KO?.
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Manchester United won 13 PL titles playing like this. No wonder all of Ferguson’s disciples fail in management.
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3 years ago today, Arsenal pled for the PL to postpone their opening fixture against Brentford after a COVID outbreak in the camp. Sky Sports pushed for the game to go ahead. Mikel Arteta did not even know who was able to start until 90 minutes before kick off. It’s believed some
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Hope PL managers aren’t watching this because I think Monaco have found the answer to our corners.
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One of the issues here is that Arsenal can’t offer him a professional contract until he turns 17 in November so it’ll have to be a short term scholarship. Bayern can offer a professional contract NOW because of different rules in the EU.
Exclusive: Bayern Munich are in advanced talks to sign Chido Obi-Martin, hoping to beat rivals Borussia Dortmund to the striker’s signature. The Danish talent rejected Arsenal’s most recent scholarship offer this week, and looks set to walk out of the club this summer.
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Arsenal have come a long way . In 2017, Chamberlain, Alexis, Özil, Wilshere & Cazorla had a year left on their contract. We lost 2 on a free. We sold Ox to top 4 rival Liverpool days after starting him against Liverpool where he sabotaged the game.
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Something I thought that was worth adding in, which could be the reason for his poor keeping, is that the GK coach Gary Payton was incompetent. For example, his GK analysis meeting just showed Szczęsny errors montage to the 3 keepers with no analysis or advice.
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7 years ago today, Arsenal came back from 1-0 down to beat Chelsea 2-1 in the League Cup Semi Final with Granit Xhaka scoring the winner to send Arsenal through to the final.
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@scrapytweets He was deceptively strong in his playing days despite his elegenace. But I guess now he’s just focusing on something to keep him driven.
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The only reason Arsenal were top of the league at Christmas is because Saka was carrying our entire attack. 6 goals + 5 assists, ALL of them deciding the result of the game. Most goals & most assist for the team that’s top but not even nominated for POTY is ridiculous.
Eight outstanding nominees, but there can only be one winner. It's time to vote for your 2023/24 @EASPORTSFC Player of the Season 😍 . #PLAwards.
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There’s something in this picture that will stand out to Arsenal fans.
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What’s with the WWE backstage camera angles lol.
🗣️ "He is close." 🔴. Mikel Arteta says he doesn't want to play Gabriel Jesus until the player is 100% ready
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10 YEARS AGO TODAY: Arsenal won the FA Cup & ended a 9 year trophy drought. Here are 4 iconic moments from the day:. -Birth of Mesut Özil‘s catchphrase. -Players chase Wenger & throw him in the air. -Ramsey collapses after completing the comeback. -Arteta gives Ramsey a big hug
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👀 CONFIRMED BY THE MAN HIMSELF HAHA
@LinkUpArsenal Here’s a story for you . Walcott was supposed to be in this picture but he refused to sign a new deal .He was in the middle of his best career season and has multiple offers on the table.He wanted to join Liverpool but we made him the highest paid player.
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I actually have a mini inside story surrounding this FA Cup final about an Arsenal player. It’s quite short & straight forward but I can share it later today if people wanna know.
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Whatever happened to the ABBA penalty system by the way? . I think I saw it get used once & never again. Gave us that famous Thibaut Courtois moment though.
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I think Arteta wants Rice and Timber on the plane to Germany this Sunday by the way. Would be massive if that happens.
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PL errors leading to goals since the start of last season. Man City 4. Raya 2 . Ramsdale 2 . Jorginho 1. Saka 1 . Zinchenko 1 . Gabriel 1 . Tomiyasu 1 . Trossard 1 . Odegaard 1 . It’s not a new problem. Mistakes have been our Achilles heel for the last 20 years.
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🚨 Manchester City’s postponed PL fixture against Brighton will be scheduled for the mid week commencing 22nd May. Between their fixture against Chelsea & Brentford. The game will be live on Sky Sports.
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Mikel Arteta captains Arsenal to a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in the 2013 Champions League Round of 16.
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“After 1 year I started to understand, a club that hasn’t won in a long time, they start to not believe.” . “& then came Arteta, he started to change things at the club, he started to make everybody believe in the process. I think the club got the right mentality again.”
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🚨Exc: Man Utd to overhaul medical dept after launching review into their practices. Audit comes amid an injury ravaged season. Proposals to include increasing diversity - with more BAME, female and multi-faith appointments - in medical team. Story: .
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2013/14. Arsenal found themselves in a title race, being 1st in the PL for 128 days, longer than any other team that season. The challenge would collapse after key players picked up injuries such as Ramsey & Walcott and we’d finish 4th. Szczęsny won the Golden Glove.
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What people don’t know is at some point in the 2nd half of the season, Szczęsny went 2 months without training due to an injury but he would still play on the weekend by getting his shoulder injected before every game.
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🚨 Alex Crook speaking now on talkSPORT . Deal not under any threat for Rice . Rice and Sullivan on holiday . Both clubs looking for happy medium . Rice has even picked out a squad number, 41.
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Firstly, here’s a little back story. Szczęsny joined in Jan 2006 when he was only 15. This was when the club were investing in young players, especially keepers like Fabianski, Martinez, Mannone etc. He then joined the senior team in 08/09 before his Brentford loan in 09/10.
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“Now I’m happy, because I see many young players I tried to help from the beginning to believe. Since the beginning of your career you have to believe to win big things and I’m happy for them because they are now that way. ”
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There’s literally a box at Wembley tonight with Wenger Fergie Klopp etc . Crazy.
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Bukayo Saka at 18. 30 starts.4 goals.13 assists .1 FA Cup.1 Community shield. 2 assists vs Liverpool .1 assist vs Man United. Goal involvements while playing LB, LW, CM & RW.
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Week 2. Second Rice bid rejected .Man City bid rejected .Arsenal’s 3rd bid of £105M currently refining . Second Timber bid in and waiting for answer . Havertz bid accepted and announcement imminent. This window is moving fast.
Bid rejected for Havertz but close to agreeing 60M deal . First Rice bid rejected, West Ham holding onto second bid. Timber bid gone in. Lavia advanced talks. The transfer window is only 6 days old. Arteta is serious.
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Sterling is a no brainer. He can play LW, RW, false 9 & midfield. He knows the league, he knows Arteta & he probably knows the system inside out. He had a poor season last year but still scored 10 goals. If you can get him in form again he could possibly even start ahead of.
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So apparently if Luiz took out Jose last night, he would’ve only got a yellow. If that’s the case, why is this a red?
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22 YEARS AGO TODAY: ENTIRE Sky Sports’ coverage of Arsenal celebratIng winning the PL at Old Trafford against reigning champions Manchester United, who were going for a record 4 in a row. let me know if you want the alternative coverage from ITV.
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I honestly never cared about Man City before. I was so indifferent. But from minute 1 yesterday, they absolutely pissed me off. We’re not allowed to use dark arts but it’s fine that they used it for the last 8 years. We were time wasting in the second half but the ball was.
Erling Haaland was badly rattled yesterday.
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People within the club say so far this is the busiest they’ve been in last couple of transfer windows.
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Everyone remembers the howler in the cup final vs Birmingham but from 2011-2013, you could see on replays that the staff would often gesture to Wenger about Szczęsny, every time we conceded a goal. Wenger, as he often did with youngsters, showed patience & stuck with him.
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13 years ago today, club captain Cesc Fàbregas was spotted at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona while Arsenal played their final game of the season. Arsenal drew to Fulham & missed out on an automatic Champions League place. He then refused to train & go on the clubs tour.
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Eddie Nketiah & Emile Smith-Rowe on what sets Mikel Arteta apart from other managers. Sky
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Throwback to Jürgen Klopp’s first visit to the Emirates, as out of form Arsenal beat Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund 2–1 in the 11/12 Champions League. Robin Van Persie with the winner.
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New meme unlocked
Arsenal set for Thomas Partey boost as he could return before the end of the month. welcome news as Arsenal unlikely to do much business in January (big deal is currently out of the question)
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2010/11. After a horror show at home vs West Brom in September, Almunia picked up an elbow injury, which would see Fabianski become number 1 & Szczęsny number 2. Szczęsny was only 20 but knew he was better than the rest & that his time will come.
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🚨 No Xhaka in the 11 agaisnt united at home for the first time since 2015.
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21-year-old Mikel Arteta scored the decisive penalty to secure Glasgow Rangers their 50th Scottish league title.
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I’ve said this to a few people this week. Arsenal don’t like to waste time with players. If they know a player doesn’t want to join, they’ll walk away immediately. The fact that there’s a week left of the window & they’re still trying to sign him is a sign that the deal isn’t as.
🚨 JUST IN from @MiguelDelaney:. Arsenal weighing up a move for Nico Williams in last week of window. 🇪🇸. There is an awareness his preference is to stay in Spain. If they can't get him, they’ll likely drop down to a lower target. Arsenal only go big for specific names. 🎯
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Don’t usually do this but just a reminder that a certain “fan” wanted Arteta sacked after 17 games for Nuno Espírito Santo one week after Arteta beat Nuno.
Welcome to Nottingham Forest, Nuno Espírito Santo 🤝.
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This is ESPN in 2022 talking about Saka. First he’s not allowed to complain about getting hurt, now he’s not allowed to feel pain.
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🚨 EXCL: As it stands, #Arsenal are set to announce the signing of Oleksandr #Zinchenko on Friday. He may play a part in Saturday’s friendly against Chelsea. #afc
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Here is ITV’s coverage of Arsenal celebrating winning the Premier League at Old Trafford against Manchester United on this day in 2002. Includes post match interviews from Arsène Wenger, Sir Alex Ferguson, Patrick Vieira and Ray Parlour.
22 YEARS AGO TODAY: ENTIRE Sky Sports’ coverage of Arsenal celebratIng winning the PL at Old Trafford against reigning champions Manchester United, who were going for a record 4 in a row. let me know if you want the alternative coverage from ITV.
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Joe Willock was given a nice reception when he scored on Saturday. Throwback to when Eduardo was given a standing ovation at the Emirates after scoring AGAINST Arsenal in 2010.
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Fabianski was playing with a shoulder injury & in January, he aggravated the injury during the warm up against Man City. This would see Szczęsny get a run in the team during the title race, as Arsenal remained in the top 2 until mid April.
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Josh Kroenke on Arsenal in 2021. “Special times are ahead for the club.” . “Once we’re in the conversation for the Premier League, I think that’s when interesting things will really start to happen elsewhere as well.”
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I don’t think everyone fully appreciated just how incredible 50 points in 19 games was. Especially doing in the last minute against our biggest PL rival in history.
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@OzilThings Worst thing is people now know they’re not Muslims but are still planning riots outside mosques.
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