I knew Mikel had a unique pull after convincing Rice to pick Arsenal over Pep and City but persuading Italians to leave Serie A for England? He’s just showing off now…
🚨🔴⚪️ Riccardo Calafiori to Arsenal, here we go! Bologna and Arsenal have started to exchange documents right now.
All sorted also between Bologna and Basel.
Calafiori will sign five year deal (no option) for €4m/season net.
Medical in the US, deal done and story confirmed.
I’m sorry but posting this and finding yourself writing an article blaming absentees and refereeing decisions after then losing to Arsenal is hilarious
🚨 Arsenal have confirmed they will hold a Premier League trophy open top bus parade on Monday the 20th May if they win the title.
(Source: Football London)
Lerma has not only escaped a blatant red card but not so much as a talking to just because Scamacca didn’t roll around the ground screaming. That’s the biggest problem with these officials.
Can’t complain about footballers theatrics when this goes unpunished. That’s 100% going to VAR if Scamacca rolls around and the West Ham players crowd the ref. That’s not how games should be officiated.
Man City lost today. Arsenal have the opportunity to go eight points clear by winning the north London derby tomorrow. Imagine spending your evening ranting because the club wouldn’t spend close to 100m on a player you’ve barely, if ever, seen play.
Matty Cash’s mentions are littered with Spurs fans demanding an apology I see. The same Spurs fans who laud Romero as some kind of hard man for doing that kind of tackle at least once a game. Pick a side of the fence.
When a Brentford player held Leno and prevented him from moving to stop their second goal against Arsenal in 2021, no one complained, everyone just pointed and laughed as Sky Sports pundits danced with the crowd.
But when Arsenal do a fraction of this, it’s suddenly a problem…
“In the 87th minute I thought we won the game!” 👀
“It could have given us a big lift.”
Erik ten Hag again points to his
@ManUtd
side’s earlier season defeat to
@Arsenal
as a defining point in the club’s season 😳
🔗
Same guy, same player. Just went from suboptimal conditions under Wenger/Emery to elite setups under Arteta/Alonso. No different to what we’re seeing with Havertz and many others. Environment (tactical and cultural) is everything.
Xhaka, though. Incredible.
Can’t think of many midfielders who’ve had a better 12-18 months. He’s been in those world class conversations, looks completely rejuvenated from 3/4 seasons ago.
You’ll question why your team was denied a blatant penalty and you’ll have some idiot in your mentions pointing out that you were awarded a soft penalty 4 years ago or something. Shit for brains
The FA has revealed a string of offensive racial remarks by John Yems but still concluded that the former Crawley manager is "not a conscious racist".
Warning: The below copy contains language of a racist and discriminatory nature.
@ZeqiriDan
We’re in the best shape we’ve been in since we moved to the Emirates and somehow I’m seeing Leno and Lacazette nostalgia on the timeline. Who next, Torreira?
You told us Konate was better in January. Then Saliba proceeded to be named in the premier league team of the season and take his place in the national team 🤷🏻♂️
That was a proper game of football. United being that serious in a game against title contenders is so encouraging when you think Arteta’a work is 3 years in and Erik ten Hag came into a dumpster fire 8 months ago.
Can’t overstate how much of an influence Kevin Friend has had on this game. Refereeing incompetence deciding the outcome of a a premier league game every weekend now. It’s so tiring.
We’re punishing players for this now. It is no longer okay to enter a challenge for a ball without the risk of an incompetent individual deeming you a mad man. Kevin Friend is a coward.
Just seen the MOTD analysis of the offside goal. Lee Mason can’t officiate professionally again. It’s not a perception error as is the case with most refereeing blunders. He’s decided not to do his job thus bringing the integrity of the game into disrepute. Unacceptable.
“Hi Dave, so Arsenal actually won the league after all. Could you notify the police and find hundreds of stewards for the morning. Try find a bus driver to take the team around too. Was gonna say it to you earlier but didn’t wanna sound cocky. Cheers!”
One thing to take from tonight
Howe and the team’s grace post game. No hysteria. No abuse of the officials. Proud of them.
Hard to think other managers we’ve faced recently wouldn’t have been as reserved and respectful.
There was endless talk of Kane’s tackle on Robertson. In the meantime a Liverpool player has gone out and actually broken someone’s leg and we’ve barely heard a peep.
Brendan Rodgers has revealed Ricardo Pereira will be out for between 6-8 weeks. He fractured his fibula in the challenge by Tyler Morton at Liverpool last week. Daka and Soyuncu will be around 3 weeks out with hamstring injuries.
#LCFC
Latest illogical criticism of Arteta appears to be not playing 17 year olds over the fit and available senior players in the middle of a title race. Good lord
Klopp is a fucking genius man, any other team crumbles with that many injuries. These kids will do anything for him, and he trusts them.
Meanwhile, Mikel can't even trust players with actual top flight experience...should be out there taking notes.
Defending like a peak Mourinho side while scoring the most goals in a league containing Pep and Klopp with Haaland Salah at their disposal. Arteta was built in some kind of laboratory man
❤️ When Ramsdale talks about the GK Union it isn’t just for the camera or to sound good
Expect the same partnership with himself and Raya, not some bitter rivalry that causes issues
@3cbPerformance
@TikiTakaConnor
Cedric puts his head down and gets on with it too. Just because he’s not in our long term plans doesn’t mean we can’t reward him with a start for his hard work in these circumstances.
Turner
Cedric - Tomiyasu - Holding - Tierney
Vieira - Elneny - Lokonga
Pepe - Nketiah - ESR
An Arsenal eleven that didn’t start at Palace. Still strong but you can see where they are a bit light still.
Arsenal lose two key defenders for the run in last season. Narrative: Arsenal bottled it
Arsenal have fully fit team for the run in this season (for now). Narrative: Arsenal lucky
🥲
You can see why Arteta wants Mudryk and Felix. He didn’t have the trust in any sub to replace any of the front three. In those high stakes games you need difference makers from the bench.
That is huge! Arsenal the first team to come from behind to beat Wolves in 45 games. A testament to the heart and determination Arteta has brought to the club. Transformed.
Arsenal goals scored last season: 91
Liverpool goals scored during title winning season with Salah - Firmino - Mane: 85
Find a better narrative fella. This one holds about as much weight as your brain.
Trent being really good at crossing and hitting the odd diagonal ping has somehow convinced people he’d make a fine central midfielder. Now imagine him receiving the ball under pressure, trying to dribble and track midfield runners. It would be hilariously bad.
"With Alexander-Arnold struggling to impact games as he so often has from right-back, and with opponents clearly intent on clipping the England man’s wings by targeting his flank … could a shift into midfield, even just for the short-term, benefit Liverpool?" [
@neiljonesgoal
]
I think a notion developed among non Arsenal fans that Wilshere lived off the Barcelona game but he played like this more or less on a weekly basis that season at the age of 18. One of the best prospects I’ve seen to this day.
@sportingintel
They could be watching their club playing league 2 football in a few years and they’ll still think it was all one big agenda Nick. Keep up the good work in the meantime 👍🏻
People were talking like Arsenal had moved on from Jesus and Zinchenko and here they are keeping us in a champions league quarter final. Might be time to show some appreciation.
Last thing from me - Zinchenko was brilliant in the 2nd half. Settled the team down by taking control on the ball (could see him visibly instructing players in possession) & didn’t put a foot wrong defensively vs Sane, held him up in 1v1’s and nicked it multiple times.
#Arsenal
It’s a crime that Tomiyasu and Nketiah aren’t playing Premier League football every week. Pretty cruel that their competition is Ben White and Gabriel Jesus.
This is like watching Twitter in real life. Cahill is the guy trying to think rationally during a tough moment and Keane is the hundreds of people who can’t see beyond the present quote tweeting him abuse.
🗣"Can I ask you one question, how many league games have Arsenal lost this season, all of a sudden Arsenal are the new Bayern Munich do me a favour?" 🤣
Roy Keane & Tim Cahill's debate over if mangers should motivate their players and Arsenal's form
@Tim_Cahill
@_halfspaces
@nonewthing
It’s scary the amount of people who genuinely believe Arsenal are as worse off as they were under Emery. I wonder what their excuse will be in 12 months time.
Yoann Gourcuff was superb for Bordeaux in the 2008/09 season. 12 goals, 11 assists including the goal of the season while being voted Ligue 1 player of the year as Bordeaux won their first league title in 10 years.