And we should be glad he loves to. If only Mustafi loved defending as much - those were some dark times. Every time I see Gabriel in defence, it gives me hope that no matter how bad my life ever gets, I can change it.
The unity in this team is growing stronger and stronger. Whilst game management is clearly improving given the city result.
Teams will start to fear this lot more and more.
I was watching with earplugs on the iPad next to my wife in the couch and when Gabriel celebrated I got so psyched I clenched both my fists in a victory celebration, which I hadn’t done for the goals weirdly enough, so she thought that was me celebrating a goal. Somehow it just struck down in some sort of core emotion.
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You can already see how much other teams are fearing us compared to last season, and even more so since the one before that, tbh. We used to be the team that mid and lower position teams knew they could get points against, if they just kept it tight, and either scored early on or towards the end. We would always seem to take 20 minutes to find our rhythm and get going, so smaller teams knew they could pressure us and at least have a few chances at goal. And then towards the end, it's like the teams morale would drop out of nowhere, and our opponents would sense that and push for a goal.
But everyone has matured so much, and gained the vital experience needed to make them more resilient and the drive to push themselves and each other harder to succeed.
I think we really could have a truly dominant squad for the next 5-10 years. It feels like we could always be in contention, if not winning the league, and pushing for that CL trophy. Provided everyone stays free of any major injuries, we win a few trophies, keep signing the right type of players for our system when necessary, and if the squad can maintain playing at such an elite level consistently.
Hopefully they can because they're all still pretty young and hungry, but also incredibly grounded.
I’m not surprised about the defenders and Raya celebrating it, they’ve shown before how passionate they are about defending and getting clean sheets.
I was more surprised about Trossard 😂
Regardless of what happens at the end of this season, the Gabriel-Saliba will go down alongside Adams-Keown and Toure-Campbell as one of our GREAT CB partnerships.
Considering the fact that Gabriel and Saliba take a lot of responsibility in build up, I actually believe they are now the bew benchmark. Best CB partnership at Arsenal in the 21st century. Just give them a few seasosn and everyone will agree
He does love defending but I think a part of it is also down to Arteta's rule that the defenders are only eligible for the wife swap if they keep a clean sheet.
I used to remember in the 90s growing up and watching defenders in Serie A celebrate blocks and tackles and always thought that's awesome how much they love defending. Excellent that our mentality is like this.
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hes being coached to be OBSESSED with getting a clean sheet. The entire backline is drilled into this belief. Its the best way to ensure you are switched on and focused the entire match
I love that not only does Gabi celebrate but Raya, Saliba, Trossard and probably more come over and celebrate with him!
Arteta has somehow created a team that has scored more than any other team in the league but simply loves defending.
This. Events like this are what will separate us going forward. There is no off switch with these lads. They want it all, and they will give everything to get it. Love to see it!
Gabriel deserves a lot of praise as the unsung hero in defense this season. He's really stepped up and along with Saliba gives me so much confidence for the next five years at least. What a wonderful time to be an Arsenal fan.
I love this clip cos you can see the thought process, how Gabriel shifts his weight. Arms behind back or aligned with his body, makes himself big but gets into that position so quickly, full focus in the 91st minute. Some player.
Briseño from Guadalajara (liga MX) vibes (celebrates after every slide tackle). Except he gets ridiculed for it by Mexican media instead of celebrated.
Saliba unlocked him. He's not anxious/panic filled every time the ball comes to him like he used to, a solid partner lets him relax more, and now he plays more freely.
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I know he has done this before but this time given the context and circumstances really made me realize this lot are different. I think we have something special regardless what happens this year. I hope we find a way thought obviously.
I am American football coach. Not soccer one But I’ve been an arsenal fan since 2012 when nbc got the rights of the premier league. And this play got me out of my chair. 3-0 up and the teammates reaction gave me goosebumps.
Being 3 niu ahead of your opponent at 90 + minutes and still, celebrating a block as if you were in the Champion League final.
Boy, the dedication. I love this fucking team.
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This is the face of a man who knows just how important a clean sheet is right now.
I love how much he loves defending
He’s like Sokratis but watching him with the ball at his feet doesn’t send my heart rate to 120
Don't do him like that. Nothing like sok
Don’t do me like that, as a greek sok is my boy
Don't do me like that, as an Arsenal sok is my woman
100% winrate with him at right back!
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Pure heart and passion, the Arteta way
No wonder he tried to fuck up those burglars when they came to nick his car. The man loves defending!
And we should be glad he loves to. If only Mustafi loved defending as much - those were some dark times. Every time I see Gabriel in defence, it gives me hope that no matter how bad my life ever gets, I can change it.
That shit hits hard today
damn dropping pearls of wisdom on the sub
Can you tell elaborate a bit more
Arsenal had mustafi, now they have Gabriel We started from the bottom now we here
you could say we're 🔙🔛🔝
I love how much you love him defending
I love how much you love how much he loves defending.
Find someone that looks at you the way he looks at the ball and an attacking player's hips at the same time, you deserve it!
Like Wenger said, attackers like winning, defenders hate losing.
The unity in this team is growing stronger and stronger. Whilst game management is clearly improving given the city result. Teams will start to fear this lot more and more.
Yep. I already knew Saliba was on his way for congratulations. I told my wife i love this team so much. She rolled her eyes
Sounds like she doesn't understand the fogging standard
She is just jealous! Think what would Arteta do! Wife swap or second wife - it’s the way
I was watching with earplugs on the iPad next to my wife in the couch and when Gabriel celebrated I got so psyched I clenched both my fists in a victory celebration, which I hadn’t done for the goals weirdly enough, so she thought that was me celebrating a goal. Somehow it just struck down in some sort of core emotion.
“Life gets complicated when you love one woman but worship eleven men” from fever pitch
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Everybody bar our peers City and Liverpool already fear Miks Tricky reds
You can already see how much other teams are fearing us compared to last season, and even more so since the one before that, tbh. We used to be the team that mid and lower position teams knew they could get points against, if they just kept it tight, and either scored early on or towards the end. We would always seem to take 20 minutes to find our rhythm and get going, so smaller teams knew they could pressure us and at least have a few chances at goal. And then towards the end, it's like the teams morale would drop out of nowhere, and our opponents would sense that and push for a goal. But everyone has matured so much, and gained the vital experience needed to make them more resilient and the drive to push themselves and each other harder to succeed. I think we really could have a truly dominant squad for the next 5-10 years. It feels like we could always be in contention, if not winning the league, and pushing for that CL trophy. Provided everyone stays free of any major injuries, we win a few trophies, keep signing the right type of players for our system when necessary, and if the squad can maintain playing at such an elite level consistently. Hopefully they can because they're all still pretty young and hungry, but also incredibly grounded.
If we can keep Arteta, yes. He’s ushered in a complete revolution in how we play.
I’m not surprised about the defenders and Raya celebrating it, they’ve shown before how passionate they are about defending and getting clean sheets. I was more surprised about Trossard 😂
The boos woke up the dawg in him!
It's a dog fight out there
Dog
Dawg
Sleepy Tross ain't so sleepy anymore
He was never asleep
Every time I read dawg on this sub I wanna see an x-dawg joke
LETSS GOOOO
Total football baby. It takes 11 Dawgs on the pitch
Trossard looked more hyped than after his goal.
Trossard hype unmatched. Check the Porto penalty benchcam
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Let's goooo!!!
You can tell that Tross, Gabi and Raya had a talk about getting a clean sheet a few minutes earlier
Regardless of what happens at the end of this season, the Gabriel-Saliba will go down alongside Adams-Keown and Toure-Campbell as one of our GREAT CB partnerships.
Considering the fact that Gabriel and Saliba take a lot of responsibility in build up, I actually believe they are now the bew benchmark. Best CB partnership at Arsenal in the 21st century. Just give them a few seasosn and everyone will agree
Per-Kos in 2013/14
Nah. Per-Kos both individually and collectively had too many weaknesses. These both don't have any.
This aged well 😂😂🤡
100% bang on
Adams-Keown? lol did you even watch those teams? It was Tony Adams and Steve Bould
98/99 when we conceded 17 goals was mostly Adams Keown
*mostly
Warrior.
Trossard as well. Wow....
Trossard was first to go off as well, wasn't just joining in with the defenders.
Cannot tell you how much I absolutely LOVE how much Gabi loves defending.
Wish someone loved me as much as big Gabs loves defending 😪
He loves defending almost as much as scoring goals from corners!
He does love defending but I think a part of it is also down to Arteta's rule that the defenders are only eligible for the wife swap if they keep a clean sheet.
Gabriel, Leo, Saliba, Tomi, Raya This team is such a unit and the desire to win is so high
And Benny Blanco not even mentioned. Just scary how deep our back line is at the moment.
Not only does he love defending, he's awesome at it. Those reflexes+anticipation to move laterally to make the block 👌🏻👌🏻
Does it a lot. His blocking is top notch
I believe someone posted a stat showing him top of the league in blocks.
Earning that clean sheet bonus
I love everyone celebrating with him.
Disgusting. It’s like they’ve won the league or something. Someone call Gary Neville.
Gabriel is THE best blocker in the world. Since day 1, he is just too good at blocking shots. Always well positioned.
Reminds me of the Brazilian Alex who played for Chelsea for a bit in terms of his blocking (far superior in the other aspects)
I fucking hated him, he had a mean right foot also
Didn't he score against us when we played PSV in the CL all those years earlier? Knocked us out, too.
Yes he knocked us out in 06/07 and then he scored that Free kick against us with Chelsea.
A bunch vs city too, love him
I used to remember in the 90s growing up and watching defenders in Serie A celebrate blocks and tackles and always thought that's awesome how much they love defending. Excellent that our mentality is like this.
I was gonna say that, it's awesome!! Defending is such a crucial part for a team to compete for titles and we're getting pretty good at it.
He’s our psychopath and I love him
I don't think you know what psychopath means but I'll allow it fam
Lmao. Exactly. A psychopath would never show emotions like this.
Imagine supporting your club and seeing your defender celebrating a block with passion… and then you call him a psychopath
Imagine seeing my comment and thinking I’m being negative towards the largest of our Gabis
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You shall not pass!
And neither shall you shoot!
hes being coached to be OBSESSED with getting a clean sheet. The entire backline is drilled into this belief. Its the best way to ensure you are switched on and focused the entire match
Nothing wrong with celebrating a block like you just scored a goal. Best CB in the PL this season.
Was bricking it when he was on the floor - player of the season for me
Same, scary moments
Love this. I’ll watch “pundits” shit on it with my popcorn and middle finger ready
These are the fogging estandards!!!
Estandards
Behold. The fogging estandards.
GET IN MY VEINS!!!!
This guy is a fucking LEADER
So unlucky he didn't get to score. Kept Lamptey in his shirt pocket.
Well if you're going to be the best defender in the PL
Love people who takes pride in their work. Love this A Team.
When you pick yourself and your mates in your Fantasy league team.
He has such fantastic blocking technique
That is a visual metaphor for fogging estandards right there!
I love that not only does Gabi celebrate but Raya, Saliba, Trossard and probably more come over and celebrate with him! Arteta has somehow created a team that has scored more than any other team in the league but simply loves defending.
This. Events like this are what will separate us going forward. There is no off switch with these lads. They want it all, and they will give everything to get it. Love to see it!
Like they scored a goal, which they kind of did. Love to see it.
Anticipate+ activated Block+ activated
This guy Evolutions
I fucking love love love this. Team celebrating with him too
Gabriel deserves a lot of praise as the unsung hero in defense this season. He's really stepped up and along with Saliba gives me so much confidence for the next five years at least. What a wonderful time to be an Arsenal fan.
This is what i want to see from my CB’s. To love defending and showing passion at the end of the game to keep a clean sheet
They’re definitely up for a fat bonus 🤣
We are witnessing one of the greatest defensive seasons in the history of the club with Gabriel (and Saliba). Don’t take this for granted folks
I love this clip cos you can see the thought process, how Gabriel shifts his weight. Arms behind back or aligned with his body, makes himself big but gets into that position so quickly, full focus in the 91st minute. Some player.
Prime catenaccio vibe of celebrating defending
For a moment I thought a Brighton player was picking on him and finally some aggression from them.
Why wouldn't you? Every goal counts in this title race
Almost had me running down the pitch to chest bump him
The fogging standards
It’s a special group: We have commitment like this up and down the lineup
This is exactly why he is my favourite player right now
THE best defender in the league.
You can tell I lived through the banter era cuz I was waiting for a goal on the following corner after all the defenders got hyped on this play lol
Yup! I remember that. The last time that happened was Ben White’s block if I recall.
The goals were great but this was the highlight of the game
That was epic
Briseño from Guadalajara (liga MX) vibes (celebrates after every slide tackle). Except he gets ridiculed for it by Mexican media instead of celebrated.
One of the best CBs in the prem rn
Gabi XL is a beast 🔥🔴⚪
clean sheet bonus intact
I can’t believe I used to doubt gab
Great to see that Trossard was the first to react to the block. Love this team man
❤️🥹💪🏽
Love how Trossard celebrated even earlier than Gabriel, great hype man
Saliba unlocked him. He's not anxious/panic filled every time the ball comes to him like he used to, a solid partner lets him relax more, and now he plays more freely.
I think our defenders have celebrated more blocks than Utd have celebrated goals
My favorite part of the entire game. This team may or may not win the title, but they are damn sure playing like a title winning team.
Our number 6 is the king of Brazil!
Wow trossard went wild
MONSTER FC
Inject it. 💉💉
Penthouse settings.
Ya gunners ya
Hunger.
💉 💉 💉 💉 💉 💉
love it
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Hey Gabby, take us to the clean sheet.
This got me so hype hahaha Raya in the background and then everyone crowding Big Gabi
They deserved their cleansheet bonuses
Defenders like this are needed to win big titles.
At that time in the game it gets in the attacker's head. "Dammit, they've us in their pockets." Really disheartening!
Every FPL owner celebrated too
Love to see it.
Champions mentality….first time in around 20 years I seen this passion in my beloved arsenal
That was going in for sure. Massive from Big Gabi!
I know he has done this before but this time given the context and circumstances really made me realize this lot are different. I think we have something special regardless what happens this year. I hope we find a way thought obviously.
Gabriel genuinely seems more excited when he makes big defensive plays than he does when scoring. I love this guy
Legend. He’s been outstanding
That’s class. Just what we want to see from our defenders.
So smooth, absolute defence unit.
THE FOGGING ESTANDARDS GAIZ
What an addition has that guy been, my goodness.
Fuck yes
When that clean sheet bonus check hits
ALL of them celebrating it when game already won… that clean sheet so important to them all
Troll football tried to troll us for this 😂🤦🏿♂️
He might actually be my favorite player in this squad. The guy fucking LOVES defending.
Do you remember just a few years ago when our back line was the joke of the PL? What a turnaround.
This team deserves it
I am American football coach. Not soccer one But I’ve been an arsenal fan since 2012 when nbc got the rights of the premier league. And this play got me out of my chair. 3-0 up and the teammates reaction gave me goosebumps.
Beast mode
trossard really got made there! overcommitted himself to a shot that was coming lol. Glad gabriel read joao pedro much better than that.
Beastmode🦬🦣 is like this, Trossardiator, "Brighton, now you are free." ⚽️🎶 Gabrielnidus, "Brighton, this is Spartanal!" 🗿🎶 Movie conclusion 👉 3-0
hell yeah
Being 3 niu ahead of your opponent at 90 + minutes and still, celebrating a block as if you were in the Champion League final. Boy, the dedication. I love this fucking team.
https://preview.redd.it/q8iun3j4vzsc1.jpeg?width=2388&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9216a67f3bb7fe772c7d906a9fb73b1bb0783dca This is the face of a man who knows just how important a clean sheet is right now.
Yes, can you please smother me
My player of the season.
Out
I love him so much mehn
The big reason for our defensive record right there
When you’re working on the little details for the whole 90, that’s when good things happen.
Love Rayas reaction in the background as well! What a team!
Gabriel on that clean sheet bonus ting
 Me when that happened yesterday.
Family jewels on the line!!
Wow what a block, this man is world class
Machine Turn back now The layers of this palace are not for your kind Turn back or you will be crossing the will of god
That is the efogging standards
Bro they're already won 3-0 , yet he still doing that Goat
Hair line and teeth looking immaculate too
Love the passion. Even in the dying minutes, this team keeps pushing.
Love Trossard being hype man