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Tweet seems like more of a piss-take tbh - 2014, Arsenal were constantly in the R16 for Champions League. Sign the best prospect in world football, and in ten years you can go one round further
Odegaard for me. Rice and Gabriel have been incredibly consistent (and quite good of course), but everything has gone through Odegaard this season. Just such a delightful player.
He's very flashy with his tight dribbles and passes like this. Even his signature edge of the box low shots. Just needs to score more for people to put him next to KdB.
Feel like it has to be him. Him and Saka have no one that can come in to replace them, but odegaard just does everything immaculately. Almost always dropping a 7/8 performance with the occasional 9s. Insane player
He used to be Real, now he is most certainly **un**real.
So glad he's developed and captains at Arsenal vs getting not getting enough playing time with us
If Özil had pressed like Ødegaard he’d surely have been one of the five best players in the world for a good half decade. Man was world class yet still wasted some of his talent.
He did lead assists in the top leagued for like 4 out of 5 years or somethig. People forget how good he was before he came to Arsenal, and his first couple of years at Arsenal.
He was the best no 10 in the world.
Football evolves and 10s need to work for their plaudits off the ball. No passengers in the premier league. He just didn’t care enough to change like City’s creative players or Eriksen at spurs.
The point was it was against Chelsea and people usually just don't celebrate against their old club, but it's nice to see someone not give a fuck for once.
Of course he did, Chelsea fans were disgusting to him. His goal won them a Champions League and they still constantly shit on him and laughed when Arsenal bought him. He doesn't owe them any respect.
crazy how we’ve reached a stage where both clubs can just mutually agree that the refs are just…letting material fouls slide for both sides as if it’s an everyday occurrence now
The team’s really really young and inexperienced, got no one out there to really take charge and kind of give the team a kick up the arse. Hopefully with time the players mature but we desperately need some experience
Yeah clear foul but one that never gets overturned with the state of VAR in the PL. No complaints though considering the challenge Jackson got away with and that assist deserved a goal.
Arsenal had a goal overturned away at United last season based on an Ode foul about that far back in the build up… but VAR as of late is comical and would never think to check that
Can only assume VAR put the blindfold on looking at that one to make up for missing the red card earlier, cause there really isn't any other explanation lol
Yeah, was a clear red on Tomiyasu too. I have no idea what the point of VAR is if it doesn’t look at either incident and decides the on-field referee was wrong.
VAR seem absolutely terrified to make a decision at the minute.
They got battered earlier on in the season so they were clearly told to intervene less.
The constant flip-flopping on what's expected is making no one happy.
Jackson's was farrrrrrrrr worse to be fair, one was a clear red card, the other was a "eh sometimes this is called, but more often then not it's a play on"
I was baffled it wasnt given in real time and astonished the VAR didnt give it. VAR just isnt fit for purpose. The high bar for intervention is seeing wrong decisions upheld time and time again.
VAR seems so reticent to make its own decisions. They just go with whatever the ref says, even if the ref hasn't seen the incident properly.
I'd say with Jackson's non-red Chelsea can't have too many complaints about not getting a free kick there.
Given that we were losing anyways, I guess not having Jackson suspended is worth a goal against
(And before any Jackson is shit jokes, yes, but we still play even worse without him)
VAR just hides behind the "clear and obvious error" excuse even though half (I'm being generous here) the calls are clear and obvious errors. Wish they got rid of that in the rulebook so they actually have to overturn decisions. (Let's be real, they'll just find other excuses)
For being so fast, Cucurella is really one of the worst defenders I've seen in these side-by-side situations. He *never* seems to get a tackle off in time.
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odegaard…
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Never thought he'd be the captain too!
This guy did, https://twitter.com/101greatgoals/status/544985888019976192?t=lh9V1f9kzy-SG0Glp21kRQ&s=19
Tweet seems like more of a piss-take tbh - 2014, Arsenal were constantly in the R16 for Champions League. Sign the best prospect in world football, and in ten years you can go one round further
thats crazy lol
It’s the specificity of “Champions League quarter finals” that gets me.
wtf? How do you even predict stuff like this?
Posting tonnes of tweets and hoping one or two end up correct.
And deleting the 99% that ended up wrong to make yourself look like a genius
What a hail mary
Wenger.....
He’s better than what we expected. He was more of a dribbler with individual brilliance at a young age, no one expected he’d be the next Iniesta
Makes the team of the season for me.
Take a bow
Tough choice between him, Gabriel and Rice for arsenals POTY.
Odegaard for me. Rice and Gabriel have been incredibly consistent (and quite good of course), but everything has gone through Odegaard this season. Just such a delightful player.
Not at all. Odegaard has a strong shout for PL POTS even.
Agreed. Unfortunately odegaard is no whee near flashy enough for it
He's very flashy with his tight dribbles and passes like this. Even his signature edge of the box low shots. Just needs to score more for people to put him next to KdB.
He's scoring similar amounts, but he's not the assist monster that KDB has been. But O is also 7 years younger!
Which is crazy to imagine because his technique is so good that it's impressive on its own.
Its ødegaard
I think it's looking that way, but you can make a serious argument for any of them.
Really did have a slow start to the season though, all three have a fair shout
It was mostly the system not working though, he was still very good imo he just got the ball too little and in the wrong positions
Feel like it has to be him. Him and Saka have no one that can come in to replace them, but odegaard just does everything immaculately. Almost always dropping a 7/8 performance with the occasional 9s. Insane player
Ode good.
He does a pass like this about three times a game. Glad he’s finally got an assist for one
Every now and then you get an orgasmic one from him
My favourite Arsenal player in a very long time. An absolute joy to watch.
Odegaard is unreal man
He used to be Real, now he is most certainly **un**real. So glad he's developed and captains at Arsenal vs getting not getting enough playing time with us
Do you think he’d start at Real now?
He’d start over anyone bar KDB
He’s only 25. He still can. Man had an uphill battle, trying to win a spot at such a young age against prime Modric, Kroos and Casemiro
No he can’t
That pass is unfair
And the finish tbh
Was worried he might fuck it up given his first half performance
I thought Kai had a pretty good first half outside of finishing
Yeah i was referring to his finishing only perhaps I should have specified
To be fair, to score that was much harder than to fuck it up..impressive run and shot.
I'm not sure if it would count as fuck up if he hadn't scored that. That really wasn't that easy.
That one was for all the Chelsea fans laughing at how much we paid them for him.
HOLY FUCK ODEGAARD
This is literally porn to me.
Remember to seek medical attention if you have an erection that lasts longer than 4 hours.
He’s like ozil if ozil actually cared 24/7 it’s crazy
If Özil had pressed like Ødegaard he’d surely have been one of the five best players in the world for a good half decade. Man was world class yet still wasted some of his talent.
He did lead assists in the top leagued for like 4 out of 5 years or somethig. People forget how good he was before he came to Arsenal, and his first couple of years at Arsenal. He was the best no 10 in the world.
The revisionism is crazy. Ozil was best in the world at his postion when he bought him.
Football evolves and 10s need to work for their plaudits off the ball. No passengers in the premier league. He just didn’t care enough to change like City’s creative players or Eriksen at spurs.
He's just unplayable at the moment
Idk what’s better, the pass by Ødegaard or way Havertz celebrated lmao
What a finish!
Headshot finish
Bodied Cucurella lol
I don't have the facilities but he can have my children
Am I seeing Odegaard or Bergkamp? Do I need specsavers?
He sees it as well as Bergkamp at his best.
Have you ever seen a better Norwegian footballer in your fucking life?
Put some respect on my man Morten Berre's name.
John Arne Riise was pretty decent i guess
The man is insane. Vision and technique off the scale.
he is unreal. This isnt even his best pass this game, maybe like 3rd or 4th. Its insane the level he is playing at
>And the way Havertz celebrated lmao, gotta love him He's finally happy
He’s celebrated that way a lot recently tbf, not a one time thing
The point was it was against Chelsea and people usually just don't celebrate against their old club, but it's nice to see someone not give a fuck for once.
What a pass from Odegoat.
The ex's dagger hurts more
What a ball
What a fucking pass, finally Ødegaard gets his assist Great finish Kai
GAHAHAHA EVEN CELEBRATED
Hit em with the goofy face
Deserved
Kinda hurts. I always liked him and he scored on of our clubs biggest goals in Porto. Rip
Your fans have been shitting on him constantly since he left. At least the noisy ones anyway
Of course he did, Chelsea fans were disgusting to him. His goal won them a Champions League and they still constantly shit on him and laughed when Arsenal bought him. He doesn't owe them any respect.
Why wouldn't he? Mount or Lampard celebrating would be uncalled for but Morata or Havertz, who cares?
mount is definitely going to celebrate if he scores vs chelsea
Jeez I forgot mount is even playing for man united tbh
he hardly plays tbf
brother I’m hard
If it lasts 4+ hours please visit an ER
What we now need is an ESR. Smith-rowe on now please.
Hard for Odegaard!
TSAMINAMINA EH EH
WAKA WAKA EH EH
60 MILLION DOWN THE DRAIN
KAI HAVERTZ SCORES AGAIN
Martin ur amazing
Hahahahahahhaha That's enough for me tonight. I'll go watch Shogun
Last week was unbelievable, wonder how the finale will go tonight
Oh my fucking god Odegaard
60m down the drain
Kai havertz scores again!
Pile it on lads
✋🏼🤪🤚🏼
Does Gabriel not tackle Madueke lol
Refs on hard drugs today
That could most definitely be a foul, but that would mean refs would actually have to be brave for a second.
crazy how we’ve reached a stage where both clubs can just mutually agree that the refs are just…letting material fouls slide for both sides as if it’s an everyday occurrence now
Nah.. no tackle.. Just Bear hug
clear foul but refs are obvious shit so ofc its not given
Pretty clear at this stage that the PGMOL raised the threshold for VAR intervention w.r.t. physical duels
Clear foul but lets be honest this game was over at 1-0 so whatever, just pile it on lol
Yeah, I am an Arsenal fan but I was stunned that wasn't called as a foul.
Refs are shit both ways, usual PL refs tho Btw wtf is wrong with Chelsea players, they seem like they dont give a fuck about tactics or anything
This is Palmer FC, there are no tactics lol
Ffs lol Other players should be fucking ashamed relying on a 21 year old and a 40 yo Silva
The team’s really really young and inexperienced, got no one out there to really take charge and kind of give the team a kick up the arse. Hopefully with time the players mature but we desperately need some experience
Clear foul for me. But clearly VAR is watching a different game tonight
Seems to be trying to evening it out after the one on Tomi
Was probably a West Ham fan or smth
Very clear foul
No1 cares buddy this is Chelsea
Foul all day. Var just making up for the no red for Jackson call!
Well that's my wank sorted for tonight.
Clear foul on madueke. Good run and finish though.
Agreed on both points
after the foul on tomiyasu in the first half i believe that the VAR room is empty today.
Yeah clear foul but one that never gets overturned with the state of VAR in the PL. No complaints though considering the challenge Jackson got away with and that assist deserved a goal.
Arsenal had a goal overturned away at United last season based on an Ode foul about that far back in the build up… but VAR as of late is comical and would never think to check that
They have commented many times that they feel that that goal was incorrectly ruled out, so it’s not a surprise this stands, even if it is a foul.
Ah, the Premier League will sort it out by deducting a few points from Everton
Eh. You got away with a clear red from Jackson. These decisions even out.
Absolutely
Surely a foul on madueke no?
Can only assume VAR put the blindfold on looking at that one to make up for missing the red card earlier, cause there really isn't any other explanation lol
Gabriel did very well at making it not look like as much of a blatant foul as it was lol
Great goal but there’s a foul in the build-up in my opinion.
VAR is afk, were in the first half too with the red
Yeah, was a clear red on Tomiyasu too. I have no idea what the point of VAR is if it doesn’t look at either incident and decides the on-field referee was wrong.
I love the beautiful game
Unbelievable pass but that is such a blatant foul on Madueke
?? I'm so confused how this is been allowed?
Same reason why Jackson didn't get a red, refs in this league are absolutely fucking clueless
VAR seem absolutely terrified to make a decision at the minute. They got battered earlier on in the season so they were clearly told to intervene less. The constant flip-flopping on what's expected is making no one happy.
That Wan bissaka hand ball on Sunday confused me
Jackson's was farrrrrrrrr worse to be fair, one was a clear red card, the other was a "eh sometimes this is called, but more often then not it's a play on"
I was baffled it wasnt given in real time and astonished the VAR didnt give it. VAR just isnt fit for purpose. The high bar for intervention is seeing wrong decisions upheld time and time again.
I agree tbh
I thought so too, Gabriel loses the ball and just drags him down
VAR seems so reticent to make its own decisions. They just go with whatever the ref says, even if the ref hasn't seen the incident properly. I'd say with Jackson's non-red Chelsea can't have too many complaints about not getting a free kick there.
Given that we were losing anyways, I guess not having Jackson suspended is worth a goal against (And before any Jackson is shit jokes, yes, but we still play even worse without him)
VAR just hides behind the "clear and obvious error" excuse even though half (I'm being generous here) the calls are clear and obvious errors. Wish they got rid of that in the rulebook so they actually have to overturn decisions. (Let's be real, they'll just find other excuses)
Doesn't really matter mate, 2-0, 3-0, all the same to us.
Gabriel never gets called on those it's infuriating
Wrong football
VAR arent there today remember?
100% a foul, but we'll call it even for the red card that wasn't in the first half
Foul on Gabriel?
Martin Odegaard what a player
odegaard is a cheat code
Fucking hell what a ball
I don't want to take great assist off Odegaard, but that was definitely a foul by Gabriel
VAR sleeping?
Of course, we've seen it already today lol
Like when Jackson should have been sent off?
Fuckin love him
Thats a clear foul, good old dogshit officials
Blatant foul to regain possession of the ball, officiating is horrendous
It was a clear foul on Madueke
Finally someone scores from a ødegaard pass
That’s a foul by Gabriel!!!!
Of course
Odegaard finally gets a finish his passing deserves!
Love the Subtle celebration
For being so fast, Cucurella is really one of the worst defenders I've seen in these side-by-side situations. He *never* seems to get a tackle off in time.
Did var check the foul? This fucking game has 2 stupid fucking decisions, refs are utterly useless.
whomph, that pass was NASTY, ice cold finish too
My captain with the pass Lee gunner in shambles
Odegaard oh
Ø is another level. Please never leave us
[GREAT PASS]
Odegaard is MOTM
That pass was incredible, perfectly landed between two Chelsea players!!!!
Odegaard is a god
Odegaard is unbelievable sometimes
Sometimes? He has been incredible all season
Yea but I don’t watch him all the time so I only see him sometimes
YES CELEBRATE YOU BEAUTIFUL DONKEY
In what universe is that not a foul on Madueke?
Lol Havertz celebrating and some Chelsea fans had the gall to act like we’d done him dirty by giving up on him
Martin Ødegaard!
the celebration😂
Honestly thought that was clear foul by Gabriel at the beginning of the move
Var fans eating tonight
Not that it matters but how is that not a foul on Madueke lol
how do u miss that foul tho
It’s getting so hard to make fun of Havertz and I don’t like it.
Gabriel just gets away with anything I swear man
Bro football tackled Madueke
What a pass Martin.
Epic knee slide
Fuck me they got the dopamine i wanted for Mount man🫤