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25 years ago today, Arsenal called the British media for an emergency press conference at London colney. A lot of outlets did not send their top journalists as they believed Arsenal were just announcing the signing of reserve goalkeeper Richard Wright from Ipswich. However, the whole room fell silent when former Tottenham captain & academy product Sol Campbell walked out. The negotiations all took place after midnight at David Dein’s house with Dein, Arsène Wenger & Campbell. Not only is this considered the most shocking transfer in English football, but it is also considered as the most perfectly executed, as only less than a handful of people knew.
ابو245,365 次观看 • 25 天前
Mikel Arteta tries to get Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior booked. Rosenior is substituted off & later collects his runners up medal after Hull City throw away a 2-0 lead against Arsenal in the FA Cup final. He then watches Arsenal vice captain Mikel Arteta lift the FA Cup trophy.
ابو1,470,445 次观看 • 6 个月前
4 years ago today, Arsenal, who finished 5th in the Premier League, were 2-0 down at half time against FC Nürnberg in their first pre season friendly if the summer, leading to a meltdown on social media. New signing Gabriel Jesus would come on for the second half and turn the game on its head with Arsenal winning 5-3. Jesus scored twice and had another 2 goals go down as own goals. Arsenal won every pre season game & won 9 of their opening 10 Premier League games. Many believe this was the game when Arsenal transitioned from a Top 6 team into serious title contenders.
ابو126,758 次观看 • 20 天前
19 years ago today, Emmanuel Adebayor had to be escorted off the pitch, as a really young Arsenal team lost 2-1 to Chelsea in the League Cup Final in arguably the most heated game between the two clubs. Arsenal were the better team for most of the game with Theo Walcott scoring his first ever Arsenal goal to give them the lead. Despite this, Chelsea’s experience came out on top. John Terry was knocked unconscious. John Obi Mikel was sent off for Chelsea, while Kolo Touré & Emmanuel Adebayor were both sent off for Arsenal. However, Didier Drogba & Arsenal physio Gary Lewin had to escort Adebayor off the pitch.
ابو720,094 次观看 • 5 个月前
27 years ago today, Arsène Wenger iconically offered a replay to Sheffield United after Arsenal controversially knocked them out of the FA Cup. Sheffield United had kicked the ball out so that one of their players could receive treatment. However, when Arsenal took the throw in to give the ball back to Sheffield United, Nwankwo Kanu misunderstood the situation and intercepted the ball before setting up Arsenal‘s winning goal.
ابو743,797 次观看 • 5 个月前
8 years ago today, Arsenal threw away a 1-0 lead late against 10-man Atlético Madrid in the home leg of the Europa League Semi-finals. This was Arsène Wenger’s final home European game & his chance to win a final trophy for the club and his last chance to win his first European trophy. This is one of the most traumatic games in recent history, as Arsenal were completely dominant throughout the whole game, but Man of the Match Jan Oblak pulled off 7 incredible saves,
ابو391,809 次观看 • 3 个月前
11 years ago today, Emi Martinez made his PL debut as Arsenal lost 2-1 at home to Man United. However, this game is remembered for a horror challenge from Paddy McNair on Jack Wilshere, which ruled Wilshere out for 6 months. Before this game, Wilshere was already recovering from an injury that should have ended his career 3 years earlier. No foul was given & McNeir wasn’t booked. Meanwhile, Wilshere only played in 8 of the next 59 PL games.
ابو838,838 次观看 • 8 个月前
22 years ago today, Arsenal defender Martin Keown struck Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy on the back of the head with his arm after van Nistelrooy missed a last minute penalty, blowing the chance to beat Arsenal. 6 Arsenal players were charged, 4 were banned & Arsenal received the biggest fine in English football history at the time. Arsenal won the Premier League unbeaten.
ابو791,973 次观看 • 10 个月前
9 years ago today, Arsenal lost their first game in 4 months, as they lost 2-1 away at Everton; missing out on the chance to go top of the Premier League. Unfortunately, this one defeat spiralled into a 5 year decline, as Arsenal never recovered & narrowly finished outside of the top 4 for the first time in 21 years. Arsenal didn’t qualify for the Champions League for another 6 years during which, had 4 different managers & finished as low as 8th.
ابو423,452 次观看 • 7 个月前
14 years ago today, Arsenal came back from 2-1 down to beat West Brom 3-2 on the final day of the season to secure Champions League qualification. Arsenal came 3rd place & finish above Tottenham, despite Tottenham being 3rd for most of the season & 10 points ahead of Arsenal a few months before. Although Tottenham finished 4th, they didn’t even qualify for the Champions League, as Chelsea won the Champions League & took their spot.
ابو143,631 次观看 • 2 个月前
17 years ago today Robin van Persie was sent off for shoving the goalkeeper, in Arsenal’s infamous 2-1 loss to newly promoted Stoke. Stoke iconically scored both goals from Rory Delap throw ins. Theo Walcott was forced off on a stretcher & another 2 Arsenal players ended the game as Injury doubts. This game sparked a 10 year rivalry between the two clubs.
ابو468,626 次观看 • 8 个月前
11 years ago today, 19-year-old Héctor Bellerín broke into the Arsenal 11 after a freak injury to defender Mathieu Debuchy, as Arsenal beat Stoke City 3-0. Debuchy dislocated his right shoulder in a challenge from Marko Arnautovic and collided with the advertising boards behind the goal. The Arssnal players were forced to play on for the next few minutes in a silent Emirates Stadium while their teammate received serious medical attention behind the gold. Bellerín went on to play in 16 of the remaining 18 PL games & was named in the PFA Team of the Year the following season. Debuchy had only joined in the summer but this injury ultimately cost him his spot in the Arsenal team and other injuries would cost him his spot in the France national team.
ابو331,337 次观看 • 6 个月前
3 years ago today Aaron Ramsdale won Player of the Match, as Arsenal won 2-0 AT Tottenham to secure their first away win against Spurs in 10 Premier League seasons. At full-time, a Spurs fan tried to kick Ramsdale after he kissed the Arsenal badge in front of the home fans. As a result, the Arsenal players reacted by celebrating like wild in front of their own fans. It was later revealed that Ramsdale almost didn’t play in this game due to the loss of his unborn child during the week.
ابو296,171 次观看 • 6 个月前
16 years ago today, former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor STAMPED on Robin van Persie’s face, SCARRED Cesc Fàbregas’ leg before running the length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the Arsenal fans after he scored in his first game against Arsenal since leaving for Man City. On a lighter note, Tomáš Rosický picked up a goal & assist on his return after missing TWENTY MONTHS with a hamstring injury.
ابو462,612 次观看 • 10 个月前
8 years ago today, Arsenal became the first team in history to beat the Premier League Champions in the FA Cup final, beating Chelsea 2-1 in what was at the time, Arsène Wenger’s worst season. Going into the game Laurent Koscielny was suspended, Shkodran Mustafi & Gabriel were injured, while captain Per Mertesacker had only played 37 minutes all season after missing A WHOLE YEAR through injury. Mertesacker ended up starting his first game of the season in the final & put in the best performance of his entire Arsenal career.
ابو570,695 次观看 • 1 年前
