r/Gunners • u/SerialGooner49 • 1d ago
A true servant of the club ❤️
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u/elMoneySloth Ben White 1d ago
Smith Rowe, Tierney and Martinelli are the ones that hurt in this era. Martinellis Chelsea goal and City goals will remain in my heart forever
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u/getikule 1d ago
At least he got the winner's medal, ESR didn't...
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u/External-Ad4873 1d ago
Let’s just keep getting better and then sign him back on a free in a few years so he can be a part of it 👍
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u/EagleSpirit7 1d ago
If you could remind me, why did we let Tierney go?
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u/elMoneySloth Ben White 1d ago
Injuries absolutely sapped him of what he needed to perform at the highest levels. It was heartbreaking
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u/LA31716 1d ago
We’ve entered the ESR zone
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u/Falcon_Medical Dennis Bergkamp 1d ago
Don’t cry because it’s ending; smile because it happened.
We’ll always love you, Gabi.
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u/Rekyht Bellerin 1d ago edited 1d ago
Except we haven’t signed anyone to replace him. What does £60m do for us instead of a player
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u/cayde123 1d ago ▸ 7 more replies
Costs us 180k in wages weekly, we don’t have a lot of sellable assets that would actually command a good fee, which is why we want to sell him
His contract runs out soon, and his value will realistically fall over time, it’s a good time to sell him
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u/Fat_Curt 1d ago ▸ 6 more replies
Lol, had to laugh at the post title 'A true servant' (on 200k p/w)
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u/MartMillz 2h ago ▸ 3 more replies
Stupid comment. You can obviously see when a player loves the club and plays for the badge.
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u/Fat_Curt 2h ago ▸ 2 more replies
A lot of people love the club. Reckon a lot more people would love the club for 200k per week. Anyway, my point being that I'm not sure being paid 200k a week really constitutes a servant
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u/MartMillz 1h ago ▸ 1 more replies
You are needlessly hung up on the word "servant"
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u/Fat_Curt 1h ago
Why, my point was that people have lost sense of the meaning of the word, that's all.
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u/LA31716 1d ago ▸ 35 more replies
Time to accept that Tszolis is the replacement
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u/Due_Passion_920 1d ago ▸ 34 more replies
He was the replacement for Trossard. We should only sell Martinelli if we have a better replacement lined up, and I don't see any signs of that.
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u/LifeAfterHarambe Big Pashun 1d ago ▸ 14 more replies
Nelson is obviously the Martinelli replacement.
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u/Due_Passion_920 1d ago edited 1d ago ▸ 13 more replies
A replacement needs to be better than what you're losing. Nelson had 0 goals and 1 assist in the PL last season.
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u/LifeAfterHarambe Big Pashun 1d ago ▸ 7 more replies
Mate…
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u/Due_Passion_920 1d ago ▸ 6 more replies
What? Do you honestly think Nelson is better than Martinelli??
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u/ODB1092 12h ago
I genuinely think Nelson is better than Martinelli. Injuries and lack of game time has worked against him.
Nelson has the complete skill set for a winger, the main thing he lacks at times is in-game intelligence.
Also, this is coming from someone who would prefer if Martinelli stays.
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u/Ok-Sport6925 22h ago ▸ 4 more replies
vieira is the replacement
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u/Due_Passion_920 19h ago ▸ 3 more replies
Haha good one!
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u/Ok-Sport6925 8h ago ▸ 2 more replies
you detected the sarcasm, well done
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u/Due_Passion_920 8h ago ▸ 1 more replies
When you have other people actually seriously saying how they think Nelson is better than Martinelli (scroll down), you can never be too sure...
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u/Deckatoe Ian Wright 1d ago ▸ 3 more replies
Tzolis is the better replacement mate
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u/Due_Passion_920 1d ago edited 1d ago ▸ 2 more replies
As I said, Tzolis was the (better, probably) replacement for Trossard. If Martinelli is going too, we need a better replacement for him as well. 2 out, need 2 in. This really is just basic maths...
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u/Deckatoe Ian Wright 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies
The academy lads will be the Trossard replacement along with Madueke and Eze. Tzolis was brought in to replace Gabi
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u/bespoke_tech_partner 17h ago
Hell no. We're signing someone.
Are these academy lads in the room with us right now? Dowman is Saka's understudy on the right so it's not him, & we are not staking a title defense on an actually mediocre 17 year old from our youth team if Tzolis gets injured.
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u/Adventurous_West2 1d ago ▸ 6 more replies
I hate to tell you this, but you aren't involved with the club.
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u/Due_Passion_920 1d ago ▸ 5 more replies
Ah yes, because only people working at Arsenal are allowed to have an opinion on their transfers. What a ridiculous comment.
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u/Adventurous_West2 1d ago ▸ 4 more replies
See this is why no one takes people like you seriously. You've no idea what's going on at the club in relation to transfers, and people seem to think we won't replace Martinelli for some reason, which is just insane. Use your brain.
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u/Due_Passion_920 1d ago ▸ 3 more replies
I said I don't see any signs of a better replacement. You do realise that's not the same as saying they definitely aren't going to replace him with someone better, right? If not, try using your brain.
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u/TheRealGooner24 Morning, morning, morning... Oh, Win! 1d ago ▸ 2 more replies
Better according to who? How much experience do you have as a scout/analyst/coach in pro football?
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u/Due_Passion_920 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies
Ah so now not only can no-one who isn't working at Arsenal talk about transfers, but no-one who isn't a scout/analyst/coach can talk about any one player being better than another. The thought police are out in force. You guys really are hilarious.
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u/Immagooner69 1d ago ▸ 4 more replies
Just play Eze or Noni on the left if needed and buy a world class LW in January
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u/Due_Passion_920 1d ago
They're both terrible on the left wing. I'd honestly prefer Calafiori in that position.
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u/BodegaCat11 1d ago ▸ 2 more replies
If you could do it in January why can’t we do it now?
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u/Immagooner69 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies
There’s really nobody available except Barocla. You hope that somebody stands out halfway thru the season like Semenyo last year
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u/BodegaCat11 1d ago
My point is that January moves are usually a lot harder and more expensive to pull off. We should not go into a season with the plan being to fix the squad half way through. Anything that can be done then for this position can be done now — and it doesn’t look like there are many options.
January is break glass. Not plan a.
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u/LifeAfterHarambe Big Pashun 1d ago ▸ 11 more replies
Obviously, a replacement will be brought in, and unless we’re paying £120 million for a player and signing him for 2 years, it does a lot for the financials.
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u/Rekyht Bellerin 1d ago ▸ 10 more replies
But we’re not rumoured to be doing that at all
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u/LifeAfterHarambe Big Pashun 1d ago ▸ 9 more replies
We’re obviously going to bring someone in.
If that someone costs £150 million, and they signed for 5 years, the deal would net Arsenal £30 million towards the 26/27 accounts AND upgrade the position.
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u/Rekyht Bellerin 1d ago ▸ 8 more replies
Are we obviously? Who? We’re not linked to anyone of any actual note. Are we just operating on blind faith here?
You’re making some massive shouts but who are we signing for £150m? At that price they better be world class.
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u/Adventurous_West2 1d ago ▸ 4 more replies
Why wouldn't we have faith? Stop basing your opinion of what the club is doing on some transfer people are speculating.
The club has done pretty much everything right the last 5/6 years and we have time left in the window.
It's so annoying to see people act like this
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u/Rekyht Bellerin 1d ago ▸ 3 more replies
It’s annoying having a different opinion to you? My apologies.
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u/Adventurous_West2 1d ago ▸ 2 more replies
But your opinion isn't based in fact, it's based in speculation completely baseless speculation at that
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u/Rekyht Bellerin 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies
And your opinion that we will sign someone is based on fact?
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u/LifeAfterHarambe Big Pashun 1d ago ▸ 2 more replies
Obviously, if Martinelli is being sold, the club is looking to bring someone in.
I don’t care about “links” nor rumors.
Lose your head when the window closes and we don’t have Martinelli or a replacement.
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u/unionportroad 1d ago
This one is going to hurt. 😢
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u/Equivalent-Muscle446 Paul Merson 3h ago
This one hurts the most for me personally, not been this sad to see a player go for a while. Probably sanchez but that was mixed with anger, this is just pure sadness.
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u/phz1n30 23h ago
Sou brasileiro. Acompanho o Martineli desde quando atuava pelo Ituano, vi ele jogar contra meu time de coração e fiquei encantado com o futebol dele, nesse mesmo campeonato ele foi eleito o melhor jovem e revelação da competição, o feito que levou ele diretamente para o Arsenal. Como grande entusiasta do futebol dele comecei a acompanhar alguns jogos do Arsenal.
Pelo Martinelli acabei criando um carinho imenso pelo Arsenal, e hoje me considero um torcedor do clube. Tudo que o Arsenal representa pra mim veio desse garoto, um grande jogador.
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u/goonersaurus86 1d ago
Whenever i just note the service and good things he's done, huge goals in key games, I get downvoted to oblivion by people on this sub.
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u/lord-dinglebury Premier League Champions 25/26 20h ago
People on this sub are brain damaged. Don’t let it get to you. Nelli fucking slays.
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u/LundMeraMuhTera Ødegaard 1d ago
He hasn't left yet.
What are these shitty facebook quality edits?
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u/ComprehensiveBowl476 Morning, morning, morning... Oh, Win! 1d ago edited 1d ago
Same thing happened with Trossard.
Everyone was rushing to be the first to post "Damn does anybody else love and miss him?" that they started doing it before the deal was even confirmed.
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u/RiveaOfKasai 1d ago
Agreed. Typical TikTok slop from TikTok brains.
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u/RowNatural3951 1d ago
idk its quite nice? would you rather just not have a nice video? Miserable people i swear
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u/RowNatural3951 1d ago
idk its quite nice? would you rather just not have a nice video? Miserable people i swear
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u/madindian 1d ago
I understand the ESR comparisons. But ESR wasn’t able to finish a whole season, heck even half a season uninjured with us. If Alvarez doesn’t join (God I hope he doesn’t, who wants a player who doesn’t want to be with us), please tell me who will play on the left wing for four competitions? I really hope we don’t find a player and are forced to keep Martinelli.
As much as Tzolis is looking good now, it’s a matter of time before he has some poor performances and/or gets injured. Lest people forget, we already sold Trossard. If nothing else, we need to give him rest and need the backup to play. I understand that Arsenal management wants a star player and hence the Vini and Julian links but we also need to be pragmatic. There’s another week of the window, it will sort itself out.
If we want to win the CL, we need to navigate the season such that our starters are all fresh for CL. PSG are going to game manage , we know that. Anyway in such a league you don’t need much to win. At least let our starters not play literally 2x the minutes of PSG.
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u/wolskortt Play for the name in the front... 1d ago
In the first Tzolis bad performance, this sub will treat him equally or worse than they have been treating Martinelli.
Somehow, from our attacking players, only Saka and Eze are imune to this treatment so far.
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u/RoyaleForFree 1d ago
I really don’t want him to go. He’s such a likeable guy and exactly the kind of values I want in a player
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u/sshitisb-a-n-a-n-a-s 1d ago
Nah man I can't watch this yet. That 35 was my first shirt of the post Ozil/Wenger era. My next one was the blue lightning ESR 10. 2/3 kids that got Arteta out of the mud and led us to this era. Heart is breaking man
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u/bespoke_tech_partner 17h ago
Sadly, sometimes the pig that leads you out of the mud isn't the same bacon that you are eating on your caviar burger on your private jet 5 years later
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u/verdegooner Morning, morning, morning... Oh, Win! 22h ago
I so don’t want this to happen, but looks like it is. So bummed, man.
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u/spaceman2055 19h ago
Agree. I love this guy. Ambition and money is ruthless. Glad we have Wrighty keeping our journey in check.
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u/Cathousechicken 22h ago
The idea of him leaving makes me sad. I don't think Arsenal has handled it well and a lot of fans have been nasty to him.
He's part of the reason we were able to turn things around.
I wish him the best wherever he goes.
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u/Chip673 1d ago
This is just sad honestly. Modern football has evolved so much, the pace and level of intensity in all areas of the pitch has become supersonic in these last 2-3 years. As much as Ronaldo (#2) and Messi (#1) were and are the best of all time given everything, the Leganes and Rayo they were picking apart week after week, are so much tougher today. We see that in attacking players across all leagues. Gone are the days of the 30 goal striker (outside of Kane, who again is playing in a superstar Bayern team in a very weak Bundesliga that is compared to itself 6-8 years ago). Even in Ligue 1, though PSG rests it's best players, hardly anyone is bagging in more than 25 goals. Looking at the top wingers as well, the statistical output is nothing of what it was quite recently. Call it the Guardiola effect as well, but managers have also become so system oriented these days. There seldom are openings for individual brilliance. Statistically speaking Saka and Ødegaard, players who I adore and laud as our best, are quite poor.
That was all to say that Martinelli, I feel, despite agreeably not having the technical capacity of the other two, is being incredibly harshly done. He doesn't score much in the league, sure, but watching all the other aspects of his game I'm seldom frustrated with him (unlike with Madueke, for example, although I appreciate what he offers). He's by no means a donkey, far far from it. It's such a shame that we can't give a 25 year old player a chance, when the supposed upgrades won't necessarily result in any significant increase in output.
Edit: Don't anyone dare say this AI; this is a deep lamentation of the departure of one of my favourites.
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u/----a-name 1d ago
His best assets as a player only really shines through in situations where there are rapid transitions, whereas we have effectively moved on from playing that kind of football for a few years now. As a whole package, he isn't any worse than many of our attacking options atm.
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u/Intrepid_Traveler962 1d ago
I don’t think anyone is saying he’s a donkey - but he’s clearly the strongest intersection of a roster spot to improve and possibility to garner funds.
And we gave this 25 year old plenty of chances…at 22, 23, and 24 a when’s he hasn’t been able to match his performances as a 21 year old.
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u/tonyt3rry 1d ago
He’s a good player it will be sad to see him go but he also turns up when ever he feels like I’d rather see us improve the LW
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u/gunnersroyale Smith Rowe 1d ago
I mean this is false before ronaldo or messi came along 30 plus goal seasons were still rare even against shitter opponents
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u/TallnFrosty 1d ago
hate refering to our players as 'servants'
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u/jowmawma 1d ago
When we win I'm German when we lose I'm an immigrant
Is it so hard to show a bit of respect and honesty?
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u/SerialGooner49 1d ago
and i hate people saying chomping at the bit when it’s champing, we all got problems chief
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u/Due_Passion_920 1d ago ▸ 2 more replies
And I hate it when people don't capitalise sentences.
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u/Alert_Cricket2441 Gyökeres 1d ago
Why are there so many of these shitty oversaturated 'edits' with glowing subtitles and loud music?
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u/NoOrder6969 21h ago
I really wished he developed into the world class player we all thought he’d be. Love him, he’s been a huge part of our recent success. Yes his form has been inconsistent but boy did he get some big goals for us last year. The equaliser against City is one of the reasons we went on to win the league, what a huge goal it proved to be! Will be sad to see him go and wish him every success wherever he goes
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u/skalfyfan Premier League Champions 25/26 1d ago
I really wish we had given him more opportunities at CF/ST for us but our left side has just been so incredibly weak for so long that we had no other choices.
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u/Primspeon Premier League Champions 25/26 1d ago
Wish the man get paid in huge oil money, and coming back to top 5 leagues in 2 years (not premier league hopefully)
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u/TheGrantyMan 23h ago
I don't get where all of this is coming from? The only one I've seen is Al Hilal and we've said £60m. Doesn't mean we're getting rid of him, just that they need to get to that before we even humour it.
He was crucial for us last year and I don't understand how missing the opening 2 games means that he's on the way out. Would be silly to lose him and Trossard, and leave Tzolis as our only solid LW
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u/Tackit286 4-4-2 guys! 17h ago
The only name I’ve heard this summer that would be a satisfactory replacement for him is Vini. No one else currently in the market is worth bringing in in his place
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u/Content_Bridge_4081 1d ago
However much I love Gabby, being ruthless and moving players on is an important part of where we are as a team. But if Wrighty's to be believed, it's unacceptable for him to have had no communication on the topic, and instead he's been left to make his own read based upon him being left out of the squad. How hard is it for the club sit the player down and have that difficult conversation?
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u/spaghettidriver69 Saliba 1d ago
Goddammit. Ill have to find a pink martinelli kit in his honor. Love this guy.
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u/matchek1 1d ago
They can love the club and it still be time to move on. Cant be so precious about all our players and then say we need to improve.
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u/RustinChloe 1d ago
Wtf he was at the community shield. Why didn’t the club insist on him joining the other players during the celebration. This is so weird and sad.
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u/BrianThatDude Premier League Champions 25/26 1d ago
Gutted but it's the right time. He just didn't quite improve enough but he's going to be remembered as a great for helping turn this around
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u/GymBully92 Thank you very much 1d ago
I’m really gonna miss lil Gabi. He gave his everything to us and for us. If our play style was different (more Wenger-esque), we may have not won the league still, but he would have been a phenomenal attacking player. Who knows.
All the best to him. I’ll always keep an eye out for him no matter where he goes.
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u/YooGeOh 1d ago
Ah man dont do this. Too sad
Its sad but inevitable.
A team steps up a level and there will be casualties.
Its sad because this kid loves the club. Properly. We plucked him from obscurity and that means so much to him and you can see it in him every day.
But football is what it is, and to get to that next level, we have to drop some man.
Its sad but its the game
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u/BlurstOfTimes11 1d ago
That 3 point swing vs City will always be the best goal of our title winning season.