Arsenal’s celebrations are causing controversy (again), and Steven Gerrard is feeling the pressure and would prefer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Chelsea.
Here are today’s English football news headlines.
Weekend Snack Ice Cream
Arsenal canceled the meeting with Fulham and are now the only team to win their first four matches Premier League. Scenes in the UAE then – from fans, players and cheerful coach Mikel Arteta – led to a discussion on beIN Sports that sparked strong emotions among English football profiles and on social media.
Lt. Col. Richard Keyes opened by saying:
– It’s Fulham, and they found themselves at a disadvantage at some point. Sure, playing well, I’ve been able to come back and keep their winning streak intact. But they didn’t win the title tonight. They won the London derby…let’s not get carried away. Four matches were played in the season.
Former player Andy Gray occupied:
I understand that the fans are getting too excited. To be clear about Arsenal, I like what I see. But they beat Palace, Leicester, Bournemouth and Fulham. This is exaggerated. It is Fulham. It’s a league match. If it’s a semi-final match in the context of a cup and you win, I’ll understand. Maybe that’s what Arteta wants, I don’t know. I would say it’s dangerous because there are going to be lows, and I can promise you that.
This is not the first time that the media has discussed exactly Arsenal’s celebrations, in the opinion of some. The same thing happened after the away win at Aston Villa last season.
One of the journalists who disagree with the duo above is Talksport presenter Laura Woods.
Seriously, what’s the point of football if you don’t enjoy the moment? It’s just a happy team with happy supporters who will probably go out tonight and get really drunk. This is the point. According to The Mirror, it might be best not to celebrate the goals either, should the match still be lost.
Quote from the weekend
“I have ears so I heard it,” Steven Gerrard said after Aston Villa’s 0-1 loss at home to West Ham. The coach points to the opening of the cage that followed.
Villa is currently 15th in the English Premier League table with three points.
Weekend Status
Nottingham Forest fielded a full British squad, starting against Tottenham. This is the first time a Premier League team has done this since Blackpool eleven years ago. For their part, Wolves started with seven Portuguese and only one Englishman against Newcastle.
Weekend Status II
Erling Haaland has touched the ball 85 times so far in the Premier League, scoring six goals and making one for Man City. This is the average goal for every twelve ball touch.
Weekend rumor
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is said to be moving to Chelsea at the expense of Man United, according to transfer coach Fabrizio Romano. The London club is said to have bid just over 200 million crowns (plus Marcos Alonso), but Barcelona, desperate for cash, wants 300 million.
Weekend Sir Alex
Erik Ten Hag has not been in the position of Manchester United coach for several months, but he has already re-listed a journalist. The Sky reporter, whose workplace is a broadcaster who usually asks questions due to his high profile, was turned down at Ten Hag’s press conference before meeting with Southampton.
The reporter went to the Ajax training facility last spring when the Dutchman was still there. In addition, he tried to get a few words from the manager regarding Man United’s last meeting of the season at Selhurst Park, when Tin Hag was a spectator. It is believed that this, along with a negative tweet from United by the reporter, did not go down well with the big club, according to the Manchester Evening News.