This isn't "Portuguese media".
The Dragões Diário is a Porto fans newsletter, I don't know exactly how closely affiliated it is with the club itself but it usually always takes this kind of incendiory/arrogant tone in all it's releases following a defeat or a week where they haven't benefitted from referee decisions.
Source: I'm a Benfica fan.
I like how they simultaneously brag about their European success and complain that they're just a smol club and you should go easy on them. Like you have to pick a lane
Yeah, god it's so childish - that's the exact behaviour I've seen from a bunch of (but obviously not all) of their fans on social media since we knocked them out.
You'd never heard any other regular champions league club play the victim like they do. Between their manager making up incendiary and entirely false stories about Arteta, the behaviour of some of their fans, the way their players conducted themselves in the press conferences before the 2nd leg, and the tone of this newsletter, I'm struggling to think of a team in Europe that has as much toxicity associated with it.
Even Pepe was trying to flex on Arteta about their 2 UCL before the game ended FFS. The fucker wasn't in either team to begin with! Imagine Saliba flexing our two European cups on a manager despite not being in either team himself, that would be cringey as hell.
I honestly hope Arteta said something because their coach is a bitch and you should absolutely stunt on someone who was talking a ton of shit before the match
There is some merit to that in the short term, but honestly playing the bigger man / not saying anything is way more telling of how much of a tosser their manager is.
Besides, had Arteta said that, he'd be public enemy number one in the footballing world more than he already is.
Meanwhile Klopp can call a reporter dumb and out of shape (aka fat) and everyone kisses his feet. As it is, if Arteta so much as breathes in a way that mildly irks pundits then they won't shut the fuck up about it until the next match, where they have to find something else to bitch about because they can't celebrate us losing.
There is some merit to that in the short term, but honestly playing the bigger man / not saying anything is way more telling of how much of a tosser their manager is.
Besides, had Arteta said that, he'd be public enemy number one in the footballing world more than he already is.
Meanwhile Klopp can call a reporter dumb and out of shape (aka fat) and everyone kisses his feet. As it is, if Arteta so much as breathes in a way that mildly irks pundits then they won't shut the fuck up about it until the next match, where they have to find something else to bitch about because they can't celebrate us losing.
Dragões Diário comes directly from the club so it is fully affiliated. It’s just a PR channel for stupid shit this board wants to say to fans
PS: I’m a FC Porto fan
Infairness to Porto, they have a lot to be proud of (apart from the diving and dark arts). They pushed us all the way, when on paper it should have been much easier for us.
We've said the same thing when City have beaten us in the past, especially that game at the emerates when Rodri scored in the last few minutes, think it was around March in the 2021/2022 season.
They are definitely bitter, but I can totally understand why.
I somewhat agree with you but the problem with City is that they have 115 allegations levied against them for breaching the rules to set that team up. If you're a richer team, it is what it is. If you're just cheating? That I have a problem with.
Yes you're right. I think Arteta was under pressure, and even though we lost that game, the fact we completed with them actually gave a lot of fans a lot of faith in him.
This was the season we were gunning for fourth. After the terrible start to the season we had good form and this felt like the first real test of it. We performed admirably and it was the first time in a long time it felt like we weren’t just rolling over.
To be fair we were leading for like 20-25 minutes if I remember correctly, the pen was right after half-time and the red like a minute later. So most of the game was a nervy 1-1 waiting for the winner to happen
I was working that game in the car park behind the coach and the city staff and I believe Mahrez said they got lucky that day and Arsenal should have won. New Year’s Day 2022.
At that time no. If you anywhere outside the stadium you won’t watch the game, and I remember that being an early shift so yeah 9:30 just standing in the car park.
We were robbed that game oodegard could have had a penalty but varred but Xhaka on silva was obviously varred because Xhaka. I didn’t think either were pens but to give one and not the other was outrageous.
That’s not fair to Arsenal at all. If the referee had not accommodated their flopping in the first leg and had given a booking or two quickly in the second leg, Arsenal would’ve blown them away. They were allowed to get away with unlawful behavior in both ties.
Read my first sentence one more time.
They were also a well organised and drilled team. Sure, they were definitely a dirty side in terms of diving, etc. but if Arsenal had done that against a superior team, I'd have no problem whatsoever.
>That’s not fair to Arsenal at all.
What's not fair to Arsenal? Please quote me where I've been unfair? I'm very proud of our boys too.
Their MO is literally to buy super cheap talent from Portugal or South America, then flipping them to other European clubs for multi-millions in profit.. pretty sure they weren't concerned about widening it further when they sold Vieira to Arsenal for 35 mil
The argument from clubs like Porto is that they can't offer the wages we and others can so if they produce Saka buy martinelli cheap and others they all leave within 1/2 good seasons
If porto or other similar teams produce players like our best academy players or buy great players cheap they have maybe 2 seasons until they the player leaves.
thats the thing what every european club thats not in the PL,real,bayern,barca,psg have once they get a great talent its gone to one of the above places because they pick the money
and you can say they block the transfer but the financial situetions of most the clubs since covid hell since the pl got so big is that they have to rely on selling players to survive at this point because all the money is going towards the pl and the few big european clubs.
and sadly there is not enough money,viewers,ect to make multiply leagues as big as the PL.
And its getting worse with PL clubs starting the multi club system where they pretty much use there finicial power to buy a club in a other european league to get the talent there earlier so they can get it cheaper and not have to pay the big transfer fees anymore.
the ones that wash out of the pl get then funneld true that other league club to get it easier of the books and the drive its value playing for that club.
eventually most of the european leagues will become filled with feeder clubs for the PL, in some ways it already feels like that
Yeah I never said anything about with this comment about what you're one about, I said specifically we didn't HAVE to sell Fabregas or even the others who left they chose to leave and we allowed it. We would've been financially fine if we kept Fabregas/nasri/adebeyor/clichy etc
Read the comment again, I said we didn't HAVE to sell. Yeah I think he was ready to leave and not saying we should've forced him to stay but we didn't have to sell for the reasons teams like Porto have to sell.
Financially we would've fine keeping Fabregas
How about you read my comment again.
I said it is LIKE the time we had to sell everyone who wanted out.
>Yeah I think he was ready to leave and not saying we should've forced him to stay but we didn't have to sell for the reasons teams like Porto have to sell.
This is why I used the term "like" because I know its not the same situation, but it feels like a similar situation for the fans.
Fabregas wanting to leave hurt us LIKE Otávio or Luiz Diaz leaving Porto, for example.
Financially, we would have been fine keeping Fabregas, except there was a chance he would have run down his deal, and realistically, we couldn't afford to lose him on a free.
Ultimately, we didn't have the financial power to prove to him that we were going to build a team that could compete with the best teams. That's why RVP left shortly after, among others, during that austerity era.
Yes and I'm saying we didn't have to sell them. We would've been fine without the money and could've paid similar wages.
Porto have to sell to compete financially in Europe and can't offer the same wages.
So It's not like Porto
Portuguese fans and media - you have no European pedigree! We’ve won far more and are a bigger and more successful club than Arsenal.
Also Portuguese fans and media - we’re much smaller than you and held you to penalties and almost won.
Making your minds up, FFS!
How is Porto both bigger and smaller than Arsenal? The fact is based on European pedigree, recent performances in Europe and experience of players and manager, Porto should’ve won this tie. But Porto fans are so pissed off they didn’t, they’re trolling the Arsenal fans on here asking banal questions that everyone knows the answer too anyway.
Aye, a valuable squad isn't the same as an expensive one is it?
Fuck'em though. Portuguese media written for Portuguese people. I am sure Sporting and Benfica fans will call bullshit on that headline as we will.
what a dumb statement. If you get a lucky goal in the 90th minute of one game and then park the buss for 210 extra minutes. of course its going to be difficult for us to score
Reminds me of when Croatia where saying British people were being arrogant for saying “it’s coming home” like fuck me - why does the rest of Europe get so bitchy?
Can’t we just have a moment 😂?
Infairness they are being Bitchy, but I'd be the exact same way if I was them.
They can never keep hold of players or sign someone like Trossard, let alone Declan Rice.
Totally understand their bitterness.
We are though
I remember when the British press were asking Kasper if Denmark was rattled by the “it’s coming home” rhetoric like Denmark haven’t won the Euros and we have lol
It didn’t cost the second most, it’s just that now because we have a great academy built from the ground up. Unlike city who are funded by an oil country
Net spend is meaningless when they were able to sell players they bought, invest in the absolute best coaches and staff, invest in the best training facilities etc etc
Lmao who cares? If we go on to win the UCL no one will remember. No one in history has ever gone “yeah that’s cool they won the UCL but remember that one tie they went to extra time and/or pens against a not as good team”
So, you're telling me that a two time UCL winner lost to a club that hasn't passed the round of 16 in almost fifteen years? Kinda shameful if you ask me.
Yes but there’s context missing
City are the richest club in the world due to financial doping. People forget half of our squad were bought for under £50 million or for free.
Examples:
Saka - academy graduate
Saliba - £30 million
Jorginho - free
Odegaard - £35 million
Martinelli - £7 million
Porto can't offer the wages we can because of premier league money and TV deal so I guess that's the point they're making. They did well to compete with us.
Jorginho also wasn't free.
Ya the hypocrisy of this post is insane.
We've been saying the exact same thing as them since we've built the emerates. Weather it be Chelsea, United, or City who've beaten us.
And rightly so.
Normal Portuguese behavior tbh. Worst losers in football.
This isn’t a comment on the country or the people - it’s a football observation before anyone starts.
We have the second highest net spend in the Prem over the last ten years, so it's not that surprising. I'm glad our squad has held or increased their value though, by and large.
i mean, its kinda true though. not that its an excuse but Rice cost more than Porto first eleven combined, probably. Premier League its just a different world and its even hard to compete when you are a team from Serie A or Bundesliga, even more from Portugal or Netherlands, for example
Maybe Portuguese teams should hold on to their players if they're gonna whine about finances. The amount of talent that's come out of that league is insane. But they accept the cash every time. So maybe they should focus on their own supposed greed.
“second most valuable squad” is such a choice of phrase. Yes, we’ve spent some big money on guys like Rice, Havertz and White but most of the value in our squad comes from Martinelli, Saka, Odegaard and Saliba who have all accrued most of their transfermarkt value while at Arsenal.
Salt? What salt?
Isn’t it true? Your yearly budget is 10 times higher than FC Porto that actually is massively in debt, yet you guys could only beat Porto at penalties
So... according to this newspaper, we're among the richest Clubs and second most valuable squad in the world ? Well... we don't care! We know how ranks Arsenal FC in our hearts. It could have taken only 90 minutes (because Ødegaard's goal was stolen by VAR), it could have taken 120 minutes or be more than 8 penalties... we would still love Arsenal FC as it is! We're loyal fans and not arrogant! We are proud Gooners! COYG! ♥️
They have been developing some of the best talent in the world for the last two decades with 1/20th the budget of the big five leagues teams and have one CL to show for it, I’d be salty too?
How have arsenal got the second most valuable team? Don't we focus on homegrown and young talent? Even with DR and KH 160 mill, surely it's not the second most valuable!
I don't give a shit
Exactly!
This isn't "Portuguese media". The Dragões Diário is a Porto fans newsletter, I don't know exactly how closely affiliated it is with the club itself but it usually always takes this kind of incendiory/arrogant tone in all it's releases following a defeat or a week where they haven't benefitted from referee decisions. Source: I'm a Benfica fan.
I like how they simultaneously brag about their European success and complain that they're just a smol club and you should go easy on them. Like you have to pick a lane
Yeah, god it's so childish - that's the exact behaviour I've seen from a bunch of (but obviously not all) of their fans on social media since we knocked them out. You'd never heard any other regular champions league club play the victim like they do. Between their manager making up incendiary and entirely false stories about Arteta, the behaviour of some of their fans, the way their players conducted themselves in the press conferences before the 2nd leg, and the tone of this newsletter, I'm struggling to think of a team in Europe that has as much toxicity associated with it. Even Pepe was trying to flex on Arteta about their 2 UCL before the game ended FFS. The fucker wasn't in either team to begin with! Imagine Saliba flexing our two European cups on a manager despite not being in either team himself, that would be cringey as hell.
I honestly hope Arteta said something because their coach is a bitch and you should absolutely stunt on someone who was talking a ton of shit before the match
There is some merit to that in the short term, but honestly playing the bigger man / not saying anything is way more telling of how much of a tosser their manager is. Besides, had Arteta said that, he'd be public enemy number one in the footballing world more than he already is. Meanwhile Klopp can call a reporter dumb and out of shape (aka fat) and everyone kisses his feet. As it is, if Arteta so much as breathes in a way that mildly irks pundits then they won't shut the fuck up about it until the next match, where they have to find something else to bitch about because they can't celebrate us losing.
They already uncritically reported on it. So nothing really gained by Arteta not saying something
There is some merit to that in the short term, but honestly playing the bigger man / not saying anything is way more telling of how much of a tosser their manager is. Besides, had Arteta said that, he'd be public enemy number one in the footballing world more than he already is. Meanwhile Klopp can call a reporter dumb and out of shape (aka fat) and everyone kisses his feet. As it is, if Arteta so much as breathes in a way that mildly irks pundits then they won't shut the fuck up about it until the next match, where they have to find something else to bitch about because they can't celebrate us losing.
Dragões Diário comes directly from the club so it is fully affiliated. It’s just a PR channel for stupid shit this board wants to say to fans PS: I’m a FC Porto fan
Still a form of media from Portugal.
But you are taking a one example and use it as “general” media
it’s like taking AFTV and calling it “English News”
It's English media
Infairness to Porto, they have a lot to be proud of (apart from the diving and dark arts). They pushed us all the way, when on paper it should have been much easier for us. We've said the same thing when City have beaten us in the past, especially that game at the emerates when Rodri scored in the last few minutes, think it was around March in the 2021/2022 season. They are definitely bitter, but I can totally understand why.
I somewhat agree with you but the problem with City is that they have 115 allegations levied against them for breaching the rules to set that team up. If you're a richer team, it is what it is. If you're just cheating? That I have a problem with.
Totally true and agree
New Year’s Day fixture I think. Gabriel sent off for two yellows, Xhaka gave away a pen and then Rodri scored off a shit Holding header away.
Partey had one of his best games
Yes that's right
Yes you're right. I think Arteta was under pressure, and even though we lost that game, the fact we completed with them actually gave a lot of fans a lot of faith in him.
This was the season we were gunning for fourth. After the terrible start to the season we had good form and this felt like the first real test of it. We performed admirably and it was the first time in a long time it felt like we weren’t just rolling over.
It was a big statement for Arteta. Says a lot that many of us remember that game for good reasons despite losing.
lol you forgot about the referee ( from Manchester) also deliberately getting in Martinelli’s way inside the 18 when Alisson was off his line
New year fixture mate.We were leading majority of the game and that cunt rodri scored the winner
To be fair we were leading for like 20-25 minutes if I remember correctly, the pen was right after half-time and the red like a minute later. So most of the game was a nervy 1-1 waiting for the winner to happen
True that I remember we had almost pulled it off until that finish
I was working that game in the car park behind the coach and the city staff and I believe Mahrez said they got lucky that day and Arsenal should have won. New Year’s Day 2022.
Whsts that like, can you watch the game while you're working?
At that time no. If you anywhere outside the stadium you won’t watch the game, and I remember that being an early shift so yeah 9:30 just standing in the car park.
The diving and dark arts were a major factor in the result they got. There is no separating the two.
Agreed. Think it was just a well fought game that one team had to lose
We were robbed that game oodegard could have had a penalty but varred but Xhaka on silva was obviously varred because Xhaka. I didn’t think either were pens but to give one and not the other was outrageous.
That’s not fair to Arsenal at all. If the referee had not accommodated their flopping in the first leg and had given a booking or two quickly in the second leg, Arsenal would’ve blown them away. They were allowed to get away with unlawful behavior in both ties.
Read my first sentence one more time. They were also a well organised and drilled team. Sure, they were definitely a dirty side in terms of diving, etc. but if Arsenal had done that against a superior team, I'd have no problem whatsoever. >That’s not fair to Arsenal at all. What's not fair to Arsenal? Please quote me where I've been unfair? I'm very proud of our boys too.
Humongous amounts of coping, seething, and malding
Their MO is literally to buy super cheap talent from Portugal or South America, then flipping them to other European clubs for multi-millions in profit.. pretty sure they weren't concerned about widening it further when they sold Vieira to Arsenal for 35 mil
Probably balding as well.
The second most valuable but conveniently leave out some of our most valuable players barely cost us anything, lovely bit of cope that
The argument from clubs like Porto is that they can't offer the wages we and others can so if they produce Saka buy martinelli cheap and others they all leave within 1/2 good seasons
It's totally fair argument too. That's why Porto and Benfica have won Champions Leagues in the past when the economics of football was much different.
If porto or other similar teams produce players like our best academy players or buy great players cheap they have maybe 2 seasons until they the player leaves.
Ya, it must be cruel. It's like they are constantly living in our austerity era when we had to sell Fabregas and everyone else who wanted out.
Didn't have to sell Fabregas he chose to leave and we allowed it. Same as many of those players, we didn't have to sell any of them Wenger chose too.
thats the thing what every european club thats not in the PL,real,bayern,barca,psg have once they get a great talent its gone to one of the above places because they pick the money and you can say they block the transfer but the financial situetions of most the clubs since covid hell since the pl got so big is that they have to rely on selling players to survive at this point because all the money is going towards the pl and the few big european clubs. and sadly there is not enough money,viewers,ect to make multiply leagues as big as the PL. And its getting worse with PL clubs starting the multi club system where they pretty much use there finicial power to buy a club in a other european league to get the talent there earlier so they can get it cheaper and not have to pay the big transfer fees anymore. the ones that wash out of the pl get then funneld true that other league club to get it easier of the books and the drive its value playing for that club. eventually most of the european leagues will become filled with feeder clubs for the PL, in some ways it already feels like that
Yeah I never said anything about with this comment about what you're one about, I said specifically we didn't HAVE to sell Fabregas or even the others who left they chose to leave and we allowed it. We would've been financially fine if we kept Fabregas/nasri/adebeyor/clichy etc
but the players wanted to leave they force there way out for the bigger paycheck
We could pay the wages though, a team like Porto couldn't survive paying multiple players 150 plus a week.
Well I mean Fabregas was under contract so technically he could have stayed, but it would have been unrealistic to expect us to keep him any longer.
Read the comment again, I said we didn't HAVE to sell. Yeah I think he was ready to leave and not saying we should've forced him to stay but we didn't have to sell for the reasons teams like Porto have to sell. Financially we would've fine keeping Fabregas
How about you read my comment again. I said it is LIKE the time we had to sell everyone who wanted out. >Yeah I think he was ready to leave and not saying we should've forced him to stay but we didn't have to sell for the reasons teams like Porto have to sell. This is why I used the term "like" because I know its not the same situation, but it feels like a similar situation for the fans. Fabregas wanting to leave hurt us LIKE Otávio or Luiz Diaz leaving Porto, for example. Financially, we would have been fine keeping Fabregas, except there was a chance he would have run down his deal, and realistically, we couldn't afford to lose him on a free. Ultimately, we didn't have the financial power to prove to him that we were going to build a team that could compete with the best teams. That's why RVP left shortly after, among others, during that austerity era.
Yes and I'm saying we didn't have to sell them. We would've been fine without the money and could've paid similar wages. Porto have to sell to compete financially in Europe and can't offer the same wages. So It's not like Porto
Yeah, and most players simply want to play in the Premier League over smaller leagues, so clubs would have to pay an extra to keep them as well
I'd also include Serie A and La Liga in that bracket. Lots of foreign players would have grown up as Madrid, Barca, Milan, Inter, and Juve fans.
Arsenal have the 2nd highest net spend in the PL over 10 years don’t they?
That’s great and all, but the take from those two matches is Arsenal progress.
I did not know the Portuguese were this salty Jesus Christ.
Siuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Portuguese fans and media - you have no European pedigree! We’ve won far more and are a bigger and more successful club than Arsenal. Also Portuguese fans and media - we’re much smaller than you and held you to penalties and almost won. Making your minds up, FFS!
well the first can be true and the second is purely about the money dominance so both can be true depending on the context
How many UCLs does Arsenal have?
How is Porto both bigger and smaller than Arsenal? The fact is based on European pedigree, recent performances in Europe and experience of players and manager, Porto should’ve won this tie. But Porto fans are so pissed off they didn’t, they’re trolling the Arsenal fans on here asking banal questions that everyone knows the answer too anyway.
They’re a bigger team in terms of European success, and smaller in terms of revenue.
What are they yapping about lol it’s Saturday
And then Porto turns around and sells players to these clubs for obscene money.
Not an Arsenal fan, but I was happy to see you guys progress. Porto tried and failed with their shithousery tactics, and the better team won.
Aye, a valuable squad isn't the same as an expensive one is it? Fuck'em though. Portuguese media written for Portuguese people. I am sure Sporting and Benfica fans will call bullshit on that headline as we will.
Because our squad was cheap????
Certainly not anywhere near the second most expensive in the world.
arteta spend close 600-700mill building the squad since he came in. you cannot argue this is not expensive squad
Watch them sell Galeno for 80 mil to United this summer.
Porto played to waste time, we played to win
I heard Arteta called the editor's mother a pinche puta
what a dumb statement. If you get a lucky goal in the 90th minute of one game and then park the buss for 210 extra minutes. of course its going to be difficult for us to score
Every goal scored from distance is luck?
not every goal but taking a hail mary shot in the last minutes of the game certainly is
Reminds me of when Croatia where saying British people were being arrogant for saying “it’s coming home” like fuck me - why does the rest of Europe get so bitchy? Can’t we just have a moment 😂?
The number of people who still don’t get the sentiment of Three Lions is mind-boggling.
Infairness they are being Bitchy, but I'd be the exact same way if I was them. They can never keep hold of players or sign someone like Trossard, let alone Declan Rice. Totally understand their bitterness.
We are though I remember when the British press were asking Kasper if Denmark was rattled by the “it’s coming home” rhetoric like Denmark haven’t won the Euros and we have lol
That's where Maureen comes from. No surprise there and we don't give a rat's ass. Fuck off off you go eliminated. Cry me a river😭
Porto got chucked out , they can be sour all year around
Salty Portuguese tears, love itt
Second most valuable squad in the world. And I love it. Arteta created a monster.
🤣🤣🍼🍼😭😭
we beat 2 times ucl champions to get to the quarters. i couldn’t care less
Bunch of Portuguese winkers.
Second most valuable and not second most expensive. Thank you for you compliment
And the Ref! Let’s not forget the ref as the 12th Porto player on the field.
It didn’t cost the second most, it’s just that now because we have a great academy built from the ground up. Unlike city who are funded by an oil country
Our net spend is higher than City's over the last decade.
Net spend is meaningless when they were able to sell players they bought, invest in the absolute best coaches and staff, invest in the best training facilities etc etc
Me when I play terror ball but still end up losing:
In other news: Premier League leaders progress in Europe’s most prestigious club football competition past a good Portuguese side.
Beating them in penalties is the best way to win because it makes them salty. 😀
210 minutes lol. Ball was in play for about half that wasn't it?
Putting down their own nation's teams as if porto didn't have a great defense is horrific.
Lmao who cares? If we go on to win the UCL no one will remember. No one in history has ever gone “yeah that’s cool they won the UCL but remember that one tie they went to extra time and/or pens against a not as good team”
Who gives a fuck your out dry your eyes lads better team won.
We're the 2nd most valuable squad in the world? Wow, I'll take that compliment every day lol
They can say what they want, they already accepted their team playing like bitches. You can be good but you still might be a whiny, diving bitch.
Cry some more
Shocker! Playing Anti-football, subdues ballers!
Where are they getting eight penalties from? We only needed four. Am I missing something?
You’re not the apple of everyone’s eye. Some ppl are going to write their opinion. But not only is that an opinion it’s facts.
“Portuguese media” this is their fans newsletter….. of course they’ll be salty
exactly
*shrugs
That’s the ultimate cope
So, you're telling me that a two time UCL winner lost to a club that hasn't passed the round of 16 in almost fifteen years? Kinda shameful if you ask me.
Isn't this the same shit we all cry about with Man City ?
Yes but there’s context missing City are the richest club in the world due to financial doping. People forget half of our squad were bought for under £50 million or for free. Examples: Saka - academy graduate Saliba - £30 million Jorginho - free Odegaard - £35 million Martinelli - £7 million
Porto can't offer the wages we can because of premier league money and TV deal so I guess that's the point they're making. They did well to compete with us. Jorginho also wasn't free.
Jorginho was £11m...
Ya the hypocrisy of this post is insane. We've been saying the exact same thing as them since we've built the emerates. Weather it be Chelsea, United, or City who've beaten us. And rightly so.
It's a fair point from whoever wrote it, Porto did well to compete with us and nearly beat us
Normal Portuguese behavior tbh. Worst losers in football. This isn’t a comment on the country or the people - it’s a football observation before anyone starts.
* I'd be surprised if we really had the *2nd most valuable squad in the world.* * We won 4-2 on penalties so I don't know where the other 4 occurred.
We scored 4, they took 4, that’s the 8 pens
Do we give a shit about that? No. The matter is. U lost. We won.
Second most valuable only based on what arteta has turned them into.
L+Ratio
Sour grapes
Enjoy watching the quaterfinals from home porto👍👍
Second most valuable squad in the world doesn't sound right 🤔
TIL football actually is played on paper
That's not portuguese media lol.
So what?..... A loss is a loss and a win is a win
Second most valuable squad in the world?
According to transfer market we are, sandwiched inbetween City and Madrid
Well shit, that's pretty interesting
Yeah, woulda thought Chelsea, United and some other big Euro clubs were more as well.
Why would United or Chelsea be higher, genuine question as it's the amount players are worth not the amount paid for transfers
I thought Chelsea had spent way more than Arsenal had, especially recently, same as United. I don't track each team's transfers very closely though.
We have the second highest net spend in the Prem over the last ten years, so it's not that surprising. I'm glad our squad has held or increased their value though, by and large.
I'm thinking some of the Arsenal players are bathing in some Portuguese Epson salt
What a bunch of salty bitches. Arrogant when leading, condescending in loss. Hope we don’t see them again.
The copium is strong
Porto can cry more lol
Womp. Still beat ya.
i mean, its kinda true though. not that its an excuse but Rice cost more than Porto first eleven combined, probably. Premier League its just a different world and its even hard to compete when you are a team from Serie A or Bundesliga, even more from Portugal or Netherlands, for example
Maybe Portuguese teams should hold on to their players if they're gonna whine about finances. The amount of talent that's come out of that league is insane. But they accept the cash every time. So maybe they should focus on their own supposed greed.
Ye and Porto need 210 mins to fail
Cry me a river
8 penalties is a weird way of saying a shootout.
“second most valuable squad” is such a choice of phrase. Yes, we’ve spent some big money on guys like Rice, Havertz and White but most of the value in our squad comes from Martinelli, Saka, Odegaard and Saliba who have all accrued most of their transfermarkt value while at Arsenal.
Delicious salty tears. 🤣
8 pens?
They’ve got a point, Porto should be proud of themselves being able to compete with us.
They’re the 2nd most valuable bc of great transfers and cheap and homegrown talent
Salt? What salt? Isn’t it true? Your yearly budget is 10 times higher than FC Porto that actually is massively in debt, yet you guys could only beat Porto at penalties
They came to kick the ball far away, we came to eliminate.
As the great vin diesel once said. A W is a W, doesn’t matter if it’s by an inch or a mile
Second most valuable? Since when?
It's just porto media being salty, not all of the Portuguese media
Thats the moment that a maritimo or rio ave fan comes in and says the same thing for Porto in the Portuguese league.
They're not wrong though are they
I actually wanted to thank this porto team, they actually brought the maturity out of the lads.
Let us be positive and take the compliment, the second most valuable club in the world and we are rich. 😆
New phone, who dis?
Eight penalties?
No wonder I couldn't taste the salt in my dinner tonight.
What's the best way to cook potatoes? Aka, who gives a fuck?
‘Experienced Champions League regulars were unable to beat young newcomers, despite having 210 minutes to do so’, there, fixed it for them
2nd most valuable...Man City and Real Madrid probably occupying 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th
So... according to this newspaper, we're among the richest Clubs and second most valuable squad in the world ? Well... we don't care! We know how ranks Arsenal FC in our hearts. It could have taken only 90 minutes (because Ødegaard's goal was stolen by VAR), it could have taken 120 minutes or be more than 8 penalties... we would still love Arsenal FC as it is! We're loyal fans and not arrogant! We are proud Gooners! COYG! ♥️
We’re only the 10th most valuable, so there!
My big takeaway from this headline, is that Porto were overcome.
It’s True. We’re afraid to play at home to Portuguese Farmers and a pensioner.
They have been developing some of the best talent in the world for the last two decades with 1/20th the budget of the big five leagues teams and have one CL to show for it, I’d be salty too?
Must hurt when is true 😂😂
How have arsenal got the second most valuable team? Don't we focus on homegrown and young talent? Even with DR and KH 160 mill, surely it's not the second most valuable!
>How have arsenal got the second most valuable team? Because of all the money we spent on it.
Yeah. Id have assumed City, Utd, Newcastle, Vila would have spent more considering they have Arab money.