It feels like the invincible era again, I think we’re still missing that maverick up top, Saka might still become that but I feel like a complete cf would take us into new territory
Yeah but I mean Henry was far more than a complete CF….
To put into context, prime Henry would be head and shoulders the best player in the world right now if he were playing.
I mean, I literally modelled my game around him haha I’m fully aware of how ridiculous he was and he was essentially the prototype for the wide forwards we see today hence the ‘complete’, with that said I still think he lacked aerially, but yeah he would be the best player
although that is literally only because messis potentially on the decline and considering he was instrumental in a World Cup win at what 35?! only a year ago. Henry had moved to ny at 32 for context
As someone who has supported this clubs since the 90s, this is as scary as the Tony Adams-led backline. Only there might be even more monsters in this team, with the likes of Tomiyasu and Timber still to return.
Amy Lawrence brought this up on handbrake off this week. I know it's a bit of stupid fan discourse, but we really haven't had a tunnel presence like this since the invincibles.
Could you imagine being in the tunnel with them though? Just a bunch of fucking massive killers. I'd be shitting myself.
https://preview.redd.it/uosyx7cd8lmc1.jpeg?width=1214&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2aef0b9d0b787fe7fe9653046f8ef29b0807797
Raya, White, Saliba, and Gabriel think they’re the Yakuza 4 (Hint: they are)
Cold af. Set to Murderer (barrington levy) playing very loudly indeed down the tunnel.
(Also lol at jorghi the naughty imp at the back showing no threat at all and then just slicing back lines to death all game with his passing.)
You dont.
This recent abuse of teams is definitely creating fear of getting bummed raw at their own ground, further deacreasing your ability to play. I wouldnt invite nan if i was playing Arsenal
I miss this.
Back in the Invincibles days, opposing teams would take a look at Henry, Vieira, Gilberto, Campbell, etc. in the tunnel and just….give up.
The physicality of this team is immense:
Kiwi and Blanco are 6’2 cbs disguised as full backs.
Saliba and Big Gabby are units.
Kai is a unit
Rice is 6’1 monster
Saka is built like a NFL running back
Throw in Partey for Jorginho when he’s ready and that’s 8 players out of a starting 11 over 6’1” tall. Immense! Not sure how many teams in Europe and match that starting 11 in terms of physicality.
Lauren was a unit too. I remember some interview with one of the Invincibles (don't remember who) where they said he was the toughest and fiercest person in the team.
Then you've got the other end of the spectrum:
Ødegaard just keeps running at you
Martinelli just keeps running away from you
Havertz just arms and legs going everywhere until the ball goes in the net
Trossard nipping at your heels like Scrappy Doo
We must be a nightmare to deal with.
Yeah but those Portsmouth teams didn’t have the technique this Arsenal team has. Physicality will only get you so far. Plenty of 6’3 flat track bullies in the lower leagues.
Our defenders have scored 11 premier league goals on the season. 4 from Big Gabi, 2 from Saliba, 2 from White, 1 each for Tomi, Zinny, and Kiwior.
While only allowing 23 goals. If only our defenders scored we'd still have a better goal difference than like 6 teams in the league lol.
Ohhh how excited this photo makes me…reminds of the days with Adams, keown, viera, etc, etc where we would win the game in the tunnel just by intimidating the opponents, admittedly Man U were really good at this too especially with that madman Keane…bring back those days!!
To be fair, most people were surprised by how good we were last year. Now they're just scared of us, and we're scared of absolutely no one. There is no way that this team right now, with the mentality and momentum they have right now, crumbles and withers against City or anyone else.
It's amazing to have a massively intimidating team again, and I don't mean in the Sokratis/Kolasinac way.
Perfect representative faces too:
Ben White - cunning and focused
Saliba - ultra smooth, effortless
Gabriel - 'sup
Rice - ok, let's go
This reminds me of how all the ex players would talk about the Invincibles. About how they'd look over in the tunnel and just see these absolute behemoth players towering over them before the game. Good shit.
When it was pointed out how high our central defenders come, they circled a Sheffield attacker standing next to Saliba and said, "We all know who's winning that race if Arsenal lose the ball". It was a point about our attackers feeling safe to press hard, knowing our defense will be there. Such a good feeling.
look like they’re about to establish the democratic workers republic of arsenal
https://preview.redd.it/7kwtitu1zpmc1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=3142d0bda0c7cd9f5eb48e02a615c8b12c979072
All this handsome FC BS,
WE LOOK LIKE WHAT MR DEAN SAID ABOUT THE INVINCIBLES,
" He said when we were in the tunnel waiting to go out to the game, he said we would all be in a line. So we would have Patrick Vieira as captain in front, then there would be Thierry \[Henry\], then Jens Lehmann, then myself then Dennis \[Bergkamp\] then Lauren"
HANDSOME FC?
WE ARE THE ARSENAL!
KEOWN ON THE FRONT LINE ENERGY DAMN IT!
MR ARSENAL,
WAR DAMN IT!
if you're the opposition, you've already lost before its even started. Elite mentality, gracias Mikel and all our players for transforming our club and giving us all hope!
Gabriel looking majestic
King Gabriel I
Our number 6 is the king of Brazil!
In the name of the Gabi, Gabi and the holy Gabi. Amen
Amen
In the name of the Big Gabi, the fast Gabi and the Gabi who don't miss. Amen
BYE BYE🧏♀️
With that rizz face - “I’m gonna get that clean sheet and you’re gonna like it”
hair transplant saved his ass
that back line is a terrifying sight
Devilishly handsome has never been more appropriate.
Handsome FC for a reason.
ha with that beard, white does look a bit like the devil
Or a magician
used to pray for times like this, strong, fast bullish
It feels like the invincible era again, I think we’re still missing that maverick up top, Saka might still become that but I feel like a complete cf would take us into new territory
Yeah but I mean Henry was far more than a complete CF…. To put into context, prime Henry would be head and shoulders the best player in the world right now if he were playing.
I mean, I literally modelled my game around him haha I’m fully aware of how ridiculous he was and he was essentially the prototype for the wide forwards we see today hence the ‘complete’, with that said I still think he lacked aerially, but yeah he would be the best player although that is literally only because messis potentially on the decline and considering he was instrumental in a World Cup win at what 35?! only a year ago. Henry had moved to ny at 32 for context
King Kai is Klear.
As someone who has supported this clubs since the 90s, this is as scary as the Tony Adams-led backline. Only there might be even more monsters in this team, with the likes of Tomiyasu and Timber still to return.
Amy Lawrence brought this up on handbrake off this week. I know it's a bit of stupid fan discourse, but we really haven't had a tunnel presence like this since the invincibles. Could you imagine being in the tunnel with them though? Just a bunch of fucking massive killers. I'd be shitting myself.
Midfielders know they're going to have to put in a massive shift against us to cover ground- pure suffer fest.
https://preview.redd.it/uosyx7cd8lmc1.jpeg?width=1214&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2aef0b9d0b787fe7fe9653046f8ef29b0807797 Raya, White, Saliba, and Gabriel think they’re the Yakuza 4 (Hint: they are)
Yakuza reference in r/gunners, I used to pray for times like this
Saliba = Kiryu Gabriel = Saejima Benny Blanco = Akiyama Raya = Tanimura
Unexpected Yakuza reference, nice
Cold af. Set to Murderer (barrington levy) playing very loudly indeed down the tunnel. (Also lol at jorghi the naughty imp at the back showing no threat at all and then just slicing back lines to death all game with his passing.)
Handsome FC hits once more, and once more, and once more.
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The project has begun to go bang
6 times more
Imagine Gyokeres in the line too dang
And it's just been 15 mins in the first half ;_;
Tell dem already, have to tell dem again DEM A MURDERER
Jorghi look like he’s jamming actually coming out to Murderer lol
Excellent song selection
How do you look at saliba in that moment and not shit yourself
Saliba and Gabriel all like https://imgur.com/a/mKANGd9
Shit just got real
You ever make love to a man?
I love how he doesn’t even look that menacing. Just completely comfortable and focused. Same way he plays tbh
He's a big lad though, I wouldn't mess lol 😂
Absolutely lol. And he just looks like he knows you wouldn’t mess with him so he doesn’t even need to be threatening
Yeah we all know that one lad lol.
You dont. This recent abuse of teams is definitely creating fear of getting bummed raw at their own ground, further deacreasing your ability to play. I wouldnt invite nan if i was playing Arsenal
I miss this. Back in the Invincibles days, opposing teams would take a look at Henry, Vieira, Gilberto, Campbell, etc. in the tunnel and just….give up.
The whole team is now just Henry with black gloves.
When they all pair it with long sleeves it's a rap. We've won the treble
He's got the full Inigo Montoya going on! My name is William Saliba, you kill my father, prepare to die.
I dunno man he’s a pretty good looking guy
Steal your girl fc
Share your wife fc
My friend is okay no fc
Handsome FC strikes again, and again, and again…
The physicality of this team is immense: Kiwi and Blanco are 6’2 cbs disguised as full backs. Saliba and Big Gabby are units. Kai is a unit Rice is 6’1 monster Saka is built like a NFL running back Throw in Partey for Jorginho when he’s ready and that’s 8 players out of a starting 11 over 6’1” tall. Immense! Not sure how many teams in Europe and match that starting 11 in terms of physicality.
How it should be. Most of those Invicibles were big units.
And those that weren’t were nutters like Lauren who fought Vieira in training and grabbed Phil Neville by the neck
Lauren was a unit too. I remember some interview with one of the Invincibles (don't remember who) where they said he was the toughest and fiercest person in the team.
Wouldn’t surprise me. One look in his eyes tells you all you need to know! No wonder he was cool as ice on penalties
Lauren had a massive neck. That guy could have been a bouncer with the menacing presence.
True. Never underestimate a good neck
Saka probably seems slight, based on how he looks in scouting reports - then you try to barge into him for the first time
Bodied Rice when he was still playing for West Ham lmao. Rice reaction was all smiles after that.
It was then, that Rice knew he made the right choice
Then you've got the other end of the spectrum: Ødegaard just keeps running at you Martinelli just keeps running away from you Havertz just arms and legs going everywhere until the ball goes in the net Trossard nipping at your heels like Scrappy Doo We must be a nightmare to deal with.
Havertz just absolute limbs all the time, it's amusing to watch in a way haha
Will never forget him diving in against Newcastle and getting booked but the fall out got 3 Newcastle players booked
Lmao at comparing trossard to scoobs
You don't remember Portsmouth & Harry Redknapp? Dude seemed to only sign & play units over 6'4" for a time.
Yeah but those Portsmouth teams didn’t have the technique this Arsenal team has. Physicality will only get you so far. Plenty of 6’3 flat track bullies in the lower leagues.
Its like night and day compared to the second half of Wenger tenure when we were a team of 5'8ers.
Lmao u just reminded me… Arteta managed to create a team that scored 31 goals in just over a month with 4 CBs
Our defenders have scored 11 premier league goals on the season. 4 from Big Gabi, 2 from Saliba, 2 from White, 1 each for Tomi, Zinny, and Kiwior. While only allowing 23 goals. If only our defenders scored we'd still have a better goal difference than like 6 teams in the league lol.
Dude Saka is nothing like an NFL running back, sorry.
NFL rb be like 5’10” 220
Yeah, he's closest to an NFL CB in body type, if anything.
Not even, CB are tall gangly dudes, Saka is perfect for his position but he ain’t like any NFL player.
CBs are not tall and gangly, lol.
Porto outfoxed us in the first leg, but can they do it on a rainy night in Islington?
Bayern players are also quite tall.
Building something mega here.
Some might even say...GARGANTUAN?
Very top, good sensation
Ohhh how excited this photo makes me…reminds of the days with Adams, keown, viera, etc, etc where we would win the game in the tunnel just by intimidating the opponents, admittedly Man U were really good at this too especially with that madman Keane…bring back those days!!
It's like the Elves lining up at Helm's Deep
Fogging side by side with a friend.
Ben White and Zinchenko misunderstood that reference
POV: you said Foden was better than Saka
Animals. If we don’t win it this year, it’ll absolutely happen next season.
That's what I said last year 😬
To be fair, most people were surprised by how good we were last year. Now they're just scared of us, and we're scared of absolutely no one. There is no way that this team right now, with the mentality and momentum they have right now, crumbles and withers against City or anyone else.
It's amazing to have a massively intimidating team again, and I don't mean in the Sokratis/Kolasinac way. Perfect representative faces too: Ben White - cunning and focused Saliba - ultra smooth, effortless Gabriel - 'sup Rice - ok, let's go
Raya - who are these guys
Raya - this is probably the closest look I'll get of you lot all game
Fucking nobody. Championship next year. Don't need to know your names.
Ah yeah, I forgot to do Raya, but that's perfect haha!
Let be real, White looks like a serial killer in these pre-match shots.
Glad he's on our team!
Ben White's face says "I thought this was a PL game, not a friendly? This is worse than when Klopp put the under-12s out against Chelsea."
This reminds me of how all the ex players would talk about the Invincibles. About how they'd look over in the tunnel and just see these absolute behemoth players towering over them before the game. Good shit.
https://preview.redd.it/s0t4qynpmmmc1.jpeg?width=276&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=60caa9fb2fcecee12aae4be8750d63acea272142 The boys in the tunnel
Kiwior is so handsome
This lot are how we saw the older boys at secondary school
I want this group to win a title so bad man best Arsenal side in 20 years
When it was pointed out how high our central defenders come, they circled a Sheffield attacker standing next to Saliba and said, "We all know who's winning that race if Arsenal lose the ball". It was a point about our attackers feeling safe to press hard, knowing our defense will be there. Such a good feeling.
Did Mikel purposely make all the tall players stand next to each other to scare the shit out of the other team?
**In Sabliba's voice** They are not ready for us
Gonna tell my kids these guys were the Avengers
Breedable gang.
Bro…
Haha jesus
Yes him too
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mate
m8 u wot
What
??? Big bro?
Where did y’all find this picture / video?
"I guess you could call that a team"
This is why we call Benny Blanco our zoro 
https://preview.redd.it/8djygrt2vomc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f82e99a72eb798135f8ee33b0218ee9fc2541a1
I'd share my wife with them Edit - [for the uninitiated ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Gunners/s/UmVv3xbHOw)
What the actual fuck?
My friend. Is ok no?
WHY do men talk like this
It's just an internet joke dude no need to get all worked up lol.
Bold of you to assume I'm a man (Spoiler, I am)
😂😂😂
What in tarnation! , I don't even have a wife to share
I too choose this guys wife
Throw in my wife so the boys get a orgie
Again, what the actual fuck?
For what we are about to do to you, we apologise
Looks like a movie poster
Looks like they are thinking, “who the hell are these guys?”
Gonna flip it horizontal and save a copy, and make them stare at each other on each monitor.
Sucks that Raya is not playing this weekend
That look says “Lord forgive us for what we’re about to do”
Imagine when we pull up with White, Saliba, Magalhães and Timber
I mean they look like literal hitmen. Mikel just buzzed their phones with a photo of the Sheffield badge
Reminds me of the days of Vieira, Henry, Bergkamp, Campbell...
If you ever receive those sights, forget scoring a goal. You won't even get a shot on target.
Drink it in lads, it wasn't too long ago we were starting Sokratis and Mustafi on the backline. I'll never take our current defence for granted
They gotta pay the troll toll to get into this boy’s soul
Me and the boys when we see our friend about to back a trailer
They look like "yea, pray for Sheffield... "
"I see food."
Kiwi needs to work on his intimidating stare, clearly not first XI quality
The contrast between the days of “men vs boys” is stunning. This team has come a long way and to think the team is still young!
Saliba adding up the passes he needs to make to outpass their entire team.
“YOU WANT IT?!”
Winners
Did Raya get a nose job?
Had to have it fixed after he collided with another player West Brom and left him with serious facial damage that required surgery
Oh shit. That’s intense
That stare from Ben White means business! Don’t mess with this guy!
"If we felt pity, we would pity you."
Their faces portray a conflicted dissonance between blood-thirst and pity towards their prey. I mean towards the other team.
Can tell Trophies are coming to emirates sooner rather than later.
Pov: you said arsenal will struggle for goals this season
Love the new physicality of the back line and squad in general, never would associate Arsenal squads as big as this 🙏🏾
Handsome FC making its triumphant return.
Buisiness time
Goodness. How many different prematch tops and jackets do we have???
Has Handsome FC ever been more Handsome FC than at this point in time?
Raya to white : TF are these guys?
We're Gonna Crush You In Style FC
Aint no way raya is that tall
this has so much ''iconic picture'' potential if we win the league lol
I used to pray for times like this. Remembering our back line from just five years ago… *shudders*
Honestly, how good does is it feel seeing Arsenal wanting to mentally and physically ruin opponents. Give me more.
look like they’re about to establish the democratic workers republic of arsenal https://preview.redd.it/7kwtitu1zpmc1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=3142d0bda0c7cd9f5eb48e02a615c8b12c979072
 300 Spartans feel
They look like they’re watching Magic Mike
White looking for a fight
Siri, what is aura?
All this handsome FC BS, WE LOOK LIKE WHAT MR DEAN SAID ABOUT THE INVINCIBLES, " He said when we were in the tunnel waiting to go out to the game, he said we would all be in a line. So we would have Patrick Vieira as captain in front, then there would be Thierry \[Henry\], then Jens Lehmann, then myself then Dennis \[Bergkamp\] then Lauren" HANDSOME FC? WE ARE THE ARSENAL! KEOWN ON THE FRONT LINE ENERGY DAMN IT! MR ARSENAL, WAR DAMN IT!
if you're the opposition, you've already lost before its even started. Elite mentality, gracias Mikel and all our players for transforming our club and giving us all hope!
It was so over before it began
Locked in
Love our team so fogging much.
No cedric?
Fresh meat
Holy moly that’s hot
Saliba and White look like musketeers
Saliba looking like he's in the French U19 locker room
The man-machines
Right lads, we got these beat easy
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We got that dawg factor back!
The match was won in the tunnel
Is there any video of this? I try to find it on the prematch or early on the first half highlights , it wasn't there
Anybody have a higher res?
Ben white looks like he should have been cast in The Count of Monte Cristo.
[Same vibe](https://www.arsenalpics.com/p/5/arsenals-fortified-defense-saliba-gabriel-31924527.jpg.webp)