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Arsenal are 12th after nine rounds and are far behind their own claims. Now what always happens in such situations happens: you start looking for the culprit …
And now Granit Xhaka has to serve too, once again one is tempted to say. What did the Swiss do? He avoided an unnecessary mob after the final whistle. But also the red sinner Nicolas Pépé is insulted in the worst way by the fans on the net. Arsenal now wants to take action against angry citizens.
But let’s start from the beginning, what happened?
Arsenal are battling newly promoted Leeds as Nicolas Pépé is doing his team a disservice. In the 51st minute he missed a header from former Lugano player Ezgjan Alioski and was sent off after a VAR query. The game finally ended 0-0, in view of Leeds’ three foil goals, a lucky point for the “Gunners”.
After the final whistle, Xhaka and Alioski chat on the grass, while Nati’s captain puts his arm around the shoulder of the North Macedonian who grew up in Switzerland. Another Arsenal player wants to settle accounts with Alioski. Scotsman Kieran Tierney takes a step towards the Leeds player and covers him with some nasty words, as he is pushed by his teammate Xhaka. After that, other colleagues and supervisors stop Tierney from doing something stupid.
Many Arsenal fans are upset online by this action and with Martin Keown a club legend adds fuel to the fire: “I certainly would have felt that way if I had seen one of my teammates practically fraternize with the enemy.”
Arsenal condemns “appalling abuses”
But not only is Xhaka hostile, Arsenal fans are also targeting the red sinner Pépé. The Ivorian, who joined Arsenal from Lille for € 80m in 2019 and has yet to live up to high expectations, is awash with insults of the worst kind online. The fact that you have to wait for a lengthy ban should be the biggest sentiment for angry supporters. Sure, Pépé’s action was stupid, His disappointed coach Mikel Arteta sees it that way too. But even when expressing disgust, it is important to maintain a minimum level of respect. Point.
Pépé’s employer sees it that way too. On Monday Arsenal was forced to make a statement: “We strongly condemn the heinous insults that were directed against Nicolas Pépé and Ezgjan Alioski on social media after our match against Leeds United. This is totally unacceptable and we will work with the police and authorities to do everything possible to find the culprits and prosecute them. “
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