Arsenal stuttered again at the start of the season as debutante Jese Rodriguez powered home the only goal of the game to give Stoke City a shock win over the Gunners.
It is difficult to be an Arsenal fan nowadays. While the first game of the season showed glimpses of defensive headaches for the side, Saturday served as a stark reminder of just how much work the team needs before they can gun for glory this season, especially with the Europa League fixtures to jostle as well.
Arsenal fans were the subject of trolls again, with several posts poking fun at the latest result.
“Hi, my name is Mike and I’m an Arsenal fan”
“Hi Mike” pic.twitter.com/XjmI6A9zvH
— GeniusFootball (@GeniusFootball) August 19, 2017
There’s no shame in losing to Stoke.
They have 5 Champions League winners. Arsenal only got 1.
— Pangeran ⚜ (@pangeransiahaan) August 20, 2017
If I had a penny for every time Arsenal have let me down: pic.twitter.com/JfU3Ly33RJ
— Mike Sanz (@mikesanz19) August 20, 2017
Arsenal should be paying their fans to support them at the moment. https://t.co/PIYutiMsMJ
— Utd (@RantUtd) August 19, 2017
Arsenal fans: WENGER
in out in
out out
in \_ in
out out
in out in— Footy Jokes (@Footy_Jokes) August 19, 2017
Watching Arsenal every season is like watching a naija movie…you know what’s gonna happen at the end but you still watch
— Abdul (@certifiedopeboi) August 19, 2017
Legend has it that the last task of the Blue Whale Challenge is to become an Arsenal fan.
— Arsenal Hindi (@ArsenalHindi) August 19, 2017
Wenger was, as usual, on the receiving end as well.
When is everyone who supports Arsenal going to wake up and realise that Arsene Wenger is the source of all our problems
— Arsenal FC (@Alexis_Gunner17) August 20, 2017
We’re gonna win the league
We’re gonna win
We’re gonna
Wen
Wenger
Wenger out— Footy Jokes (@Footy_Jokes) August 19, 2017
You have to admire Wenger, been hated and abused for years at Arsenal, what does he do now to change? Plays two left-backs in a back three
— Nate (@NateGuildea) August 19, 2017
Seems Wenger’s mission is to disappoint people early and save them the end of season meltdown
Elite strategy
— kenna (@kennagq) August 19, 2017
You’re chasing a game and you take off one of your most creative players in Xhaka & your best striker- Lacazette. Trademark Wenger.
— Magnifiqué (@GameChangerEW) August 19, 2017
Arsene Wenger has once again failed to prepare his squad for the new season. Same old, same old.
— Connor Humm (@TikiTakaConnor) August 19, 2017
After 21 years in EPL
Wenger still can’t do it on a cold night in Stoke— Soldier↪ (@PatohShanqueels) August 19, 2017
Players partially to blame but Wenger has 100% got it wrong. Trying to accommodate Ox AND Hector in the starting line up.
— Oz (@Gooner_Oz) August 19, 2017
However, the users reserved special mentions for Mesut Ozil, who, despite being one of the better players on the pitch was lambasted for his body language.
When Arsenal needed a hero, Mesut Ozil went missing. ? pic.twitter.com/o2BicHrtCW
— B/R Football (@brfootball) August 19, 2017
Arsenal lose a football match, Özil is blamed for is body language. Anyone else not surprised at all?
— Adam (@DeGeaoIogy) August 19, 2017
One of Arsenal’s better players today, but still somehow is blamed for the loss. The disrespect is mad. pic.twitter.com/OO5OhdIv1H
— – (@WengerTactic2) August 19, 2017
