Temitope

I’m Plato. Arsenal first. I tweet about football, basketball, chess, and life as I experience it. No fake depth. No forced opinions. Just sports, reality, and honest thoughts.

All the pain, patience, loyalty, and emotional investment were not in vain. I truly deserved this 😭🏆

The countless nights at the viewing centres, walking home disappointed with head down. Seasons filled with hope, only for it to slip away at the very end. Key players leaving when we needed them most But today, it’s different.

I honestly thought I would have gotten over this trophy celebration by now, but I still can’t 😢 Every moment brings back memories of the banter, the mockery disguised as jokes, the painful calls and texts, and those heartbreaking results.

@Only1tommo 2006, UCL semi final against Villareal.

Arsenal fans in what year did you start supporting the Arsenal?

A German Team: Unfamiliar. They no longer feel like the Germany we grew up watching. Once upon a time, the squad is often comprised of world-class stars from defence to attack; strong personalities, and a football identity everyone respected. Now, it just feels unfamiliar.

1. David Raya - Thank you 2. William Saliba - Thank you 3. Cristhian Mosquera - Thank you 4. Ben White - Thank you 5. Piero Hincapié - Thank you 6. Gabriel Magalhães - Thank you 7. Bukayo Saka - Thank you 8. Martin Ødegaard - Thank you 9. Gabriel Jesus - Thank you 10. Eberechi Eze - Thank you 11. Gabriel Martinelli - Thank you 12. Jurrien Timber - Thank you 13. Kepa Arrizabalaga - Thank you 14. Viktor Gyökeres - Thank you 16. Christian Nørgaard - Thank you 19. Leandro Trossard - Thank you 20. Noni Madueke - Thank you 23. Mikel Merino - Thank you 29. Kai Havertz - Thank you 33. Riccardo Calafiori - Thank you 35. Tommy Setford - Thank you 36. Martín Zubimendi - Thank you 41. Declan Rice - Thank you 49. Myles Lewis-Skelly - Thank you 51. Alexei Rojas - Thank you 78. Jack Porter - Thank you THANK YOU MIKEL ARTETA THANK ARSENAL THANK YOU EVERYONE

Congratulations, Champions! 🏆

The Arsenal. Your Premier League champions.

This Arsenal third kit is Giving Nigeria 🇳🇬 and it a must have.

@Arsenal @airwallex Supporting Arsenal has never been about convenience. It will make more sense today if we defeat City.

🔴 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝘿𝘼𝙔 ⚪️ 🆚 Manchester City 🕟 4.30pm (UK) 🏆 Premier League 🏟️ Etihad Stadium 🤝 @airwallex

@Peterovskii One of the way to fortify them for future life challenges regardless of where they find themselves.✌️

Teaching chess to children constantly reminds me of one difficult truth: The hardest shift is getting them to think for two people. In most parts of life, we are trained to think only about our own actions. But in chess, that’s not enough. To play well, you must think about your plan and your opponent’s plan at the same time. Your opponent’s ideas are just as important as your own

The exact Gyokeres mask emoji need to be added to the gallery of emojis. We will be using often henceforth. @WhatsApp @grok

In marriage, there are two leaders. The husband and the wife. The husband leads from the front and the wife leads from behind. When the man leads from the front, he becomes the head of the home. When the woman leads from behind, she becomes the neck of the home. The head will not stand without the neck. And will not survive too. The neck determines the direction of the head. But the head must signal to the neck which way to turn. Because the head is where the brain resides. And the brain determines what the neck does. If the brain is malfunctioning, it would give the neck the wrong signals. So do not expect the neck to take full responsibility for the neck's failure. End.

Egbe kiniyi wa, Awa lokan.

@Arsenal Is this a dream? Somebody wake me up 😪

It ends level at Molineux.

@ArsenalRG8 @Alarsenalnews_ You can't blame Saka 💯 because if the team loses a match, we the fan will come for Saka and Odegaard before we remember Gyokeres. All he did was for the betterment of the team as well. Remember, even Henry also complained about Gyokeres' first touch at some point.

@Im_plato @Alarsenalnews_ buh perfer to hold the ball and go for corners kick this season what are his numbers in goals n assist because he is stingy and selfish with the ball

How (in)complete are the current Arsenal with(out) Martin Ødegaard and Bukayo Saka? I am not here to stir things. I need to make this clear before proceeding. Now let us look at this. In the first scenario that Kai Havertz and Gyökores play together, with the German playing the creative duty, he assists the Swede in the same box that we've said is impossible to penetrate due to a low block or accused Gyökores of poor positioning and movements. With Martin Ødegaard engineered attack, finding Gyökores is almost impossible in a manner and position that he scored his first goal yesterday. Gabriel Martinelli's assist to Gyökores was selfless. There was a post I did, where I was questioning Bukayo Saka's decision not to just cross Gyökores, and I was told off that Saka was in the 'best position to score' even when he didn't score it. Gyökores, on the other hand was superbly placed for a tap in. Arsenal missed that chance because Bukayo went for the goal. Gabriel Martinelli, if he were Bukayo Saka, would not have passed the ball to Gyökores yesterday. He'd have gone for the goal. But we know that Bukayo does not have the intelligence to score on a one on one situation. Many times he has failed to score in such positions, but he keeps trying even when there's an Arsenal player on the attack waiting for a cross or possible tap in. I take you back to when Benny Blanco gave Gyökores that pass that he had been craving for, many times after Bukayo had ignored him. I talked about it, but again was told off. Yesterday, we all saw two players remember and acknowledge that the Gunners have a center forward in the team who needs to score, who must score to remain useful and relevant to the team. It was team without Bukayo Saka and Martin Ødegaard. How good are Arsenal with(out) Bukayo and Martin? Are we ready for the debate?

That Szoboszlai free kick was a Queen move in the game of chess; elite and decisive, but got captured by a pawn. He was later red carded City cameback. Liverpool lost. 🤦🏾‍♂️ #LIVMCI

@ArsenalRadar It may take time, but we will enjoy Viktor. His ability lies in his strength, physicality, and shooting. Defenders are not giving him the pace e need, our attackers are not feeding him the way we want. Hence, the struggle continues. Sooner, he will adapt, and we all will smile

🚨 Paul Merson says Arsenal players don’t pass to Viktor Gyokeres enough, and he hasn’t earned their trust yet.......... 🗣 ‘I watch Gyokeres. Next time you watch him… Arsenal don’t trust him, the players, they never pass to him,’ ‘They never pass to him! You watch him, next time he comes short they go, “No!”’ ‘He [Gyokeres] accepts it [being ignored]. If you watch it, you’d be surprised,’ Merson added. ‘Honestly, he comes like that [for the ball] and they go [no].’ ‘And then when Gabriel Jesus comes on, they just keep on giving it to him all the time. It’s different.’