Back in the day Ashley Cole was given dogs’ abuse for going from Arsenal to Chelsea, but there just seems to be no proper animosity now from fans towards former players. Cech, David Luiz, Giroud and now Havertz have all gone to the other side, but no one really seems to care and all those listed seem to still be well respected by their former club (apart from Havertz, who no one seems to care about either way).
Why has this rivalry died off? Arsenal and Tottenham players would never transfer to each other, nor Man United players to city or liverpool etc.
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They should swap squads on bi-quarterly basis. And combine both squads to beat Tottenham 7-0.
Have you not seen the Havertz hate? Chelsea fans celebrate a Havertz bad touch like it’s 3 points
It’s a case by case basis, depends on the player and the circumstances at the time but what tends to be mutual and consistent is that we wish whoever makes the switch nothing but the worst (at club level).
It feels like the only premiership London rivalries are (insert club here) vs spurs.
Oh and Chelsea, everyone hates them but that’s fair enough.
Cole was arguably the best LB in the world when he left, and Arsenal and Chelsea were direct title rivals. None of those other names were as important or left at a time when the rivalry meant as much.
Nah, maybe global Arsenal fans don’t hate Chelski fans.
But anyone who grew up in the UK with them buying leagues after coming from the championship/bankruptcy/mid table fucking despises them. They literally paved the way for City to ruin football and the prem.
A lot of Chelsea fans are racist. They had a literal recruitment office for a far right nazi group outside of their stadium. But even the non racist ones just aren’t nice people.
They stole a lot of Arsenal’s players by being fraudulent and paying money that they didn’t have - any Arsenal fan that doesnt think they should be dissolved as a club isn’t a real gooner.
(yes I am bitter about the UCL’s)
The “Big 5” from the 80s, Utd, Liverpool, Everton, Arsenal and some other sorry North London mob, laid the foundation of everything the game is now. “
And if you know yer ‘istory”
Nah, Canadian Gooner here and I hate Chelsea more than any other team by a country mile
spurs,chelsea,united.
that’s the order
A lot of Chelsea fans are racist.
Coming from this fanbase, irony.
They stole a lot of Arsenal’s players by being fraudulent and paying money that they didn’t have - any Arsenal fan that doesnt think they should be dissolved as a club isn’t a real gooner.
Coming from the fan of a club who’s whole foundation is built on a promotion “earned” while not finishing in the promotion places.
Not to mention Wengers title winning teams were funded by money you didn’t have.
But anyone who grew up in the UK with them buying leagues after coming from the championship/bankruptcy/mid table fucking despises them. They
The year before he took over we finished top 4 without a trophy, a result you lot spent all summer telling us is a massive success.
“Arsenal and Tottenham player would never transfer to each other, nor United players to city or Liverpool ect.”
*Sol Campbell, Emmanuel Adebayor, Pat Jennings, William Galas, Denis Law, Carlos Tevez, Owen Hargreaves, Peter Schmeichel, Brian Kidd, Raheem Sterling, James Milner, Paul Ince, Peter Beardsley, and Michael Owen have entered the chat.
Tbf, most of those transfer were not well perceived by fans, which is the point OP is taking about.
most of them also weren’t direct transfers, and happened way down the line in their respective careers.
Raheem Sterling
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Liverpool to City
Liverpool to City
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That’s because Chelsea buy everyone
It hurt with Cashley and Fabregas
fabregas stung.
but deep down i can’t blame him.
papa wengz refused to let him back into colney 🥲
I’m sorry
Auba was a little sad but mostly funny
Auba didn’t bother me, because he assured me it was nothing personal
Ashley Cole isn’t respected by Arsenal fans.
Nobody cares what arsenal fans think
does anyone know fps?
Financial PlayStation?
A big part of it is the level of the player when they leave, Ashley Cole was still amazing when he left. Havertz was hated, Luiz, Cech, Giroud, etc were all aging and didnt have much more to give to Chelsea
Tbh I think everyone hates Chelsea
There’s a difference between transferring (close to) washed-up players like Giroud, Luiz, Cech and Jorginho, or unwanted players like Kai. None of these players were expected to start for the selling team so there was no outcry.
Ashley Cole was an academy project and an invincible, just entering his prime. He left THAT team over 5k in wages and silently started the selling off process. It’s completely different to the ones mentioned above.
There’s a lot of animosity towards Petr Cech tbf, I’m disappointed to be responsible for most of it. Still bugs me that a genius like Arsène would be naive enough to end the summer transfer window with only one incoming player: a brain-damaged 33 year old near-post terrorist
He was by far the worst of the lot. Allergic to using his right foot. Wouldn’t last 5 minutes playing out from the back today. You thought de Gea was bad? Pass the ball to Cechs right foot and watch him melt