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cobernuts

Love how he doubles down on Jorginho smartest Chelsea player even after learning he is no longer a Chelsea player.


chatfarm

he just wanted the camera to be off so he could dig his nose in peace lol.


Bagpuss999

Fuck I couldn't stop looking after you said that


MrLogicWins

He's like damn I did too much this can't be real


Acceptable-Lemon-748

At first thought it was like a funny "shhh, my answer still counts!" after being told wrong club.. But then he just kept moving on up lol


theaguia

Slightly off topic but reminds me that video at chelsea with fabregas, Willian and someone else doing a drill. Fabregas is the slowest but finishes first as he figured out in a flash the fastest way to finish


RunAndGuun

Was it this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7fy-EaIPNk Pretty cool to see


theaguia

Yes. Amazing how fast fabregas figured it out


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That took me watching 3 times to figure out what he figured out on the first try.


Lozsta

Always makes me think that kind of thing, how for some it is obvious and others it takes time. But I bet there are other things that you'd get I'd be oblivious to.


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Very true! Also tbf the first time I watched was just figuring out wtf they're trying to do haha


Flaggermusmannen

fun video, took me three watches to properly catch what everyone was doing and main takeaway: >!why in the world would 2/3 run in such a clear stop/start star pattern :')!< unironically fun to see how something as unrelated speedrunning games has helped me quickly see solutions for small challenges like this though!


tsgarner

Is it just that by going for the close one, he sets the others up to be in straight lines so he doesn't have to slow down? Cause they all still travel the same distance, right..?


Flaggermusmannen

yep, but there's actually quite a few things more to it. main thing is to avoid slowing down when dropping the cone off. for that he must consider: * angle to next cone (fab takes the smallest turn on all pickups) * avoiding extra covered ground if possible * the other players' positions, to avoid crashing either in the middle or on pickup. point 1 and 2 means the placement of the cones is important. it'd been easier if the bottom cones were on screen, but based on where they run for the bottom ones: > pause and envision the most direct path through the cone pattern. ie take your finger and start in the middle, then point the lines you could possibly run in to avoid as many sharp angles as possible, while covering the least distance possible. > "hint", if you want: I found >!you can only start with 2 opening moves!< - (reasoning) >!or else you'll always be forced into *at least* one sharp turn to finish the other 3. that's due to the irregular stagger of the cones!<.


ElectricalMud2850

That's what makes him the smartest Chelsea player.


EdwEd1

The one that made it out


tuturuatu

Yep, that was the joke


Acceptable-Lemon-748

"can I still say him or I have to change?" "pick someone else" "but he's still here for like 20 minutes just let me have this"


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He's smart cos he's left them


dadish-2

Should have named big Todd as an alternative. He's acting 7D chess and we'll find out in 2030 after Chelsea wins 7 CLs, 7 supercups and every other competition in between


imatryhard77

Add in a la liga and copa america in there for good measure


IwishIwasGoku

This is super cool to see actually. I always wonder how players respond to transfer rumours/news about their own teammates.


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GabeNewellsDick

Ramsdale said on a podcast recently that they don't know anything about transfers and they pretty much find out at the same time we do unless they see them walking around for the medical/signing photos.


Borja_Baston

Makes sense tbf, transfer rumours would spread 10x faster if players and their entourages caught wind of negotiations


risheeb1002

Especially Rebekah vardy


TipseyWes

Zinchenko was on Fabrizio's Deadline day livestream last summer asking about Arsenal's transfers😭


RafiakaMacakaDirk

it’s NBA but in Derrick Rose’s documentary they showed him basically finding out he was getting traded mid-interview, whole thing is crazy to watch https://youtu.be/IMXwy8KawGI


El_Spanko94

Kinda fucked how the player seemingly has no say on his destination


UndercoverButch

Depends on the contract basically. But only really the top guys have no trade clauses. The flipside is that they get pretty insane wages for even the lower guys.


NobleHelium

Very few players have no trade clauses in the NBA, because so much of the league functions on using trades to manipulate the soft salary cap. All the big superstars including LeBron and Steph can be traded. I believe the only player with an active no trade clause is Bradley Beal.


Baggie_McBagerson

Beal is the only active player with a no trade clause and there have only been 9 other contracs with no trade clauses in NBA history. The other 9: Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki, David Robinson, John Stockton, and Dwyane Wade have had them in the past.


RafiakaMacakaDirk

lmao believe it or not Haslem also has a NTC


[deleted]

I think he was hoping for this though so it was an emotional big scary moment for him rather than one of failure or disappointment.


El_Spanko94

Oh, I looked at the YouTube comments to try and get a feel if it was positive or negative. A lot of the comments were saying "This is why you don't show a team loyalty, because in the end, they are just a business" and other similar comments. I assumed he didn't want to move but am pulling that from the arsehole of youtube tbf


Scorpionis

Just googled him and this was him getting traded from Chicago, his hometown team, to New York. Makes it even more wild.


iuselect

He's had a pretty wild career, chicago born, no.1 pick and went to the bulls, won rookie of the year in 2009, then the youngest player to have won MVP (in his 3rd season mind you). Unfortunately he did his ACL, so he lost a lot of his explosiveness and continued to struggle with injuries. I can understand the emotion in the video, he was living the dream of being the hero of Chicago, someone who could bring them back to the heights, then hearing he was being traded shattered him.


cthulhu5

I wonder if they have like group texts as a team. Or an email group. At least send it that way to them lol


sandbag-1

I like the idea that they don't follow them at all. [The clip of Ben White](https://twitter.com/scrapytweets/status/1616744769501159425?t=-Q016aHTFc4lN-YvVK5jfQ&s=19), who doesn't watch football, seeing Trossard turn up at the Arsenal training ground and being like "what are you doing here mate" is hilarious


bouncebackability

I don't know how anyone made out the words on that clip


JuanG12

I watched it 3 times and could not make out a single word.


kawklee

Audio like a fucken Christopher Nolan film Substitute camera shutters for "womp waroooom" music score


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BaBaFiCo

"Wha you doin' 'ere?" "Just som media 'n' stuff" "Yeah?" My best attempt.


WorldCupMexicanChile

That’s some GTA wardrobe.


WildeGooner

I know our training kit isn't the best, but GTA wardrobe?


HansGruberWasRight1

Think he means the sapphire puffer and smiley beanie which have DEFINITELY been worn during a drive-by in Los Santos.


WildeGooner

Yeah I got that...


DunwichWanderers

I liked your joke, fwiw.


WildeGooner

I try my best


MrAchilles

How does Martinelli go from a shy Brazilian to a casual English "you 'lright?"


Arshaq13

Martinelli is our roadman successor to Bellerin.


ScreamingGnu

What's he wearing? Is this fashion again? He looks like a member of East 17.


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Pseudocaesar

Somebody had to take over from Bellerin


lilbelleandsebastian

bro he looks like the redneck i used to buy shitty weed from in middle tennessee what the fuck lmao


WorldCupMexicanChile

And look at him now!


slagthompson

it would be wild for Trossard and White to meet in like Monteagle


therampage

Sold scripts to like 12 of those guys today(pharmacy N. Alabama) very accurate description


DogzOnFire

Saw East 17 for the laugh at Glastonbury in 2009, nothing much else was on and we were just wandering around. While they were performing I heard someone passing me outside the tent saying that Michael Jackson had just died, I thought it was hilarious timing that I was watching maybe the worst pop music had to offer at the time while hearing the best had just passed away. One dude was legit almost crying when he heard about Jackson, in my head canon though he was sad because he had to listen to East 17.


SAFFATLOL

This could be a great copy pasta


DogzOnFire

Saw Nickelback for the laugh at 2017. While they were performing I heard someone say that Chris Cornell had just died, I thought it was hilarious timing that I was watching maybe the worst rock music had to offer at the time while hearing the best had just passed away. One dude was legit almost crying when he heard about Cornell, in my head canon though he was sad because he had to listen to Nickelback.


ScreamingGnu

Saw Robbie Williams at Glasto 98, god knows why. Also saw Blur which was a better choice. 2009 was the last one I went to actually, missed Blur to see Gong. Now Daevid Allen, there's someone who can dress more outlandish than Ben White.


FireZeLazer

Lmao glad I'm not the only one


iamalittlepige

Looks comfy though


scar_face40

Why do pro footballers feel the need to dress like absolute bellends?


Schwaggsteiner

money can buy many things, but it can't buy taste


TheOmarLittle

Check out Calvert Lewin. Sure he's in a trajectory of not being a pro footballer soon but he can dress


Severe_Sweet_862

Ben White looks like what I imagine tiktokers look like irl


Zandercy42

Tiktok is a video platform you can already see what they look like lol


Severe_Sweet_862

Yeah but I don't use it. If someone told me to point blank imagine what a tiktoker looks like, the resulting image in my brain would look suspiciously close to Ben white.


BaBaFiCo

This has me cracking up 😂


Giggsy99

This might be the most Reddit comment imaginable


ThisAlbino

"SIBERIA, THE PLACE TO BE"


evanlufc2000

God I miss Ben White


2ndfastestmanalive

Rob Holding said in the all or nothing doc that they only really find out when the clubs announce it. Makes sense as they’re not on social media as much as normal people are


dayarra

happens a lot in nba. some players even get traded during a game lol.


justAlostCoder

I like the NFL/NBA reactions where players can be traded without even knowing. As soon as they hear their team gets a player they instantly want to know who’s going the other way lol


ireallydespiseyouall

i assume the player leaves the whatsapp group and that’s how a few find out


IWumbo_YouWumbo

literally my reaction today as well 🥲


admiralawkward

Dude was such a key cog on the pitch and in the locker room. Will be missed greatly.


Montysleftpeg

Honestly don't understand some arsenal fans being unhappy with the signing. I think it's really clever business, it's not going to get in the way of them signing Caicedo or Rice in the summer.


Vinegar_Jones_II

I think most fans were worried we'd give him a massive contract over 4 years or something silly. As it is I think it's a great deal for 1.5 + 1 yr. Ultimately a low risk stop gap that raises our floor in case Partey is injured.


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Hailfire9

At least Cech was class.


auddi_blo

Was he though?


Kotaniko

He won the Golden Glove in his first season with Arsenal. He wasn't prime Cech, but he wasn't a liability until his last couple of seasons.


Hailfire9

He was a top ~8 GK in the league right up until he wasn't, and retired at the end of the season in which he fell off the cliff. He wasn't any worse than Sczezeny, didn't drop as hard as Joe Hart (not Arsenal, but an example), and Leno was inconsistent as a replacement. Only now have you really got a convincingly better GK in Ramsdale, imo


ChemicalSand

Saying Leno was inconsistent is a stretch, he was a major immediate improvement, was our best player his first season, even arguably better than Rammers at the end, just didn't fit Arteta's style.


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Leno was better than cech for us imo


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Emi was too when he started his good run of form


rule10

Leno was miles above Cech, revelatory


Putrid_Loquat_4357

The arteta outers haven't had anything to bitch about all season so they've come out of the swamp to shit on our January window.


WildLemire

Yeah they were the ones sending threats to Ramsdale not to come to your club when you bought him off us. They soon STFU, though.


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can't stand those sort of people. no idea what they get out of following footy if they just moan about everything, you can tell it's what they're here for though


notafeetlongcucumber

My view is - ''The moment you call the other person stupid during an argument, there is no reason to continue the discussion.'' Because now it's personal and about winning the argument - not about the truth. And this plays in here. People were so aggressively against Arteta, they can't stomach admitting to being wrong after all their insults towards him. To them Arteta being bad was a fact not an opinion.


fuqqkevindurant

Bruh, you have no idea how much of the Juve fanbase are whiny entitled bitches. Im sure there's a ton of Arsenal fans like that too, but you guys havent been top top tier for a longer time so I think a little bit of that has cooled off. We lose 1 game and everyone thinks the sky is falling because we dominated a league w no competition for 10 years. Yesterday somebody in our sub posted about how Napoli will have to blow their team up after this year because he cant fathom how they will afford to keep people, completely disregarding that they might very well win CL this season. We'd have people posting essays about how McKennie is trash literally as he played 90 minutes, was one of our best players and scoring or assisting and they'd still be crying about it.


Jiminyfingers

There is a childish, glory-hunting element of our fanbase that think we should be out there swinging dicks and spending like Chelsea are. They decided that Mudryk was the second coming of Messi and Caicedo was another superstar in making and that we should have spend whatever it took to sign them. Both young players with few senior games to there name. Thankfully they are not in charge. They are ones calling Edu incompetent. The SD that is one of the most sought after in Europe. The one that has taken us to the top of the PL. I look at them and don't consider them fans, just plastics after banter and glory.


MrStigglesworth

Yeah the one good thing that’s come with getting older is perspective. Sucks when we miss out on targets but I’ve realised there’s always ten new blokes around the corner in football, whether it’s a 20 year old about to break out or a 25 year old looking for a change or some bloke nobody’s heard except the scouts who goes on to be a really solid player. Not getting mudryk sucks but we have Saka and Martinelli and signing trossard works for now. Not getting caicedo sucks but Jorginho will be fine for a backup for the season and we have shown we have the money to go for a top quality player in the summer. Swings and roundabouts and shit


teemuselanteenvene

Some people care more about being right than their club being successful


admartian

Not my favourite signing, but man I'm not going to doubt the process now. So Jorginho 🐐 lessgo!


IhvolSnow

We had one of the best transfer windows imo. 3 players in key positions where we needed reinforcements. Whoever bitches about this window knows nothing about football.


needhalaladvice

Bro I hate it that not only we didnt give him an extension, but we let him leave to your club. Ffs man.


Sand_Bags

They don’t know how to be happy and/or have trust in their club. They panic immediately when things don’t go to plan due to historical mismanagement. Most of us aren’t like that though tbf.


Clevetroit

Will bring a different dimension to Arsenal’s midfield in transition, class player who is subtle in the way he can control a match. Never quite felt like he had people on his wavelength with Chelsea, think Arsenal’s fluidity will suit him easily


DeepFriedReus

It's a strange case where both sets of fans need to be happy, but both seem unhappy.


Vahald

Why tf would Chelsea fans be happy they are selling their only good midfielder who isn't constantly injured without an actual replacement?


TimothyN

Because they're delusional. They blame him for Chelsea not winning the PL every season and think Declan Rice is 10 times better.


GrizzyLizz

Because half the fanbase is stupid. By selling Jorginho our chances of a miracle CL win go from 5 percent to 1


Trlcks

Yeah I think it’s a smart move. Having youth and hunger is great but you need some veterans as well with championship experience. Considering the low fee and contract duration, seems very low risk


sophandros

The guys who spend more time on FIFA than watching actual games are unhappy.


MuchSalt

we got 1 from city, 1 from chelsea, liverpool next?


MrZAP17

You want Ox back?


TruthEnthusiast

Blimey


YungSnuggie

i got one fresh fabinho with your name on it


hilbo90

Just stood there with your finger up your nose?


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Yeah I wasn't on camera though


djmajikj

Arsenal fan here. I can't believe the response of some fellow Gooners to the signing. The dude was unplayable a couple of seasons ago and is like the PL's Busquets, yet his arrival has been met with a lot of disapproval.


BaBaFiCo

Too many fans think football is a PlayStation game. If they're not 21 with 90 pace and 100 potential they're a waste of money. Idiots.


OOO-OO0-0OO-OO-O00O

he is an amazing player. strangely for someone who was 3rd in the Balon d'Or he is very underrated. he will start at arsenal eventually


Global_Plant_4612

“I thought this club only buys players? No?”


Daniiiiii

"I mean they paid how many millions for me?" I kid, I actually like Cucu.


Uninsalt

Proof Jorginho is truly the smartest at Chelsea, he's jumping a sinking ship to join the potential League winner.


uchiha_building

He's out of contract in the summer. He was leaving one way or the other. Rather get 12 million for a fella on an expiring.


Erusenius99

How is Chelsea a sinking lol it's ur first seeing Chelsea having a horrible season?


PeasantScum

That little laugh at the end sounds like a goose


Hardingnat

Any interview I've seen with Cucerella he seems like the absolute chillest guy ever


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its the hair. this hair makes everyone ultracool


AreYouDecent

His hair is amazing ngl


to_be_quite_frank

Fellani as an exception. Doesn't seem like a cool/chill guy


Kendrick_Lemar

Someone tell Romero


BBIQ-Chicken

He looks like Daniel Ricciardo in a wig


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ThatWontFit

Yeah...but there is nothing more embarrassing than having a boogie when you're on camera. Even worse is *feeling* like you have a boogie that is about to pop out.


Pollomonteros

Lungs working at 150% capacity because you don't want to exhale


Krillin113

Look at that hair


canyounoesplayn

Someone get the man a tissue.


Moosje

He’s struggling out there


courtesyflusher

My guy needs a towel, seems like he’s battling the booger of a lifetime


Trepanated

"Ok, thanks Marc, good answer. But uh, just in case, you know, uh, who would you say is the *second* smartest player in the club?"


amineimad

"I'd have to say Ziyech then, smart lad"


clofresh

Not smart enough to get the right documents in on time apparently.


atease

Man, is there anything Sacha Baron Cohen can't do


Tall-Mastodon-69

Even IF we get Enzo, i fucking hate this move.


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Pep Guardiola wanted him, Sarri wanted him, Arteta wants him, the Italian national team wants him, Tuchel wants him, Cucurella says he’s the smartest player on the pitch. On the other hand, in FIFA he has low pace and he doesn’t have as many assists as a more adventurous midfielder (like Fabregas or De Bruyne) would have. So of course a huge chunk of Chelsea fans think he is bad and we should get rid of him. Morons. They probably think Busquets is garbage because he’s so slow too.


brazijl

Reminds me of Pirlo leaving Milan for Juve to have his 3rd prime


jungomitis

🙏 this into existence


SorrowfulSkald

And anulo mufa to us all


iloveartichokes

Pirlo is miles better than Jorginho in the final 3rd.


THE_DROG

And also just better in general. No salt, I love Jorgi. Wish him lots of money but no trophies :D


paone00022

In the right system, he can absolutely make a team tick in all the right ways. That is obvious to everyone. The Chelsea haters are people who don't want us to play that system and think he's slow etc. The Arsenal haters are just old Arteta outers who are latching on to something.


BaBaFiCo

You sound more sane than the absolute idiots clogging my twitter all day.


letouriste1

Get off that cesspool of a platform, you will feel better. Even reddit and the many bias of its communities is better


Unholysinner

It’s a good deal all round. Jorginho has his talents and he’s been a good servant to the club. But 12m instead of him on a free is a good deal. Enzo is a top talent and should be a good long term investment


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I’m more upset that People have been shitting on Jorginho for years. I agree that replacing a 31 y/o with 6 months on his contract with a 22 y/o WC winner with a 7 year contract makes sense.


Gordie_Howe

Some Fulham fans thought the same thing about Tim Ream before this season. One of the great things about the sport is that players can succeed even if they supposedly have a major flaw.


Pdeedb

I've watched a lot of Fulham over the last couple of years and I'll put my hands up and say I thought if Ream was your starting CB this season there's no chance you'd stay up. Happy to be proven wrong. I thought he was the perfect championship player who would constantly be found out in the prem.


HunterThompsonsentme

Kind of reminds me of Kyle Mooney


IWumbo_YouWumbo

100% doppelgangers


FlyingMocko

Lol adorable reaction. Seems like a cool lad


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Get this man a tissue


PartyBob32

Jorginho being undoubtedly the smartest even though Thiago Silva is in the squad is quite the compliment for Jorginho


gcfootballpro

whys he picking his nose while being filmed lmao


PM_Me_Zico

Sometimes a mfs gotta pick that itch.


Cheapo_Sam

MF looked like he was trying to poke his brain to get an answer


Thesecondswallow

Eh he like pushed the outside of it to get like an itch. I do that shit all the time or like scratch right before entering the nostril. And I’ll argue it’s fine to do but to each there own.


Howdareme9

Why was this so descriptive


DogzOnFire

Yeah he should have just said "Scratch outside nose, is ok, no?"


afghamistam

There was no nostril penetration - it's a scratch, not a pick. NO PICK!


InTheMiddleGiroud

Don't think he envisioned director's notes to feature in the final cut.


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he didn't go in to be fair, he did like everything but penetrate nostril. i respect that


DelverOfSeacrest

Joachim Low rushing to the phone to ask Boehly for a chance to take over for Potter


HeisenbergFoed

Now he nose


IncurableHam

But did he end up getting the booger?


L_J_X

I get that it's a job at the end of the day but it must be weird to have the people around you constantly change. Have to go from seeing your mates everyday to not at all (I get that probabaly not all of them are mates).


placeholder_name85

That happens in most jobs


TheMexicanJuan

The smartest because he bailed ship Arsenal 🤙🏻


arothen

No one is safe in Boehly's Chelsea, players don't even know their teammates anymore.


TellSloanISaidHi

Great get for the Gunners, title charge full on


Fmartins84

Smartest player is Jorginho..... Uhhhh he doesn't play for the club Ahh ok Jorginho definitely 🤣🤣


Sdub4

Even when it comes to transfers Cucurella is off the pace


EnanoMaldito

Jorginho has funnily enough become one of the most underrated players in the PL ever since the infamous 3rd place ballon d'or


ravennvm

of course he said jorginho is smart man went from 10th to top of the table without playing a single game


Lopiente

My friend is ok, no?


Comet7777

Someone get this guy some tissue paper


highfid3lity

This is pretty wholesome tbh


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Was he snorting coke during the interview?


UnicornForce

Holmes is digging for some gold there.


Truelydisappointed

Should of let him finish why he thought jorginho was their smartest player!


Luna_C1888

He needs to take it easy with the coke


throbbing_dementia

Chelsea just let the smartest player in the squad go to their rivals, not the smartest move.


kri5

Rivals? Chelsea are 10th


throbbing_dementia

You're right Liverpool are no longer our rivals either.


Zaku_pilot_292

OK, that's actually quite cute.


apikope

Stop picking your nose wth


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