qs! wrote:

๐Ÿ˜† Barca are showing highlights of his Arsenal career over Stings "Every breath you take".

That's Xavi's porn stash.

Nela wrote:

Remember when Nasri kissed the badge about a year ago at WHL? I literally laughed out loud when he did that. He looked like such an awkward kisser too. ๐Ÿ˜†

I think badge kissing is quite funny in a sort of I'm-embarassed-for-the-player-type of way. Hleb kissing Barca's badge, Ade kissing the badge as boos echo, Rooney kissing the United badge at Goodison, random Korean player whose name I can't remember kissing the Bolton badge after a couple of games. It's quite funny really.

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I never actually take much notice of the badge kissing during a game at all.
The only time I even realise that they do it so much is when pictures of them kissing our badge are dredged up when they sign for another club.

I guess it's a kind of in the moment thing that doesn't signify anything at all.
Probably better than Denilson's samba shuffle celebration or that about to wail expression Cesc used to have when he scored.

Robin's cool enough in his goal celebrations though.

y va marquer wrote:

I guess it's a kind of in the moment thing that doesn't signify anything at all.

True. If random kisses meant anything, I would have been married 100 odd times already.

Kissing the badge means nothing (it might do to them), it's their actions that give you a clue about how they feel.

Cesc's actions show that, even if he does/did love the club, it's a very distant second to Barcelona.

Captain wrote:
y va marquer wrote:

I guess it's a kind of in the moment thing that doesn't signify anything at all.

True. If random kisses meant anything, I would have been married 100 odd times already.

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Yeah, especially the French, I have to kiss everyone in my office first thing every morning.
Really annoying!

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"I am sorry I couldn't say anything for the last two and half months, Arsenal would not allow me to talk, I was disappointed and upset about that but it had to be like that."

Pepe LeFrits wrote:

Cesc claims he is fit - shocker.

So he was on strike then?

My reading would be that he wasn't on strike per se, but along with the club it was decided that it was best for him not to feature in pre-season.

Despite those frustrations, Fรกbregas added:"If Arsenal want to keep being the club they have been, they must always remain under his [Wenger's] control because he is the best and everyone respects him. He will always be the best person I have met in football." He also insisted that Arsenal have the squad to continue to compete.

Shut up Fabregas, if Wenger is so great why betray him?

Not sure what to make of all the mixed signals, and not sure I care. None of his professed affection for Arsenal was enough to stop him from acting like half a tosser to get out of his contract on the cheap.

@Capi No doubt it was agreed that Cesc wouldn't play.

He think his empty words will keep us onside. I'm sure some people will fall for it but actions speak louder than words and the way he acted this summer is fucking deafening.

How has he acted this summer? (genuine question)

Difficult to know what to make of his words.
Some of it seems genuine enough to me.
Must be feeling some guilt having just betrayed his father figure.

If you really want to be picky going from the quote about waiting days, months and years to go to Barca to thirty minutes later talking about how tearful your exit from Arsenal was is dubious at best.

None of it really matters anyway, it's just talk and it's been going on for two years. He's gone, time to move on and time for Arsenal to take action.

The best liars feel there's a grain of truth in what they're saying.

Maybe he really was in love with two clubs.