Xhaka gathers hatred for preventing mobbing after the final whistle

Arsenal are in 12th place after nine rounds and are far behind their claims. Now what always happens in such situations happens: you start looking for the culprit …

And now even Granit Xhaka must serve, once again it is tempting to say. What did the Swiss do? He prevented a useless rabble after the final whistle. But even the red sinner Nicolas Pépé is insulted in the worst by fans on the net. Arsenal now wants to take action against angry citizens.

But let’s start from the beginning, what happened?

Arsenal are fighting against newly promoted Leeds as Nicolas Pépé is doing his team a disservice. In the 51st minute he missed a header from former Lugano Ezgjan Alioski and was sent off after a consultation with the VAR. The game finally ended 0-0, given the three aluminum goals of Leeds, a lucky victory for the “Gunners”.

After the final whistle, Xhaka and Alioski talk on the lawn, while the Nati captain puts his arm around the shoulder of the North Macedonian who grew up in Switzerland. Another Arsenal player wants to settle scores with Alioski. Scotsman Kieran Tierney takes a step in the direction of the Leeds player and covers him with a few bad words, as he is pushed away by teammate Xhaka. After that, other teammates and supervisors stop Tierney from doing something stupid.

Many Arsenal fans are annoyed online by this action and with Martin Keown a club legend adds fuel to the fire: “I would certainly have felt this way if I had seen one of my teammates practically fraternizing with the enemy.”

Arsenal condemns “horrible abuses”

But not only is Xhaka hostile, Arsenal fans also target the red sinner Pépé. The Ivorian, who joined Arsenal from Lille for 80 million euros in 2019 and still falls short of expectations, is inundated with insults of the worst kind online. The fact that he has to expect a long ban should be the highest of feelings for angry supporters. Of course, Pépé’s action was stupid, Even her disappointed coach Mikel Arteta sees it this way. But even when expressing displeasure, it is important to maintain a minimum level of respect. Point.

Even Pépé’s employer sees it this way. On Monday, Arsenal were forced to issue a statement: “We strongly condemn the heinous insults that were directed against Nicolas Pépé and Ezgjan Alioski on social media following our match against Leeds United. This is totally unacceptable and we will work with the police and authorities to do everything possible to find the culprits and prosecute them. “