The best tweets from Football Twitter this past week, featuring Mikel Arteta, Thomas Tuchel, Mohammed Kudus, Paul Pogba and… Roy Cropper?
Why do we put ourselves through it?
— k🪷 (@klvuii) October 19, 2024
Mikel Arteta drew some unfavourable comparisons after he set his Arsenal side out to play negatively against Bournemouth and lost. But at least Osama bin Laden attacked.
4 CBs and 3 DMs, Arteta bin laden pic.twitter.com/H5Oh36hWjh
— Arq (@ArqBCFC) October 19, 2024
We all know he loves Big Lads.
https://twitter.com/MichaelKeshani/status/1847660737419714765
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Bournemouth couldn’t help but have a little nibble at Arsenal’s expense.
We’re sorry we couldn’t host more of you this evening. All the best for the rest of the season. https://t.co/PILVePlRzn
— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) October 19, 2024
The big news of the week was the FA’s hiring of Thomas Tuchel as England manager.
Thomas Tuchel. Our #ThreeLions head coach from 2025. 🏴
— England (@England) October 16, 2024
The appointment didn’t go down well in certain quarters.
every english football pundit since the fa appointed thomas tuchel: pic.twitter.com/1Ngt8sb6Jc
— Alfie | HITC Sevens (@HITCSevens) October 16, 2024
The columnists had a totally normal one this past week.
This Daily Mail back page is an absolute disgrace. I know people will say to ignore it and not afford it oxygen but it’s simply embarrassing.
Putting the word “GERMAN” in capital letters; it’s 2024, this sort of utterly backwards bollocks should be well behind us. pic.twitter.com/4mhJ5EOkuB
— HLTCO (@HLTCO) October 16, 2024
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He’s gotta be English!!!
Why not an Englishman? pic.twitter.com/ldcCVaK9Nv
— Bryan’s Gunn (@bryansgunn) October 20, 2024
Everyone should take their lead from Big John.
If you moan about Tuchel appointment you should moan about your club’s lack of English players and managers. The prem hardly has any but people don’t moan. Let’s not be hypocrites bosh. Good luck Thomas. pic.twitter.com/xv9PqcFd05
— big john the boshfather (@Johnfis08605918) October 17, 2024
Imagine it.
Really want Tuchel to win the World Cup. With an entire team of players who could have played for another country. And Shamima Begum is invited on to lift the trophy.
— BN (@BanditNanna) October 16, 2024
Tuchel can look forward to 18 months of this.
GMB every morning until Tuchel is sacked pic.twitter.com/h6NfzG7wc4
— Jay Motty (@JayMotty) October 15, 2024
And this.
Thomas Tuchel and his coaching staff on the touchline hearing “10 German Bombers” pic.twitter.com/obtlFoko3b
— The 44 ⚽️ (@The_Forty_Four) October 16, 2024
Lee Carsley has to trudge back to the U21’s after the November internationals.
Lee Carsley speaking to the u21's tomorrow pic.twitter.com/qw8LixIz7e
— EnGee (@_EnGee) October 15, 2024
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Watching Italians struggle to pronounce Scott McTominay’s name is great content.
😅🏴 Napoli fans try to pronunce Scott McTominay
🎥 @CalcioNapoli24 pic.twitter.com/7kVAcqOWpx
— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) October 17, 2024
Mohammed Kudus just wanted to feel something on Saturday.
Mohammed Kudus vs Tottenham Hotspur | Skills and Highlights | 1080p HD pic.twitter.com/gh73A0iZQ4
— 🇫🇰 (@SCARFYYYY) October 19, 2024
This is what Son Heung-min actually sounds like in private.
When you’re off your box and trying to act sober in front of bouncers pic.twitter.com/RmAmAVecxS
— Billie (@Billie_T) October 19, 2024
Imagine rocking up to the footy and you’re sitting next to Roy Cropper, chanting “two-nil up and you effed it up”.
Roy knows! #lcfc #leicester pic.twitter.com/cqmnVoaxgD
— Cool As Leicester (@coolasleicester) October 19, 2024
Happy birthday, Four Four Two.
Still reading, 30 years on pic.twitter.com/SqvcxvdmFq
— FourFourTwo (@FourFourTwo) October 19, 2024
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I have a feeling we’ll see this one develop into a meme in no time.
This is my new favourite GIF. 😂 pic.twitter.com/fhAnZwAs1T
— Samuel (@SamueILFC) October 20, 2024
I’m going to try these moves on my next night out.
Putting the finishing touches on a sandcastle:pic.twitter.com/b66IwNrSOB
— Ronan Murphy (@swearimnotpaul) October 13, 2024
Some top live blogging here.
— #FreeMilanovic (@dons_1983) October 20, 2024
Gary Neville you’ve done it again.
Gary Neville invents biscuit dunking pic.twitter.com/xmPkkhAyTk
— Andy Cantwell (@AndyCantwell) October 18, 2024
Kaveh Solhekol was not prepared for Paul Pogba’s retort.
Nice way to flip the question back to him lmao he clocked it fast pic.twitter.com/x3wuedv6Fv
— G (@Gideoomatic) October 17, 2024
Proper order.
https://twitter.com/SachinNakrani/status/1848041034158112917
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Damien Duff recovered like a pro.
"It's OK Duff. Nobody saw ya." 😆 pic.twitter.com/4Hwm9D4GZS
— Rob 🇮🇪 (@robdugg) October 18, 2024
I would die of embarrassment on the spot.
Malunya sampe sini 😅 pic.twitter.com/gE3En44ZA3
— Berita Sepakbola Dunia (@gilabola_ina) October 18, 2024
She’s dead right.
Emilia Clarke says if West Bromwich Albion win promotion back to the Premier League they shouldn’t be allowed in.
“They’ve had enough chances,” she said pic.twitter.com/qgcgIFxumJ
— Fake Showbiz News (@FakeShowbizNews) October 18, 2024
Spectacular scenes in Bari on Friday night.
18.10.2024 🇮🇹 Serie B. Bari Calcio pic.twitter.com/0LYJT6LiDK
— Ultrasshop.com (@ultrasshopcom) October 19, 2024
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