The Most Hateable Team In Soccer And Possibly Sports
Today on KFC Radio, comedian Adam Friedland came on for an interview! It's a very funny interview that’s worth a listen. The guy didn’t miss a shot the whole podcast! The only strike against him sadly is that he’s an Arsenal fan.
I’ll never begrudge anyone for the team they support in the Premier League, or any soccer team in Europe for that matter because I think it’s the best sport culture in the world and everyone should pick a team to have some skin in the game. It's truly awesome. This is true for everyone besides Arsenal. I despise Arsenal with the fiery passion of a thousand suns. They’re by far the most hateable team sports has to offer and I actively pray on their downfall. Daily.
Their coach, Mikel Arteta, is one of the cringiest people these eyes have ever seen. He never ceases to amaze me. The guy tries INCREDIBLY hard to be different and people should see right through it.
First you had him piping in crowd noise of the Liverpool fans singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” during training prior to them playing Liverpool. Really tough when you make a big deal of this and then go out and lose 4-0. Nice one, Mikel!
Speaking of Liverpool, he also ripped off their tradition of singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” before every home game and they now have their own version that they do before every game. It’s sad, really.
One of these is cool, organic, and historical. The other is Arsenal.
Saving the best for last, he hired PROFESSIONAL PICKPOCKETERS to steal the players’ stuff at a team dinner to show them they always had to be alert. The guy just tries way too hard. With that being said, I'd give my left nut to have his looks.
I’m gonna keep it short because if I don’t this is gonna be a 10,000 word blog, but the players are doing this same performative bullshit constantly, like calling a mid-game huddle when they went down 2-0.
I think the fans themselves get on my nerves the most though if I’m being honest (no disrespect to Zah, Nicky Smokes, and Frank The Tank). They think this team is the best team in the world when Man City hasn’t been seriously pushed once by them. The only trophy this Arteta era of Arsenal has under their belt is an FA Cup with no fans in attendance that they wouldn’t have even won had our sweet, sweet American boy Christian Pulisic not shredded his hamstring.
I’ve been bottling this up for a while, that felt healthy. Thank you. Can't wait to drink their tears when they inevitably come up short this May.
Like I said earlier, Adam Friedland fit right in on the show and made for a great interview so definitely be sure to give it a listen.