What makes an Arsenal player a club legend?

[Trilly]

That’s what makes Kante so special, he can win the ball but also start plays from deep because he’s a great dribbler and has pace, stamina and a good passer.

Yeah and that’s why Lampard was on to something when he felt it was a waste playing Kante as a deep ball winner like Conte/Mourinho did.

Kante is a fully fledged WC box to box CM for France and Chelsea now but them times everyone was crying about Lampard not playing him in his old role. Armchair managers losing again.

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

To me at a club like Arsenal if the side you're in isn't winning trophies fairly regularly you can't be considered a club legend. Handing out those accolades to players who've won little is the sort of things a Sp**s fans would do.

Maybe I'm quite strict on the criteria for club legend. Bobby Pires is kind of my barometer for club legend. Below him and you don't get in.

I wouldn't put any Arsenal player of the last 10 years anywhere close to that status, though we've had some wonderful players. Saka has a chance to make it in the future, I guess.

 

[Lidl_Reed]

Arteta is a legend for me.

Jesus ****ing Christ, I can't take more of this thread

 

[Lidl_Reed]

He'll be a legend when he becomes a top coach, takes over Arsenal and leads us to a historic treble.

Why did I read further?

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Welbz paulista and elneny are my legends

 

[Jury]

Fabregas was our last legend. We've had none worthy since. Dont ****ing @me. I'll find out where you live.

 

[Riou]

To me at a club like Arsenal if the side you're in isn't winning trophies fairly regularly you can't be considered a club legend. Handing out those accolades to players who've won little is the sort of things a Sp**s fans would do.

Maybe I'm quite strict on the criteria for club legend. Bobby Pires is kind of my barometer for club legend. Below him and you don't get in.

I wouldn't put any Arsenal player of the last 10 years anywhere close to that status, though we've had some wonderful players. Saka has a chance to make it in the future, I guess.

I think at this point, its almost impossible be be a legend at Arsenal without a league title.

Brady is the only one that comes to mind, that is a legend here without one...but I think after our 5 league titles from 1989-2004, the players at that time just raised the bar.

 

[Notorious Big]

Forgot about Ramsey. There's was always big debate is he legend or not.

 

[GeorgiaGunner]

Fabregas was our last legend. We've had none worthy since. Dont ****ing @me. I'll find out where you live.

And even he's debatable. Leaving at age 24 makes it tough, especially given he won only an FA cup here (and wasn't exactly the key man there).

 

[Jury]

And even he's debatable. Leaving at age 24 makes it tough, especially given he won only an FA cup here (and wasn't exactly the key man there).

The key for me is he held it down as a child among invincibles... Massive players and personalities. Legends. He was here long enough too and was desperately unlucky to have nothing around him worthy of his level. People laud Wenger for keeping us in the top 4 for so long, but Cesc was a massive part of that in the banter era. Also, the premiership still hasn't really seen anything like him before and arguably since. Even without being an Arsenal player, he's super special. But because he was an arsenal player, that makes him an Arsenal legend imo.

 

[GeorgiaGunner]

The key for me is he held it down as a child among invincibles... Massive players and personalities. Legends. He was here long enough too and was desperately unlucky to have nothing around him worthy of his level. People laud Wenger for keeping us in the top 4 for so long, but Cesc was a massive part of that in the banter era. Also, the premiership still hasn't really seen anything like him before and arguably since. Even without being an Arsenal player, he's super special. But because he was an arsenal player, that makes him an Arsenal legend imo.

Yeah fair enough, it's just similar to the "is [pre-return] Ronaldo a United legend?" with a lot less trophies.

 

[Jury]

Yeah fair enough, it's just similar to the "is [pre-return] Ronaldo a United legend?" with a lot less trophies.

Who even debates that? Ronaldo absolutely is a Man Utd legend. He was top 2 or 3 best players in the world when he was there and won titles, cups and a CL.

Our situation and expectations as a club were completely different with Cesc. Him having a huge influence on us getting CL football and being our talisman once the invincibles departed was his contribution.

 

[RacingPhoton]

Level 1...ex player.

Level 2...cult hero.

Level 3...club legend.

That's how I would mark it.

I will gladly join the Coquelin fan cult. People who hate Coquelin don't know anything about football

 

[GeorgiaGunner]

Who even debates that? Ronaldo absolutely is a Man Utd legend. He was top 2 or 3 best players in the world when he was there and won titles, cups and a CL.

Our situation and expectations as a club were completely different with Cesc. Him having a huge influence on us getting CL football and being our talisman once the invincibles departed was his contribution.

Giving the best decade of your career to another club (to which you demanded a move) makes it odd (though its made possible in that he's been world-class for 15+ years now). But yeah, Ronaldo is definitely a legend.

 

[AberGooner]

Whether he's the best player since the new stadium or even in the conversation is irrelevant. In 50 years time everyone will read that Aaron Ramsey got two FA Cup final winners, a lot more than you can say for either Fabregas or Van Persie.

Whether you where alive or not every Arsenal fan has heard of Charlie George, Alan Sunderland and Ray Parlour because they've got the medals. That's what it's all about at the end of the day.

 

[Sanchez11]

Nobody since the invincibles is a club legend, loved Rozza but not a legend. Alot of CULT figures but nothing more!

 

[Yeosol]

I think football fans in general have the wrong idea about what a legend is. The actual word is about fame or notoriety, not quality - it could be argued that Perry Groves has a better claim to being an Arsenal legend than Alexis Sanchez, even though the latter was obviously a superior player for the club.

And just to throw some extra gasoline on the fire; Xhaka is well on his way to becoming one. The absolute hatred a lot of Arsenal fans feel towards him actually helps that case.

 

[GDeep™]

Fabregas was our last legend. We've had none worthy since. Dont ****ing @me. I'll find out where you live.

Shut the **** up.

 

[Riou]

And just to throw some extra gasoline on the fire; Xhaka is well on his way to becoming one. The absolute hatred a lot of Arsenal fans feel towards him actually helps that case.

So what makes you an Arsenal legend...

Thierry Henry: "Most famous player in the club's entire history."

Tony Adams: "League titles in 3 different decades."

Granit Xhaka: "Oh, all the fans hate me."

...about the same!

 

[GoonerJeeves]

Plenty of legends here, though number 9 became an errant lamb and went astray....

Terry Neill should have been sacked because of the length of that tie alone....


FA Cup Final 1979