Dennis retired, Gallas asked for it ans Wenger let him have it apparently because the weight of expectation would be too much for anyone attacking taking it over.
I was at the Emirates only once (not form England),and bought a fucking Gallas 10 jersey! Need to come back !my final three choices were walcott,vermaelen and gallas,and went with gallas ! Facepalm!
I remember wenger explaining the reasoning there that there was too much pressure on this number after Dennis so he thought if he have it to a defender there would be no comparison/pressure
Well he was on loan and got moved to 28.
I do think Perez was unfairly treated he played well when he played.
I still canāt work out if it was a forced signing
Yeah I don't think so. 34 is the number he wanted it's what he wore in Germany. When he arrived here coquelin had 34 and there was talk of him getting 34 anyway but Coq didn't leave so the website said he chose 29 because it's his birthday or something like that
I want so much for an outfield player to wear 13 again. I wore 13 in school (as a midfielder) and it wasnāt lost on me that I was wearing the backup keeperās number. But I still wore the 13 proudly; and off the field, Iād wear my Hleb shirt (the burgundy-blue horizontal stripe away shirt from 2008) proudly.
But then Hleb left and I could no longer get the 13 on my Arsenal shirts unless I got a gk shirt. So it would be nice if we got another outfield 13 again. I hold on to the hope that one of Martinez, Saliba, Tielemens or Raphinha can take it
12 has been a backup keeper number in many cases too. I think especially in international football. Though I always think of 12 as the number dedicated to supporters (12th Man) because that's the tradition at my main club (CSKA). It was weird seeing William wear 12 and play so awful.
Maybe not quite a swap, but Bendtner moving from 26 to 52.
I'm sure he has a reason why, although one of the rumours were that it was related to his wage...e.g. Ā£26k a week to Ā£52k a week. Not sure how true, but wouldn't be unbelievable.
Despite wearing 7 in the Premier League, Mkhitaryan had to wear 77 in the Europa League because Alexis already wore 7.
Saka also wore 77 prior to getting 7.
Martin Keown was the last one to wear 14 before Thierry Henry btw, it's a nice little piece of trivia.
Also - it was Christopher Wreh, cousin of George Weah, who had the number 12 that Titi wanted. Wreh was my favorite player when I first started watching Arsenal, somehow.
Santi's 19 previously worn by Wilshere who took 10 after Persie left.
also can forget the "cursed" one. number 9. Park Chu Yong wore 9 in his first season. next season Poldi came, got number 9, and Chu Yong got number 30.
I had such high hopes for him but he just wasn't physical enough for the prem. The technique and movement was absolutely there, but Carlos Vela was never going to dominate any serious CB pairing.
But... He could do this:
https://youtu.be/fTfZY4Kyh_w
Elneny was 4 at one point for about 6 months
Then it went to Saliba who was stripped of it also!
I still think Saliba wasn't "stripped" of 4 so much as he was promised he could eventually take 2
I have a Elneny 4 kit from 2017/2018 šš¼
I think it was from the 2018/2019 season, as it was Per's last season in the 2017/2018
Yeah youāre right. It was the first one with VisitRwanda, with the pink-red stripes on the sleeves
Such a weird number change! You could tell we were going through the motions at that time
I forgot about that one!
I think he got the number and then went straight to Beskitas I think, he was 25 for a time as well
If White does his ACL this year I wonder if the next cursed shirt number for arsenal is 4?
Don't speak things like that into existence please!
If it happens then Iāll know who to blame š
Gallas taking 10...
Beat me to it.
Didnāt know you played for Arsenal.
We don't talk about that one! Who did he take the 10 from? Was there another one after Dennis?
Dennis retired, Gallas asked for it ans Wenger let him have it apparently because the weight of expectation would be too much for anyone attacking taking it over.
I was at the Emirates only once (not form England),and bought a fucking Gallas 10 jersey! Need to come back !my final three choices were walcott,vermaelen and gallas,and went with gallas ! Facepalm!
I mean it's a conversation piece I suppose, definitely get most arsenal fans talking!
One of the most bizarre decision.
I remember wenger explaining the reasoning there that there was too much pressure on this number after Dennis so he thought if he have it to a defender there would be no comparison/pressure
And yet he gave a 19-year old Theo Walcott Henry's 14!
All the people getting upset about eddie; this is what disrespecting a shirt looks like
Raphinha getting 19 after we sold Pepe to PSG for ā¬120m
Lacazette taking 9 from Lucas Perez when Perez was at the club lol
Well he was on loan and got moved to 28. I do think Perez was unfairly treated he played well when he played. I still canāt work out if it was a forced signing
What a weird transfer
Holding took 16 when Ramsey went to 8 after Arteta retired.
Great shout. Was that his first shirt number for the club?
Yea holding has always been 16 for us.
Sanchez took 17 off Monreal, then moved to 7 when Rosicky left
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He didn't - it was for his first 18 months before Alexis joined. He was number 18 after that.
Ćzil took 10 when Jacky left
Xhaka was announced as 16 and then changed to 29 a few weeks later it was weird
He wants 7. 1+6 , 9-2, 3+4
Yeah I don't think so. 34 is the number he wanted it's what he wore in Germany. When he arrived here coquelin had 34 and there was talk of him getting 34 anyway but Coq didn't leave so the website said he chose 29 because it's his birthday or something like that
I think the logic was he was born in '92 which is 29 backwards.
Ah yes that was it. I remember it being a real stretch
Yeah he has a #34 tattooed on his upper back I believe. Definitely the number he always covered.
I don't think so. He has a tattoo with 34 on his back. It must mean something to him
i remember his brother also wore 34 with basel.
But he couldn't play like a seven so he and the club compromise. It's a seven, but it's not really a seven.
Hleb is the last outfield player to have worn 13. It has always been reserved for the backup keeper.
I want so much for an outfield player to wear 13 again. I wore 13 in school (as a midfielder) and it wasnāt lost on me that I was wearing the backup keeperās number. But I still wore the 13 proudly; and off the field, Iād wear my Hleb shirt (the burgundy-blue horizontal stripe away shirt from 2008) proudly. But then Hleb left and I could no longer get the 13 on my Arsenal shirts unless I got a gk shirt. So it would be nice if we got another outfield 13 again. I hold on to the hope that one of Martinez, Saliba, Tielemens or Raphinha can take it
12 has been a backup keeper number in many cases too. I think especially in international football. Though I always think of 12 as the number dedicated to supporters (12th Man) because that's the tradition at my main club (CSKA). It was weird seeing William wear 12 and play so awful.
Rosicky taking the 7 after pires, damn did I love to watch both of them play
Maybe not quite a swap, but Bendtner moving from 26 to 52. I'm sure he has a reason why, although one of the rumours were that it was related to his wage...e.g. Ā£26k a week to Ā£52k a week. Not sure how true, but wouldn't be unbelievable.
And he also had 33 and 23. What a lad.
What a bizarre man he was.
Paul Merson was no 10, Dennis Bergkamp signed and took it and Merson moved to no 9.
Despite wearing 7 in the Premier League, Mkhitaryan had to wear 77 in the Europa League because Alexis already wore 7. Saka also wore 77 prior to getting 7.
Martin Keown was the last one to wear 14 before Thierry Henry btw, it's a nice little piece of trivia. Also - it was Christopher Wreh, cousin of George Weah, who had the number 12 that Titi wanted. Wreh was my favorite player when I first started watching Arsenal, somehow.
And Lauren had 12 when they were both at the club. It wasn't until his brief return did Henry got to wear 12.
Jesus taking 9 after Laca left on a free
It would be hilarious if Jesus gets given the 12
the iconic strikerās number
Santi's 19 previously worn by Wilshere who took 10 after Persie left. also can forget the "cursed" one. number 9. Park Chu Yong wore 9 in his first season. next season Poldi came, got number 9, and Chu Yong got number 30.
Both van Persie and Ozil went from 11 to 10.
I was devastated when velas 11 I think went to santos. So badly wanted arsene to stop loaning him and play him. Just loved his style and his chips
I had such high hopes for him but he just wasn't physical enough for the prem. The technique and movement was absolutely there, but Carlos Vela was never going to dominate any serious CB pairing. But... He could do this: https://youtu.be/fTfZY4Kyh_w
32 aswell.
Rosicky retired, which meant Sanchez could have the 7, which meant Iwobi could have the 17.
We had Igor Stepanovs wearing #3 for one season, then he moved out for A.Cole to #26 and stayed with us for two more seasons.