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[00:00:00]Hold tight the Premier League collectors. You know Tony right. Hold tight the Premier League collectors.

[00:00:08]>> Hold tight the three point collectors is where wherever you at worldwide.

[00:00:12]>> The most important three points of my life. The most important three points of my life. Baby, I got to celebrate these.

[00:00:20]>> We'll get there later as well. But hold the record breakers as well, you know.

[00:00:23]>> So we got to give that round of applause as well. We celebrate excellence in the FCM.

[00:00:28]But let's speak about the winners of the Premier League. Obviously, we've not been together since it happened. We've spoken a lot about it. We saw them lift the Premier League trophy officially >> today. We've seen scenes. You and me were heckled as we went >> license. We innocently >> two black boys in North London innocently going to get slush puppies in the hot weather. We were heckled. We were abused.

[00:00:52]>> They were trying to recruit us as well.

[00:00:54]>> Come. Come to the Arsenal. Come to the Arsenal. Come to come support Arsenal.

[00:00:58]>> You sure you haven't lost your way? You sure you haven't lost your way?

[00:01:02]>> Come and join us.

[00:01:02]>> You don't know what I went through coming back from the stadium just now?

[00:01:05]Yeah, man. Trying to recruit me, >> bro.

[00:01:09]Bro, in my first kit, they're like, "Yo, you know, you can come over to this. I >> feel good, brother.

[00:01:14]>> Just come over. I'm good."

[00:01:17]>> What What a moment for them. Obviously, the scenes on Tuesday were crazy.

[00:01:20]>> Yeah.

[00:01:21]>> It was a game where they went in knowing that they were going to lift the trophy.

[00:01:24]>> Yeah. I mean, where to start? We can start with the players. We can start with the manager.

[00:01:28]>> You know, I want to start you can I start somewhere quickly. It's going to be I don't know. It depends where you sit.

[00:01:33]>> You're a Chelsea fan.

[00:01:35]>> They're your rivals. London rivals.

[00:01:37]Everyone talks about London is blue, Ryan's red, whatever. I don't really care about that.

[00:01:41]>> I just want to ask you one question, though. Do you think you're a bigger club than Arsenal?

[00:01:49]>> Do you think Chelsea are a bigger club than Arsenal?

[00:01:51]>> Depends how you quantify it. No, go quantify it, mate.

[00:01:54]>> Depends how you quantify it. I think >> have a larger cultural heritage >> than Chelsea. I think if you were to go into remote parts of the world, >> you likely find someone that will say Arsenal before Chelsea. So, I think in that times of it, you could say that you could I think our recent history helps us a lot, >> but I think there's a lot of cultural significance that Arsenal also have beyond football. It actually helps them in that sense as well.

[00:02:21]>> Yeah. So it's interesting. I think it's close, but I would say that there are things that aid them to be in different parts a little bit bigger.

[00:02:32]>> So you think are bigger >> in different in certain parts? Yeah.

[00:02:34]>> Yeah. You see how you said in certain parts?

[00:02:37]>> Politician answer, bro. Certain parts.

[00:02:39]>> Hey, stop it, bro. Star, stop it. Who is the bigger club? Arsenal or Chelsea?

[00:02:44]>> If you don't like my response, >> who is No certain parts. Who is the bigger football club, Arsenal or Chelsea?

[00:02:50]>> I don't know. No, you said you said one word answer, >> bro. I don't know, bro. Here, man. I don't know three words.

[00:02:57]>> No, there's um Charles Barkley in it.

[00:03:00]>> No, like cuz again like recency in terms of it's been 22 years since they won a league title. But even away from that, there's a cultural significance that club holds. You saw what happened on Tuesday. You see what happens when you're the first team to field >> right now?

[00:03:14]Um what? Nine outfield black players like >> No, but forget all of that. Just in terms of like, you know what I mean? the the size of the football club, the size of the club.

[00:03:23]>> What do you mean by size? Are you talking about fan base? Are you talking about you guys have won two Champions leagues?

[00:03:27]>> I ain't never seen you lot shut down the streets like they did.

[00:03:30]>> No, it's I'm I'm just keeping it a bean.

[00:03:33]>> You have won two of the biggest trophies in football >> and you ain't shut the streets down like Bro, I cannot even hate because when they won that on that day, I was thinking, "Oh yeah, there'll only be a couple hundred outside the stadium, maybe a thousand." When I saw, bro, it was two stadiums worth.

[00:03:50]>> Yeah.

[00:03:50]>> And I And it was every race, every color, every creed, >> onelegged, two wheelers, it don't matter. Everybody was there, bro. I'm sure I was at some point I was like, I'm sure it can't be all Arsson fans. There got to be some United fans in there.

[00:04:05]>> I don't think Chief Bay was like that.

[00:04:06]>> I did not believe my eyes, bro. That was that was almost like a wakeup call for me to realize >> even during this last 22 years where these men collected FA Cups, they weren't really as successful.

[00:04:18]>> They still held on to something >> that kind of cache, >> bro. It's it's it's unbelievable.

[00:04:24]>> I think for some global recognition, Arsenal are there, I think, in the top five in the world. I think in terms of >> I'll be people can say other things about history and these teams have won more and more Champions Leagues and the Italian clubs and the Bayern but I think in terms of global recognition like you look at global recognition I think I think Arsenal in the top five >> you'd have Madrid you'd have Barcelona you'd have United >> yeah and I'd probably have Liverpool and Arsenal and Arsenal and remember I am not saying this is the most trophies not that's what I'm saying but that's what I'm saying global record beyond trophies% and the way you can define that Bayern Arsenal I think see now I had this debate with Lez in my house and Leah is adamant it's Bayern. I think it's Arsenal in terms of like I think if I went to a casual person a casual who doesn't know much about the game of football >> across the world and had an Arsenal and Bayern flag and I said which team is which I think Arsenal will get more.

[00:05:20]>> Let me ask you this dropped you randomly in Africa. If I drop you randomly in Asia, in the Middle East, I guarantee you're more likely to see Arsenal shirts than you are to see Bayern Munich shirts.

[00:05:30]>> And that for me is the is the ultimate signifier if that makes sense. And look, some of these teams might be bigger in terms of success a bigger club in terms of in terms of winning trophies. But in terms of global cache, global recognition, fan base size, and I know >> histo over the last 10 years, we've always said, "Ah, no, they got the biggest online fan base. They got the biggest >> Tuesday was the first time I saw it in my eyes in real life and I said, "No, you man ain't just >> man." Right now in Kenya, >> there's over there's over hundreds of thousands of fans doing a fake mockup trophy parade.

[00:06:06]>> Not one Arsenal player is going to be there in Kenya.

[00:06:09]>> Insane in Kenya, bro.

[00:06:10]>> Remember when I when I went to Kenya?

[00:06:12]>> Yeah. Okay. And I got to watch them beat I watched Arsenal beat City like was it the 4-15 whatever that score was and everything like being like obviously we know what it's like in Nigeria but even when you go to like Kenya and whatnot like Arsenal Liverpool the two biggest clubs by fan base >> in where >> in Kenya like there it's >> my thing is again what happens is when you talk to football fans about stuff they think purely with a footballing mindset and it's like football is bigger than just football it's societal it's it's massive and that's why I don't want to get too much into that the the you know like the cultural stuff around it.

[00:06:44]But Arsenal winning after 22 years is a big thing. If you look at any European club when they've not they've won for the first time over like let's say eight years, it's big thing. This is a club.

[00:06:54]Yeah. That people our age. Yeah. Imagine being our age and you're younger. You're growing up watching Terry and whatnot.

[00:07:01]You've won a Premier League. You're thinking that you're set for life and then you see nothing for 22 years.

[00:07:06]>> What we saw on Tuesday was relief.

[00:07:09]>> What we saw today is relief. Mhm.

[00:07:12]>> When you're seeing people being like, "No one talked to me." It's because there's been years of, "I actually can't say anything to you.

[00:07:18]>> You were my little bro, Chelsea, and now you've got two Champions League and this and that." Or, "I want to say something to you, United, but you took my best play. I went to go win a league title and we had to give a guard of honor."

[00:07:28]Like Arsenal fans have been subject to jokes, abuse, like you can't say anything. And in one moment, in one moment after finishing second, second seconds second, second second, >> they they they finished the story. Cody wrote, they finished the story.

[00:07:43]>> That is that I I can't even imagine what that feeling feels like. That must be like liberating. Like, you know what? We finally did it. And that's why like that's why you're seeing all of this.

[00:07:53]And even the people that don't watch Arsenal week in week out, >> they're still fans and they're still like, you know what, I grew up watching this, but we haven't won in time. Oh, we finally won. let me go and find my Arsenal picture from 2000 whatever cuz that's what followers of a football club do. So I think for Arsenal it's for the fans like even though like some fans can be very annoying. If you're a football fan you can't be angry at what you're seeing. I was seeing posts where people like >> my father passed away in January and the last thing he said to me was we're going to win the league. That was for you dad.

[00:08:23]How can you be angry at that? Like how can you be angry at that? So, you know what? Fair play. But even for me, the most telling thing for me was the player reactions. When you're hearing Declan Rice talk, you're hearing Saka talk, you're hearing these guys talk about how and I and I really respected the video you did where it was like you had the opportunity to go and be a legend somewhere and you did it. Like that speaks magnitude to what this club has done. Like >> this is 22 How long 22 years is?

[00:08:49]>> Two decades.

[00:08:51]>> Waiting. You you look how long has it been for United now? Uh, what we know it's 12 years.

[00:08:57]>> 12 years for you.

[00:08:57]>> Well, yeah. Well, no, 13 years.

[00:08:59]>> 13 years. So, I'm not going to expose your age. But imagine how old you would be in when it's 22. Imagine how old you want to be. It's 22.

[00:09:05]>> I posted the last few cams.

[00:09:08]>> I say, "Yo, >> yeah, but imagine >> imagine 10 years from now, you still haven't won, and then you finally win.

[00:09:16]Imagine. Imagine how you would live."

[00:09:18]>> That's what I'm saying, bro. I'll cry.

[00:09:19]>> I don't think crying's enough. I think your I think you see your sleeve. I think your whole obvious sleeve it will be like >> JJ Gabriel Sha Lacy like that's what it means. So I think you got to give >> you got to give them credit man. Like again whether you if you don't like got to get used to it. They're going to be rowdy and they still got this Champions League coming up.

[00:09:39]>> Yeah.

[00:09:40]>> I mean that's the that's the scariest part. It's not over right now. It's not it might not be over now. I I have >> PSG as favorites but that doesn't mean it's over for Arsenal and >> Yeah. Yeah. It's not listen.

[00:09:52]It's getting uncomfortable here. We just started getting uncomfortable here. It's not over. They might win the Champions League. So, all of the celebration stuff now, they might have a parade next Sunday with this trophy right here, >> right here, and the Premier League. That is crazy. I mean, only two teams have done it in England, and that's Man United and Man City. So, if Arsenal can join that list, that would be incredible. But listen now, I wanted Arsenal to win it over City and Liverpool this year. Now, let's not go too far, though.

[00:10:21]>> I don't need them winning I don't need them winning the Champions League now.

[00:10:24]Let's Let's just chill out a little.

[00:10:26]>> Let's chill out. Let's chill out. Enjoy it.

[00:10:28]>> Champions League, though. Come on, man.

[00:10:30]>> Things have to come. Things have to come in. Like, it's been 22 years. You won a Premier League. That's fine.

[00:10:35]>> You can't just win your first Champion League.

[00:10:36]>> What do they say about London buses?

[00:10:40]>> Two come at once.

[00:10:42]>> Take In fact, take two take consecutive Premier League titles.

[00:10:47]>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, no joke. Yeah, do that first.

[00:10:52]>> It's scary. Um, >> who deserves the most credit for this title though in terms of the players >> or Arteta in kind of executing >> because two or three years ago they were one of the most exciting teams in the Premier League that pinkit season or whatever and Arteta made like an active decision to say you know what >> people want to call it ugly football people want to call it defensive football whatever it is and >> he held his criticism for the last two years week in week out whenever they drop points or whatever. Does he now feel vindicated in that what he's done?

[00:11:24]Yeah, for me I mean I I did a I did a video what quite a long time ago >> and I said I think the job that Mikuel Arteta is doing I said I think this is Mikuel Artetta everything that's going on with Arsenal cuz you look at the attack you look at elements of the midfield and you might say to yourself maybe it's a little bit underwhelming but I think Mikuel Arteta controls every single facet of Arsenal's play. I think everything that we're seeing is has been built by Mikol Teta. And I think one thing that's very underrated and not spoken about enough is that >> this is his first job in football.

[00:12:00]>> He's the first manager to win the Premier League and it's his first job in football.

[00:12:03]>> Kevin D um DLH.

[00:12:05]>> No, he managed Liverpool.

[00:12:06]>> Yeah, he managed.

[00:12:08]>> Yeah, he managed.

[00:12:08]>> No, sorry. He's got he's got a similar stat.

[00:12:10]>> Yeah, he's he's the So, he's the >> Yeah, he's the first manager to to win it in his first job in football. And I look at this team and this is what Artettoa built. this is his identity onto this side and as I said the talent of the squad you can argue but the foundations that he built with that defense with the goalkeeper with Declan Rice and that team and then there's movable parts Bio Sako will be a fixed part but you still look at this Arsenal team and in a way you're still going for next season and saying I think there's room for improvement so that's why for me I credit Arteta not saying not not crediting the players but I I credit Arteta massively for this title because you look at Man City's team if Man City went and won the league league we would have turned around and been saying well to say they have got Harland look at the level that is at got Rodri we'll be reeling off all these the names of these players >> yeah yeah >> I think Arsenal beating them to that is a credit to Arteta's coaching honestly I think he gets most of the >> you know I love about you it's >> you know I said that with Arsenal fans is a sign of relief I think for Arteta and for us in it's vindication remember when the documentary came out everyone's like this guy's corny what's all of this light bulb stuff. What's all of these like blaring music into the change room?

[00:13:22]What's all of these antics standing on the on the the touch line and everything? Everything that he's done intentionally, cuz all of these things he's been intentional about up until this point, he's vindicated because he's been trying to build something. Even the whole, oh, we're going to have this blank trophy here and one day we're going to light up when we win. People saying that all of this stuff is this is corny, bro. This guy thinks he is >> vindicated. But I also have to say, you have to give the board a lot of credit for how they backed him. Because it's one thing to say that I want to bring in this manager that's never managed before.

[00:13:54]>> It's another thing to back him. It's another thing to say, listen, >> what's the name of the guy that was there before? It's not working. Berta, come in please.

[00:14:02]>> All of these things that intentional and we know that the crunkies went on club now. Edu.

[00:14:06]>> No, I thought about no. So there's So Vana, you're gone. Um, Edu, you're gone.

[00:14:12]come in please like we know that the Kron have done well in sports but to be intentional with every single decision they've made and back him and really love football want to win you because how many of our owners are we saying they're not in it because they love football >> I actually think that's something that's not spoken about enough because think of how much criticism and how much hate Arsenal fans had for the cron team and for the fact that now they've almost fully turned it around they spent a billion behind Arteta and I think even last summer was the biggest vindication where it was like, "Yo, we came close three times. We're going to back you again. Go and get in Mad for 50 mil. Go and get Zubie Mendy for however much they pay. Go and get Guccas. We believe in what you're trying to build." And the fact that now they've had it delivered.

[00:14:55]I actually think you're right. The ball do actually deserve credit. As much as Arteta has done it, the board have actually got behind the vision and said, "You know what? We're going to You feel like Mad is good enough, we're going to get you, Mad. You feel like Havitz is good enough, we're going to get him. You feel like Georgino is good enough.

[00:15:10]They're calling him sloppy seconds. And year after year, we laughed at them for that. But they backed him and they believed him. And >> lo and behold, now bro, they're Premier League champions. You can't really talk to them, bro.

[00:15:19]>> Do you know what I I really like about this Arsenal situation as well?

[00:15:23]>> I'm not a fan of head coaching and where football's gone with all of this like sporting directors doing this and everything. I believe that football is a simple game. You need managers that are personalities that players buy into and they take you on a journey. It's the reason why Fergie for me won 13 Premier League trophies. He was able to shake it up when he needed to. He was it was him.

[00:15:44]The club was built in his his image.

[00:15:46]It's great to have superstar players.

[00:15:47]It's great to have players that enigmas, but I feel like the manager is super important part of all of that. Again, City 13 titles. How many titles did Pep now leaving now?

[00:15:57]>> Seven.

[00:15:57]>> Seven. Seven titles. Exactly the same thing.

[00:16:01]>> Conte when he came in. No, this is going to be my identity. Josie Mourinho, my identity. Jurgen club. This is what I want it to be. Like this is a continuation of that and it's proof to everyone that as much as you want to try and change this football thing. This is what football is. You need a manager that is going to manage all of this trying to it's not going to work because these people don't understand football >> and they don't live it. They don't breathe it. It's not a passion to them.

[00:16:26]So in a way >> it took a while though. You have to build the trust at the same time. But that's why you gave them credit for the board being able to see what a lot of people didn't see. You know what I mean?

[00:16:35]And you know, everyone has their reasons for it. Some people say, "Oh, they were lucky cuz lockdown happened and they didn't have the you don't have the finance. It's a sack." Whatever the reasons were, they stuck with him in tough moments. Do you get what I mean?

[00:16:48]And in >> for you to stick with him in that moment, as you said, seeing the cronies on the pitch and stuff, in a way, as much as as you said, as much as they go they've been ridiculed, they deserve it in that fashion as well because Artessa, it could have been easy to have been like, >> who was winning trophies around this time? Remember when they were linked to like Allegri and all that type of stuff?

[00:17:08]They could have been easily like, "Yo, let's jump ship. Let's bring in an Allegri after we just finished eighth."

[00:17:13]>> Who knows what would have happened? Do you know what I mean?