Arsenal are Premier League champions after a 22-year wait: their first title since the famous Invincibles season under Arsène Wenger in 2004. The title was sealed after Manchester City (serial champions, let’s not forget) failed to beat Bournemouth last night, handing Arsenal an unassailable lead at the top of the table with one game remaining. The team deserves all the plaudits for winning the Premier League, but what is it with Arsenal and their fans when it comes to celebrations? Why do they always go so over the top? It is cringeworthy stuff, reeking of a certain smug sense of undeserved entitlement, and enough to bring out the “celebration police” mentality in every other fan across the land.
What is it with Arsenal and their fans when it comes to celebrations?
Arsenal are a huge club. No one would seek to deny it. Yet everything about their latest incarnation screams small club mentality.
Emotional Gooners were seen hugging, chanting and climbing on to tables celebrating their league triumph. Supporters screamed, burst into tears and threw their arms around complete strangers. There were Arsenal chants of “Back where we belong!” One fan wrote on social media : “HISTORY MADE… London is RED. Enjoy every single second of this, Arsenal Fans!” Another added: “Get ready for the Arsenal dominance.” Hardly. It’s the first title in 22 years. Well done indeed, but do try to keep some sense of perspective. It is hard to imagine Manchester City (a supposedly smaller club) celebrating like this.
