Andrey Arshavin

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I remember another video of him talking in the snow? am I making that one up

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I’m so disappointed in the lack of reaction after he said that.

14 years ago man. Remember it like it was yestersay

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He saved our season. It was Martin O’Neill leading glorious Aston Villa to Champions League football with Ashley Young the talisman.

Then we signed Arshavin, got our shit together and got 4th in the ened. Think we were 8th or some shit when he signed

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Our greatest January signing. Transformed us. I’m still angry at Wenger for shifting him wide though - imagine him as attacking mid with Cesc just behind.

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Was a good Villa side as well, well a good Villa side by their standards that were performing well.

Laursen, Barry, Downing, Agbonlahor, Carew, Young, Milner

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Barry, young and Milner are all prem winners so not to bad

One of my favourite players of the Emirates era. He gave us our first win against Barca in the CL no?

Soft bitch metric but it was a fun night.

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All my troubles seemed so far asay

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I was at that one, Arshavin scored that one down the end I sat in. Indication of our poor standing in European competition, but that’s probably my fondest CL memory outside of 05/06 lol

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14 years, man. The years just creep by. Was so excited with his signing after the performances at the euros and he didn’t disappoint.

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I remember that goal as if it were yesterday.

Crazy stuff.

Yup, that’s the most memorable Arshavin goal for me. Whenever his name comes up, that’s the goal I often remember.

That has to be our worst home top of the nike era.

Way to much red. We looked like Liverpool or United

His near post thunder against United at Old Trafford that season was pretty good too. The wolley against Liverpool at Anfield too… The Barca goal.

Had quite a few memorable moments.

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Probably the best panic buy that Wenger made, and he made a few. :grinning:

The worst thing about it is what Wenger still haggled over the odd million and we nearly missed out on him

Arshavin transfer deadline day + the couple days after it when we weren’t sure if we’d signed him in time was some of the :goat: OA days

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God we were starving in those transfer windows.

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I use every opportunity to self-harm and remind people of the Xabi Alonso scandal.

Didn’t sign him because of 2 fucking million? 2 million? ArsĆØne, why did you do this to us ffs

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