Kieran Gibbs hasn’t quite delivered on his early Arsenal promise, but the England international is still young enough to turn things around.
The 27-year-old has had an injury-hit career, while more recently he has found himself playing second fiddle to Nacho Monreal on the left-hand side of the Gunners defence.
When you spend so much time on the sidelines, you can feel sorry for yourself, or you can develop another talent.
Something which will serve you well in life – you know, like flipping a bottle so it lands upright. What do you mean that has no practical application aside from making Chuba Akpom really excited for a few seconds.
Unreal from Gibbo pic.twitter.com/fRcFEi5SPA
— Calum (@CalArsenal) December 9, 2016
Sure, that equaliser in the North London Derby last season was impressive, but this is on another level entirely.
Just look at David Ospina’s face – we’ve never seen the guy so excited, on or off the pitch.
And Arsenal fans were similarly blown away by the best thing one of their players has done since that Robin van Persie volley against Charlton.
@mikespillane3 what a legend!
— Terry Deeks (@TerryDeeks_16) December 9, 2016
best thing he's ever done in an Arsenal shirt
— Nathan Goldie 🇾🇪 (@NGoldie8) December 9, 2016
@GeoffArsenal Everything about Gibbs this season has been class.
— 🐇 (@AFCBani) December 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/Scartissue94/status/807421323991363584
https://twitter.com/hgregory25/status/807419265334837248
@GeoffArsenal @TheScottWallace sensational
— Pello (@MartyJ93) December 10, 2016
It’s great to see Arsenal players showing plenty of bottle in high-pressure situations. Perhaps this is their year after all.
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