Adrian Durham has managed to say the one thing that’s even more clueless than England’s final 30 minutes at this years World Cup — blaming Arsenal for England’s failures and questioning Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice’s commitment.
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“Arsenal lied about Saka’s fitness.
Arsenal overplayed Rice.
Saka and Rice need to choose Country over Club.
Blame Arsenal for England’s exit.”
Imagine accusing the same Saka who has played through injuries, been kicked black and blue for club and country, stepped up after Euro 2020, and never once hid from wearing an England shirt.
Imagine questioning Rice, a player who’s barely missed a game in years and has run himself into the ground every time he’s pulled on the Three Lions shirt.
The checklist inside Durham’s head when England underachieve:
❌ Don’t question the tactics.
❌ Don’t question the coaching.
❌ Don’t question the selections.
✅ Blame Arsenal.
It’s pathetic, even for Adrian Durham
Arsenal are good enough to be blamed for England’s failures but never given credit for producing two of England’s best players.
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Funny how that works.
Saka and Rice don’t need lectures about loyalty from a, washed up pundit chasing relevancy.
If England keep wasting generational talent, that’s on the people picking the team and setting them up—not the club that turned them into elite footballers.
The only thing Adrian Durham exposed with those comments was how desperate he is to manufacture an anti-Arsenal narrative, because actual football analysis is clearly too difficult.
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