Arsenal legend Gilberto Silva has praised the club’s owners, the Kroenkes, for being more “present” and easing tensions after a turbulent 16 years as owners.
For years, Arsenal fans have been shy about expressing their emotions towards owner Stan Kroenke, with unusual protests at home and away matches, or on online social media platforms.
Some Gunners loyalists have criticised Kroenke and company for their lack of consistency, trophies and commitment to the club and its fans. For the most part, Kroenke is a ghost character.
However, in recent seasons, Arsenal’s owners have been hesitant to spend money and pay manager Mikel Arteta back. They have funded the Spaniard with £586 million since he took over and owner Stan Kroenke’s son, Josh, has taken a more active role. in technique as director of the club, collaborating a lot with the sporting director, Edu.
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Perhaps the shift has to do with the fact that Arsenal are the only club in Kroenke’s sports team portfolio not to win a league title. The Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche, MLS’ Colorado Rapids, Lacrosse’s Colorado Mammoth, and Arsenal Women have all won their respective divisions. Undoubtedly, the handsome riches on offer from Premier League and Champions League football play a part too, with the club’s worth rising yearly.
“What I’ve noticed is that the owners have more supply at the club,” Arsenal’s Invincible Silva told Mirror Sport at the Web Summit in Lisbon, where he sold his new hate-free football social media platform, Striver, alongside chief executive Tim Chase. and Brazilian legend Roberto Carlos, who uses artificial intelligence generation to moderate abusive content before it appears on the site.
“You see them in the Emirates, in pre-season in the United States, they were dressed in [Arsenal] clothes. But they come to London, occasionally they’re in the stadium and they don’t spend a lot of time elsewhere. , which is: “It’s vital that the fans see that they own the club, that they care about the club, that they care about the fans and what they expect. Also to keep the club at a very high, competitive level, but also for the culture of the club. “
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Silva stays close to Arsenal manager Edu and visits Arsenal’s facilities from time to time. He says other people are much happier than they have been in recent years.
“When I move to the club, what I see when I communicate with people is that they are very satisfied because there is a continuation of the Arsenal culture,” he continued. “At one point it wasn’t very strong, but now they are very satisfied. That’s my belief when I walk by and communicate with people. That’s great to hear. “
Last season, the Gunners managed to win their first league title since the 2003/04 Invincible season.
Arteta’s men led the Premier League for 248 days before collapsing following an intense manhunt by defending champions Manchester City. It’s a mandatory learning curve.
An extra £200m was spent last summer to check it out again, with Declan Rice being West Ham’s top value at £105m, and the midfielder has started paying the transfer fee, garnering rave reviews from Arsenal enthusiasts and rivals. Arsenal are in third place. In the league, one point for problems with second-placed Liverpool and one point with City.
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