Midfielder sings series of anti-Spurs songs during open-top bus tour
• Arsenal in-house media channel interrupts broadcast to apologise
The Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere mocked the club’s north London rivals Tottenham in a foul-mouthed outburst during the FA Cup winners’ victory parade on Sunday.
Many thousands of Arsenal fans had braved the rain to cheer the squad as they went on open-top buses from the Emirates Stadium to Islington Town Hall, celebrating the club’s record 12th FA Cup victory after successfully retaining the trophy with a 4-0 win over Aston Villa at Wembley.
The damp conditions had not put off any of the Gunners faithful from waiting patiently for several hours for the team’s return to the Emirates Stadium, where the captain, Mikel Arteta, and vice-captain, Per Mertesacker, presented the FA Cup on stage.
As the players, who were pictured celebrating in London after their victory on Saturday, revelled in the atmosphere, Wilshere took to the microphone, in a repeat of a scenario from 12 months ago.
The 23-year-old, who has come through the youth ranks at Arsenal, started a chant mocking Tottenham, asking the crowd: “I have one question, and one question only: what do we think of Tottenham?” before adding: “And what do we think of shit?”, then joining in as the crowd sang back: “We hate Tottenham and we hate Tottenham … we are the Tottenham haters.”
Tottenham reached the Capital One Cup final where they lost to Chelsea and went on to finish fifth in the Premier League, below the Gunners once more.
Wilshere then continued with another Arsenal song, as supporters joined in the shouts of: “It has happened again, Tottenham Hotspur, it has happened again”.
The microphone was then taken off Wilshere but he retrieved it, saying: “We have got one more.”
As the England international then started the chant “My old man said be a Tottenham fan …”, which when sang in full includes more expletives aimed at Spurs, Arsenal broke off from the live broadcast on their in-house media channel. The studio presenter immediately apologised for any offence caused by the player’s remarks.
Although not broadcast, the Arsenal supporters responded with chants of “Super Jack Wilshere”.
It remains to be seen whether Wilshere will face any action from the Football Association for his outburst.
Wilshere came off the bench after 77 minutes against Villa, and was involved in the goal for Olivier Giroud in stoppage time, as the Gunners recorded the biggest FA Cup final winning margin in more than 20 years.
Arsenal swatted Aston Villa aside to become the most successful club in FA Cup history.
Finally, here come Arsenal, the 2015 FA Cup champions! They climb the famous Wembley steps, faces beaming, and Aston Villa fan Prince William - slightly grim-faced, it has to be said - hands the trophy to Per Mertesacker and Alexis Sanchez. Up goes the cup, and down comes the ticker tape! Arsenal’s win means Southampton are in Europe, with Liverpool going straight into the Europa League group stage. But never mind all that; this is about Arsenal, and especially Arsene Wenger, their manager becoming a bona fide FA Cup legend today. As if he wasn’t one already, but a joint-record sixth win really hammers home the point, no? Over to Daniel Taylor, then, for the big match’s big report ...
An understandably upset young Villa fan is letting it all out, a few tears rolling down his cheeks. But then he spots himself on the big screen at Wembley, and allows himself a shy, but very brave, smile. A little something to take away from his very disappointing day. Hey, maybe there’s something in training the camera on the fans after all. Villa trudge up to claim their runners-up medals. A line of depressed faces, their manager’s the most miserable of all, his heart beating away on that sleeve. It won’t feel like it now, but Sherwood’s done a fine job so far at Villa, getting the team to the final, obviously, but keeping the team in the Premier League too. Next season should be interesting at Villa Park, and it’s been a while since anyone’s said
Wenger speaks! “We have shown today that we are a real team. I’d like to congratulate everyone, my players, my staff, the supporters. The confidence is good and the spirit in the team is high. I am proud that our club is doing well, and if I can personally do well, that’s even better!” A cheeky smile. How long does he plan to continue in the job? “My hunger is great, I want to do well. I will sit down with my directors and see how much they trust.”
Tim Sherwood wanders onto the pitch, hands in pockets, a picture of misery and despair. His opposing number Arsene Wenger is walking on air, and who can blame him? This is a remarkable achievement by Wenger, who has turned Arsenal into the kings of the FA Cup. Villa’s players stand, hands on hips, thoroughly defeated. They never really got a foothold in this final, and were well beaten by a very good team. A four-goal thrashing doesn’t flatter Arsenal at all.
Wilshere came off the bench after 77 minutes against Villa, and was involved in the goal for Olivier Giroud in stoppage time, as the Gunners recorded the biggest FA Cup final winning margin in more than 20 years.
Arsenal swatted Aston Villa aside to become the most successful club in FA Cup history.
Finally, here come Arsenal, the 2015 FA Cup champions! They climb the famous Wembley steps, faces beaming, and Aston Villa fan Prince William - slightly grim-faced, it has to be said - hands the trophy to Per Mertesacker and Alexis Sanchez. Up goes the cup, and down comes the ticker tape! Arsenal’s win means Southampton are in Europe, with Liverpool going straight into the Europa League group stage. But never mind all that; this is about Arsenal, and especially Arsene Wenger, their manager becoming a bona fide FA Cup legend today. As if he wasn’t one already, but a joint-record sixth win really hammers home the point, no? Over to Daniel Taylor, then, for the big match’s big report ...
An understandably upset young Villa fan is letting it all out, a few tears rolling down his cheeks. But then he spots himself on the big screen at Wembley, and allows himself a shy, but very brave, smile. A little something to take away from his very disappointing day. Hey, maybe there’s something in training the camera on the fans after all. Villa trudge up to claim their runners-up medals. A line of depressed faces, their manager’s the most miserable of all, his heart beating away on that sleeve. It won’t feel like it now, but Sherwood’s done a fine job so far at Villa, getting the team to the final, obviously, but keeping the team in the Premier League too. Next season should be interesting at Villa Park, and it’s been a while since anyone’s said
Wenger speaks! “We have shown today that we are a real team. I’d like to congratulate everyone, my players, my staff, the supporters. The confidence is good and the spirit in the team is high. I am proud that our club is doing well, and if I can personally do well, that’s even better!” A cheeky smile. How long does he plan to continue in the job? “My hunger is great, I want to do well. I will sit down with my directors and see how much they trust.”
Tim Sherwood wanders onto the pitch, hands in pockets, a picture of misery and despair. His opposing number Arsene Wenger is walking on air, and who can blame him? This is a remarkable achievement by Wenger, who has turned Arsenal into the kings of the FA Cup. Villa’s players stand, hands on hips, thoroughly defeated. They never really got a foothold in this final, and were well beaten by a very good team. A four-goal thrashing doesn’t flatter Arsenal at all.
FULL TIME: Arsenal 4-0 Aston Villa
Arsenal are the 2015 FA Cup winners! They’ve retained their trophy, and with their 12th win, become the most successful FA Cup club of all time! Arsene Wenger meanwhile registers his sixth win, a stunning personal record he shares with George Ramsay of ... Aston Villa. This is a historic day all right!
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