Arsenal players have had a bad luck at taking penalties at the ongoing Euro 2016. First it was Granit Xhaka who blasted wide during the post-match penalties between Switzerland and Poland in their last 16 match on Saturday. The missed penalty by the new Arsenal signing kicked the Swiss out of the tournament after Poland converted all their spot kicks to win the match 5-4.
Granit Xhaka blasts his penalty wide during the Poland vs Switzerland last 16 match on SaturdayOn Sunday, the Gunners’ midfield maestro Mesut Ozil had his penalty saved during Germany’s match with Slovakia. Although Die Mannschaft secured an easy 3-0 win over the Slovakians, Arsenal fans were a worried lot ahead of the new season. Check out the tweets:
When your new £30M signing & Ozil both miss penalties in 24hrs #Arsenal https://t.co/KrTVynVc4z
— UNITED (@442weets) June 26, 2016
Penalty miss by Ozil. No more Arsenal players should take penalties at #EURO2016
— ArsenalFanTV (@ArsenalFanTV) June 26, 2016
Arsenal players proving NOBODY takes worse penalties than we do. #ozil #xhaka
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 26, 2016
Arsenal players need to stop taking penalties.
— JG (@Artekkers) June 26, 2016
Thank god Arsenal aren't given that many penalties
— Spanish Gooner (@ElSpanishGooner) June 26, 2016
This also paved way for more trolling from fans from other clubs:
Wenger watching #Arsenal players shoot penalties at #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/zX0xmIlZpE
— KICK (@KICK) June 26, 2016
When you offer Arsenal players the chance to score penalties... pic.twitter.com/ZsgRCLSra5
— Kingsley (@YouGotMensahed) June 26, 2016
Mesut Özil and Granit Xhaka have both missed penalties in the last 16 of #EURO2016
— Football Trolls (@Footballltrolls) June 26, 2016
Arsenal fans right now: pic.twitter.com/z4w4EzHzFM
It would appear that Arsenal players can't take penalties.
— Alex Chaffer (@AlexChaffer) June 26, 2016
Arsenal players have a thing for missing penalties this tournament. #EURO2016
— Full Time DEVILS (@FullTimeDEVILS) June 26, 2016
LOOOOOL these Arsenal players can't take penalties
— Sellvio Berlu$coni (@Pure_Milanista) June 26, 2016