'What are you playing at?' – Troy Deeney tells his wife to “hang up the phone” as he calls talkSPORT to question Arsenal's praise.
Troy Deeney appears to have changed his opinion on Arsenal, prompting his wife to hilariously call talkSPORT to question his newfound adoration.
gunners Followers may not be the biggest fans of the former forward after he said his team lacked 'cojones' following a 2-1 defeat against his team Watford in 2017.
However, Arsenal have since become established contenders for the Premier League title and look set to take down Manchester City again this season after a resilient ten-man performance in Sunday's 2-2 draw.
The display has mainly been criticized by fans, but talkSPORT's Deeney praised the Gunners in stark contrast to his past observations.
“I think at the time it was a fair comment,” he said of Matterface and Crook.
“And then what happened is you've seen the evolution and I think you've now seen a toughness and a nasty side to them that I think you can get behind.
“You can see… You know, when they played City last week, they went down to ten men, I thought, obviously it was a stupid decision to kick the ball away from (Leandro) Trossard, but it also showed who and what they are.
“They said, 'Well, we don't have to beat you out now, we're going to sit down and we're going to be horrible and nasty and we're going to try all the 'dark arts.'” , time wasting skills we can do. I started to like who and what they are about.
“I like the way they act in the transfer market, I don't think they will buy now unless it suits them. I think sometimes, if they buy, they will just go find a big-name player and try to fix it.”
Sam Matterface asked if Arsenal had grown and Deeney replied: “Of course. I think you can see from top to bottom, a very clear level (strategy)… Yes, what they are trying to do. And also… “Can we change the subject? I feel a little sick talking kindly about them.”
Although Arsenal fans may find his praise refreshing, Deeney's Gooners-supporting wife Alisha seemed surprised to hear his praise and called into the show to question him, much to Troy's jocular annoyance.
“There was no way you were going to give Arsenal praise after all these years and not get my support live on the radio, darling,” he said in a fun phone call. “What are you playing?”
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“Die-hard gooners in our house, but honestly honey, where is this coming from?” he added. “This is what I want to know.”
“Am I really responding?” Troy asked with a sly grin before answering, “So, in my house, I like to have a level of discipline, which has clearly gone out the window because of this. No, I like to annoy people in the house, obviously.” to Arsenal fans. .
“And yes, I like to just highlight certain things that Arsenal players do that annoy me. I mean, when the defenders defend and they laugh and say, 'Yeah, we did our job!' But it's like, 'You didn't do your job because you ended up tying the game.'”
Alisha was then asked if Troy had softened his position on Arsenal and she said: “Sometimes. I feel like every once in a while you let a little comment slip and I'm like, 'Okay, maybe the 'fuck' thing.” “. …we're out of the woods with that.' “But I think he's always been a secret Arsenal fan.”
She was also asked if she could advise him on his 'fuck' claim seven years ago, but Alisha said, “No. I feel like when you're married to someone like Troy, you give or take what comes out of his mouth. Honestly honey, you've made me Happy weekend!”
“Honey, honestly, hang up the phone now,” Troy hilariously said before telling Matterface and Alex Crook, “What you don't understand is that this is going to be a long argument.”
“I have a two and a half hour drive home, I promise we'll talk for at least three.”
Deeney will be in position at the Emirates Stadium for talkSPORT on GameDay live when Arsenal take on Leicester in a match that could see him change his mind on Mikel Arteta's side.
