Arsenal were celebrating more than just a win against Newcastle

Arsenal had some big time celebrations after beating Newcastle, and naturally, some people didn’t like it. But some people have their heads in the mud too.

Arsenal celebrated big time after scoring that fourth goal against Newcastle United. Alexandre Lacazette practically tore his groin after scoring his long-awaited goal, and he was mugged by his teammates not long after.

After the final whistle blew, there were a lot of hugs, a lot of laughter, a lot of fun-having. Naturally, anytime Arsenal have fun, there are going to be people out there that get angry, because that’s what fun does, right? It makes people angry.

Roy Keane slammed the Gunners celebrations, because he’s a bit Scroogey himself, and it was just a keen reminder (ha!) that some of these talking heads live with their heads in the mud.

Arsenal weren’t just celebrating a win. They were celebrating like a damn butterfly coming out of a cocoon. And I don’t think Roy Keane has any insight into what it feels like to be a butterfly coming out of a cocoon.

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Here’s a list of all the things this side were celebrating:

• A win, yes.
• Finally enjoying their football again.
• Alexandre Lacazette ending his goal drought.
• Scoring a lot of goals, which rarely happens anymore.
• Having such a performance in front of the home fans.
• Breaking out of their shell (or cocoon, for consistency’s sake).
• Not feeling neutered anymore.
• Another clean sheet.
• Mesut Ozil scoring his first goal in almost a year.
• Nicolas Pepe putting in his best performance of the year.
• Dani Ceballos‘ return to action after a long injury lay-off.
• Bukayo Saka being Bukayo Saka.

That’s a lot of celebration-worthy situations all converging on one match. And it all reached a deafening crescendo when Lacazette slotted home for the fourth. So yeah, the celebrations may seem excessive if you’re only taking them at face value—it was an ordinary win against a mid-table club—but if you actually look at all that led to this, you wouldn’t be Scrooging around like Keane is.

What did you expect, some high fives and stone faces? I don’t get why there are people out there who are so inclined to shat on other’s happiness. They celebrated, so what? Get over it.

Thankfully, not even Keane’s grouchiness could damper the parade. Not even a Scrooge with a microphone could get in the way of a team having fun. How about that.