About Timber

Can I just say that Timber is an under-appreciated beast of a player for Arsenal. His tackling is great, makes good decisions, recovers well, works hard off the ball, can't out-athlete him, he's an Arsenal fan, but most importantly he has the mentality of a champion. He is so reliable and even after the ACL tear to come back and own both the left and right of the defense.

For those that have never torn their ACL, the recovery itself is a 9 month minimum. The mental side just to not have your mind think about planting correctly and if you're going to get hit/ tackled and have your knee buckle the split second before receiving takes a while. It isn't for everyone...ask ballerina.

Just want to make sure we sing his praises more often. Arteta got that one massively right.