Many of us wonder what it would be like to play for a Premier League club, well I came pretty close to the real thing for a day in the iconic red and white of Arsenal
Mikel Arteta, Gabriel Martinelli and Josh O’Brien. What do they all have in common?
Well, all three have been guilty of missing from the penalty spot inside the glorious footballing theatre that is the Emirates Stadium. Granted, there was significantly more pressure on both Arteta and Martinelli with their efforts, but the point still stands.
Both of their efforts were also saved by professional goalkeepers, while my spot-kick was hit so high and wide of the goal that a poor steward had to fish out the ball deep from the empty clock end before I could have a chance at rectifying my error.
This particularly painful penalty experience happened to me while I was spending a day in the life of an Arsenal player. All thanks to the people over at fan-engagement platform Socios.com and their Fan Token Cup, I was able to channel my inner Martin Odegaard for the morning and take to the Emirates pitch.