Izan stretched out on his couch, a bowl of grapes next to him, as he watched Arsenal's preseason match unfold.
He hadn't expected fireworks—just a routine runout for the younger players, a bit of fitness work, and maybe a few nice moments.
Instead, what he was watching was… absolute chaos.
The scoreboard in the top-left corner of the screen didn't lie.
Leyton Orient 2 - 0 Arsenal
Izan exhaled sharply through his nose, shaking his head. What am I even watching?
He barely had time to process the first goal—a scrappy one from a corner—before Arsenal got caught out by a long throw from the Leyton Orient keeper.
A long throw. Not a counterattack, not a clever move, but a goalkeeper launching the ball like prime Rory Delap, catching the entire backline asleep.
He blinked at the screen.
Did we just concede a goal straight out of Sunday League?
His phone buzzed beside him. The Arsenal squad's group chat was already on fire.
Saka:
