William Saliba fielded questions from Arsenal supporters in our first Ask Me Anything on our new Reddit channel.
Our centre-half was asked about a range of topics, including his first and favourite Arsenal memories, his hopes for the second half of the season and what’s behind his corner flag celebrations.
Wilo was first asked about the mentality and mindset of our squad and our ambitions to win big titles.
“Since my first season here, we’ve always been here to compete for first place. We’re always so close to winning the league. We have this hunger, we want to win this league.
“We know we can win as well, we have the team for that, we’ll fight to get that. The mood is good.
“We were first in the Champions League, we are first in the Premier League and we are going to Wembley in one month, so yeah, the mood is good.”
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While competing for the biggest honours comes with a degree of pressure, Wilo channels his love for the club to remind himself of what it means to be a Gunner.
“My favourite memory is my first shirt with Arsenal. I was eight, nine, something like that.
“You get used to (the pressure), because you’re in a big club. The pressure is a privilege.”
Wilo has made a name for himself as one of the best French players in the modern game; asked about players he’s modelled his game on or looked up to, he pointed to some of France’s greatest ever players, as well as a legendary coach.
“When I started to play, some people compared me to Raphael Varane when I was young. If I can say, maybe one former player, I would say Varane.
“I met Arsene Wenger, even if he is a coach, and Thierry Henry. You have to say hello with respect.”
You don’t have to look further that our goal celebrations to see what Arsenal means to our no.2.
Wilo celebrates every goal passionately, and often takes that passion out on the corner flags.
“Ha, I don’t know,” he said when asked what the corner flags did to him, “when we go there and I see some corner flags, I have to shoot them sometimes!
“I have nothing against them, but it’s like that. I’m just like that. When we score, I’m so excited, I just do what comes to mind.”
Although his goal celebrations are very expressive, Wilo thinks he’d have a different reaction to winning a Premier League title.
“If I win the Premier League? I would call my family all together, to say thanks to them for the journey, to tell them I’m happy.
“Just to tell them, ‘we won the Premier League, let’s make a party, let’s make something.'”
To see the rest of Wilo’s answers, head to our official Reddit channel. Make sure to give the page a follow to make sure you stay up to date with upcoming features!
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