ARSENAL may have brought in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for a club-record deal, but that has only confirmed the club are a laughing stock, according to fans on Twitter.
The 28-year-old sealed a £56million move to the Emirates on Deadline Day, and his signing meant that Gunners’ frontline now spells ‘LMAO’.
The acronym – short for ‘Laughing my a*** off’ – could also describe fans’ reaction to Arsenal’s recent form, following their 3-1 loss to Swansea on Tuesday evening.
Aubameyang will now become part of the formidable attack boasting the likes of Alexandre Lacazette, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Mesut Ozil.
And the quartet could all get their first taste of football together when Arsene Wenger‘s men face Everton on Saturday.
Supporters were quick to see the funny side of the new frontline, with one fan commenting: “Wait so that means, LMAO! XD Wow, Arsenal is now a complete joke.”
While another tweeted: “Not being happy with being a joke, Arsenal’s offensive lineup is now LMAO.”
And the banter didn’t stop there, with one fan saying: “Lacazette, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang, Ozil. The LMAO is complete. Not sure how to take this nickname bc (sic) we’ve been the joke of the league all season….”
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But one fan took the funny side of the joke, he said: “Our front four is Arsenal fans reaction to Spurs not winning a trophy in 10 years. LMAO.”
It’s not uncommon for strikeforces to be given acronyms, with Real Madrid trio Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Real Madrid labelled as ‘BBC’.
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While Barcelona’s attack was nicknamed ‘MSN’ when Neymar played alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.
And Suarez was involved in ‘SAS’ during his time at Liverpool, where he formed a lethal partnership with Daniel Sturridge.
Here are a selection of tweets of fans commenting on the new LMAO attack for Arsenal…
Hmmm aubemayang joins Arsenal. So their attcking front would be Lacazette, Micki, Aubemayang, Ozil =LMAO
— Darryl (@Darryl_bale) January 31, 2018
LMAO will save Arsenal's ass this season pic.twitter.com/OlO7YD7aN3
— Lets Talk Arsenal
(@ltarsenal) January 31, 2018
i know its not a funny joke,but arsenal will be starting with LMAO #Aubamayeng #YaGunnersYa
— rahul basak (@i_am_RB10) January 31, 2018
Please tell me #Arsenal fans haven't just dubbed their new front line LMAO?!
Lacazette
Mkhitaryan
Aubameyang
Ozil— Jamie Spencer (@jamiespencer155) January 31, 2018
Wait so that means, LMAO! XD Wow, Arsenal is now a complete joke.
— Art (@artsivelrvp) January 31, 2018
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