5 Arsenal Player's Names Most Often Mispronounced

Watching the Arsenal vs West From game on Sunday I thought I had missed a major Arsenal signing and we had purchased an ancient Samurai warrior to play up front.

What could possibly have lead to me imagining such a ridiculous thing? Well it was the co-commentator on Sky Sports, ex-Gunner Niall Quinn, calling Yaya Sanogo "Sanaga". My initial thought was one of mononymous Japanese cinema directors but then my mind turned to thoughts of all those Arsenal players who had the pronunciation of their name desecrated mostly by ineloquent and mediocre ex-players (I don't include Quinn in that as I believe his was a slip of the tongue as he only did it once).

Arsenal have also been linked with a host of names the British media will struggle to pronounce properly and we might even see a few more if they have a good World Cup. The World Cup is a great way to see players we're scouting and you can bet Arsenal will be working their scouts hard in Brazil - who knows, we might even be watching a potential winner like we did with Gilberto in 2002. The World Cup is also a great tournament for accumlators and with the right free betting tips you could see a potential future Arsenal player like Mandzukic or Lacazette win you a few bets before having their name mispronounced by TV pundits. Listen out to the local commentators for the correct pronuncitations if you are unsure.

Here's our top 5 favourite mispronounced Arsenal names.