Fans love Emmanuel Petit’s ‘Game of Thrones meets Lord of the Rings’ outfit on MNF as Arsenal icon says: ‘I pity Spurs’
FANS loved Emmanuel Petit’s Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones outfit as he admitted he “pities Spurs”.
The Arsenal legend appeared on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football coverage of Chelsea’s clash against Wolves.
Petit, 54, was a legend at Arsenal, winning the Premier League and FA Cup in 1998.
However, he insisted that he has sympathy for their bitter North London rivals.
Ange Postcoglou‘s side were beaten 3-2 at Goodison Park by Everton on the weekend.
The result has left the club slumped in 15th place in the Premier League with 12 defeats already.
The Australian manager’s position has been left under threat with the pressure of the sack mounting.
Petit said: “I feel pity for the Spurs fans to be honest.
“When I watch them it is the body language that worries me the most.
“They are playing with such big players out, and they need to have a plan, and I don’t see that.
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“I feel pity because Postecoglou when I look at him, because he looks so miserable.
“I have respect for him, but he looks like there is nothing else he can do.
“I was at the big game against Arsenal and it was boys against men.”
However, viewers were a lot more interested in his outfit and long blonde hair as he was compared to characters from Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones.
One posted: “He looks like someone from Lord of the Rings.”
A second wrote: “What’s Daemon Targaryen doing on Sky?”
A third commented: “Pipe down Legolas.
A fourth said: “I thought it was Legolas.”
A fifth joked: “Emmanuel Petit looks like he’s just clocked off a shift playing the harp in Rivendell.”
Another added: “Emmanuel Petit looks like Legolas from Lord of the Rings hahaha.”
Some fans even compared him to Jason Issacs’ character Lucius Malfoy from Harry Potter.
Tottenham's top 10 biggest signings: Hit or miss?
1) Tanguy Ndombele – £52.7m
Ndombele joined from Lyon in 2019 with huge expectations after shattering Tottenham’s transfer record.
But he would go on to play just 91 times for the club, scoring 10 goals and is now set to leave one year before the end of his contract.
2) Richarlison – £49.3m
Richarlison almost broke the £50m mark when he arrived from Everton in 2022 as Harry Kane’s back-up.
And while his tally of 12 goals this season was a significant increase on the three from his opening Spurs campaign, he is being linked with a departure this summer.
3) Brennan Johnson – £46.8m
Johnson was signed by Ange Postecoglou last summer and has impressed in patches during his first season in North London.
He scored five goals and 10 assists in 38 games and will look to build on that in the 2024/25 campaign.
4) Cristian Romero – £44.2m
Romero initially joined on loan from Atalanta in 2021, before his impressive displays saw him secure a permanent deal the following year.
He is two games shy of 100 for Spurs and, while he can be reckless with his tackling at times, is beginning to form a promising partnership with Micky van de Ven.
5) James Maddison – £39.4m
Maddison was handed Kane’s No10 shirt after arriving at Spurs and hit the ground running with three goals and five assists in his opening 11 matches.
But after getting injured against Chelsea in October, he failed to return with the same sharpness – managing just five goal contributions in 15 league matches as he missed out on England’s final 26-man squad for the Euros.
6) Davinson Sanchez – £35.7m
Sanchez joined Spurs from Ajax in 2017 and played more than 200 games across a six-year spell.
But he was always considered a somewhat erratic defender who did not play more than 20 games in a Premier League season from 2020 onwards.
7) Pedro Porro – £34m
Porro was another signing who originally arrived on loan in January 2023, before he signed permanently last summer.
He has 54 appearances for Spurs under his belt, scoring seven goals and impressing under Postecoglou this season.
8) Micky van de Ven – £34m
Rapid Dutch centre-back Van de Ven was named Spurs Player of the Season in his first campaign at the club.
His pace, athleticism, and technical ability on the ball have made him arguably Postecoglou’s best signing to date.
9) Moussa Sissoko – £29.8m
Sissoko came to North London for a substantial fee after being relegated with Newcastle and went on to enjoy five years at Tottenham, playing more than 200 games.
Unfortunately for the French midfielder, he is best-known for giving away a controversial penalty for handball in the first minute of Spurs’ 2-0 Champions League final defeat to Liverpool in 2019.
10) Giovani Lo Celso – £27.2m
Lo Celso joined on loan from Real Betis in 2019 – a deal that was made permanent the following season.
He has 10 goals and eight assists in 108 games, with some Spurs fans still unsure about the Argentine.