{"id":24846,"date":"2025-10-11T10:44:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T14:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/11\/worst-thing-arsenal-star-reveals-scary-moment-when-he-first-joined\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T10:44:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T14:44:40","slug":"worst-thing-arsenal-star-reveals-scary-moment-when-he-first-joined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/11\/worst-thing-arsenal-star-reveals-scary-moment-when-he-first-joined\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Worst thing&#8217; &#8211; Arsenal star reveals &#8216;scary&#8217; moment when he first joined"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/11\/worst-thing-arsenal-star-reveals-scary-moment-when-he-first-joined\/#Martin_Zvimendi_shines_on_the_Arsenal_pitch\" >Martin Zvimendi shines on the Arsenal pitch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/11\/worst-thing-arsenal-star-reveals-scary-moment-when-he-first-joined\/#Arsenal_beat_Liverpool_with_Martin_Zvimendi\" >Arsenal beat Liverpool with Martin Zvimendi<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Arsenal&#8217;s Victor Gokeres and Martin Zvimendi (Photo: Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal midfielder Martin Zvimendi has described the &#8220;horrifying&#8221; initiation ritual he had to go through when he first joined the Gunners.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Spain international is quite shy and was reluctant to have to sing to his new team-mates when he arrived in north London.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s normal for players to do this when joining a new club, but Zvimendi said in an interview with the Guardian that it&#8217;s the worst thing to happen in football.<\/p>\n<p>Zubimendi sang Manuel Turizo&#8217;s &#8220;La Bachata&#8221; and was able to settle in permanently at Arsenal after having to overcome that awkward hurdle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s the worst thing in football,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I had to sing. I sang &#8216;La Bachata&#8217; by Manuel Turizo. Terrible, awful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Martin_Zvimendi_shines_on_the_Arsenal_pitch\"><\/span>Martin Zvimendi shines on the Arsenal pitch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Martin Zubendi in action during the match between Alental and Athletic Bilbao (Photo by: ion Alcoba beitia\/getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Zvimendi may not be much of a singer, but he has been a decent performer on the pitch for Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old has settled into the Emirates Stadium admirably and has quickly become a very important player for his new club.<\/p>\n<p>Adjusting to a new club and a new country will be tough, but aside from an awkward transition, Zvimendi seems to be doing everything well.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arsenal_beat_Liverpool_with_Martin_Zvimendi\"><\/span>Arsenal beat Liverpool with Martin Zvimendi<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Elsewhere in the interview, Zvimendi also gave insight into how he ended up choosing Arsenal, despite Liverpool also trying to sign him the previous year, as reported by The Times.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal fans will be delighted that the club won that particular race, as the former Real Sociedad man now clearly appears to have been a great signing for Liverpool as well.<\/p>\n<p>Zvimendi now looks set to be one of a number of new AFC signings poised to take Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side one step closer to winning a major silver medal.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal&#8217;s Victor Gokeres and Martin Zvimendi (Photo: Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images) Arsenal midfielder Martin Zvimendi has described the &#8220;horrifying&#8221; initiation ritual he had to go through when he first joined the Gunners. The Spain international is quite shy and was reluctant to have to sing to his new team-mates when he arrived in north London. 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