BEHIND THE SCENES | Kyra Cooney-Cross' first day

[@Weareallincredible]

As an Aussie Gunner, this can’t be more better!!!

[@TA-wg9oi]

Well done Kyra..thoroughly deserved signing after an excellent World Cup campaign.

[@showoffno1]

She was a stand out for me at the World Cup

[@wc2906]

Excellent signing, absolute standout at the WC. Go Kyra 🇦🇺 !

[@truegunner7223]

Cross and Codina are a key part of our new defence being put together by the Club. Cross would prove to be the most important signing of the season in my view.

[@JDSM3131]

I'm Man Utd fan but always happy to see more Aussies in the top leagues! Arsenal have themselves a great player

[@aquariussoda007]

Will see a lot more of Cooney- Cross in the coming year , another gifted Aussie recruit . good luck

[@mrsmith3930]

Another very good signing welcome to the Arsenal Kyra and I wish you all the best. XXX

[@larasramadhani1225]

Talented young player 👏

[@theheavy5335]

Struuth! Love the Aussie Arsenal 🇦🇺

[@wiseoldoaktree]

she’s such a sweetheart, she’s gonna smash it with the gooners 💪

[@geoffers91]

Fantastic, Kyra has bags of personality.

[@milliedavis4031]

All ready one of my favourite arsenal players

[@alp221]

Out of all the matildas players, she was my stand-out player..

[@stevebandit1964]

Seems like a fun character .. 😊

[@henryvarley]

Thought she was coming to Chelsea and I am heartbroken. Please take good care of her 😭

After 18 months in the Swedish League winners Hammarby and then her WC performance I’m not surprised that KCC got a good contract in the WSL. Good on ya’ Kyra! Best of luck from Hammarby 💚🤍 See you in the UCL 😀

[@Lils2010]

Wooo woop Kyra!!!

[@M4NA5]

Quite a day, eh? Lol I love her.

[@drg7078]

Hello from Cúcuta, Colombia, right on the border with Venezuela! I want to send you my most sincere congratulations for your outstanding sporting achievements. Also, I would love to have the opportunity to talk in the future about possible business collaborations that could take advantage of your incredible talent and outstanding public image. nice to meet you, I'm Winston David!

[@papicolloh1214]

She Pretty 😍

[@marianoemicaudilla1060]

She is still a BABY. Welcome to the ARSENAL kiddo.❤🤍👍🙏

[@ableldebesay]

Arsenal for ever ኩሉ ግዜ ጋነርስ

[@pwrofmusic]

Her face looks like young Messi. She looks Spanish to me for some reason and she is Auzy that she has the fight and ruthlessness.

[@basketburger]

Welcome kyra! 😍😍

[@cgtoche]

She has very nice smile

[@csean]

Cooney X ❤

[@mawzcahil4474]

Gunners for life ❤❤❤

[@hadahada4546]

Ooooh Lolo mayooooo🌹🌹🌹🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏🍓🍓

[@andikarizki.]

Beautiful video and success football 😊😊

[@marknoonan3854]

Awesome player!

[@stephanemonteuuis1450]

Good luck for your new club

[@therealisticgooner8267]

The difference between what a new male signing and a female signing receives on the first day ‘ tour ‘ of London Colney is rather stark . The value spent on the player shouldn’t matter each player is a member of the Arsenal Family apparently so if that’s true then I think AFC have to up their game just a bit in this regard. Compare this video to any of the summer signings the men’s team made and the reception they received on their first day. I mean the driver of the V class that drops Krystal off doesn’t even drop her at the kerb lol . I’ve no idea who the female member of staff is that conducts the tour but it sure wasn’t Edu ! Don’t see the CEO anywhere either ! It’s great that Kyra is so laid back and just goes with the flow.

[@ace-paidinfull5240]

The curb bit🤣🤣🤣

[@chambrick22]

COYG

[@stephanemonteuuis1450]

I am always behind you you was a good player in the FCMV women

[@nuwagabadenis3618]

Arsenal👊👊

[@robertcraig-qo6cp]

Awesome

[@nhan3108]

She’s so beautiful 🥰

[@weeroonafarm5981]

Well I guess I'm supporting Arsenal W.F.C now.

[@Popz_312]

i think jonas was more excited to see kyra then she was for him😭😭😭

[@way4708]

welcome 🎉

[@yanapc5473]

Give her playing time and don't stuck her on the bench.

[@enochshaydee2295]

Already my favorite women player, you know why😊

[@FataiAkinola-ok7mc]

Why

[@enochshaydee2295]

She's beautiful innit

[@go.matildas]

Me too!❤❤❤❤

[@brianandrea3249]

Tillies best player at the World Cup! Onya Kyra!

[@runningonemty8566]

Welcome

[@Kcc-bookish]

😊 our family has followed you since you playeda midfield for Melbourne victory where you could go for free, look at you now!

[@rioekowibowo4296]

❤❤

[@Dirgantoro-rr2bb]

Cantik

[@marknoonan3854]

🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@siowamamako5927]

Are we Gunning for the league this season or what??

[@AungTun-z9u]

L = low, N = normal, A = acceptable, H = High, B = Best 1.Strikers (Scoring, Speed, Dribble threats, Heading, Body strength) Recommending to train; "Havertz" (Scoring = N, Speed = H, Dribble threats = N, Heading = N, Body strength = A) 4/5 "Nketiah" (Scoring = N, Speed = A, Dribble threats = N, Heading = N, Body strength = N) 3/5 Vs "Haaland" (Scoring = H, Speed = H, Dribble threats = H, Heading = H, Body strength = H) 4/5 2.Rt/Lt Wingers (Scoring, Speed, Dribble threats, Creative assists, Unselfishness) Recommending to train; "Saka" (Scoring = A, Speed = A, Dribble threats = A, Creative assists = N, Unselfishness = N) 4/5 "Martinelli" (Scoring = A, Speed = A, Dribble threats = H, Creative assists = N, Unselfishness = N) 4/5 Vs "Salah" (Scoring = B, Speed = N, Dribble threats = B, Creative assists = H, Unselfishness = B) 5/5 3.Playmakers (Scoring, Dribble threats, Creative assists, Unselfishness, Speed) Recommending to train; "Odegaard" (Scoring = A, Dribble threats = A, Creative assists = A, Unselfishness = A, Speed = N) 4/5 "Jesus" (Scoring = A, Dribble threats = H, Creative assists = A, Unselfishness = A, Speed = N) 4/5 "Trossard" (Scoring = A, Dribble threats = H, Creative assists = A, Unselfishness = A, Speed = N) 4/5 "Vieira" (Scoring = N, Dribble threats = N, Creative assists = A, Unselfishness = N, Speed = N) 3/5 Vs "Neymar" (Scoring = B, Dribble threats = B, Creative assists = H, Unselfishness = A, Speed = H) 5/5 4.Central Midfielders (Defensive, Passing accuracy, Body strength, Positioning, Heading) Recommending to train; "Rice" (Defensive = A, Passing accuracy = A, Body strength = N, Positioning = N, Heading = N) 4/5 Vs "Vieira" (Defensive = B, Passing accuracy = H, Body strength = H, Positioning = H, Heading = H) 5/5 5.Rt/Lt Defenders (Defensive, Passing, Speed, Dribble threats, Space substitution) Recommending to train; "White" (Defensive = H, Passing = A, Speed = N, Dribble threats = N, Space substitution = A) 4/5 "Zinchenko" (Defensive = H, Passing = H, Speed = N, Dribble threats = A, Space substitution = N) 4/5 Vs "Frimpong" (Defensive = A, Passing = A, Speed = B, Dribble threats = B, Space substitution = N) 4/5 6.Central Defenders (Defensive, Heading, Clearance, Body strength, Positioning) Recommending to train; "Saliba" (Defensive = H, Heading = A, Clearance = H, Body strength = A, Positioning = A) 4/5 "Gabriel" (Defensive = H, Heading = A, Clearance = H, Body strength = A, Positioning =A) 4/5 Vs "Ferdinand" (Defensive = H, Heading = H, Clearance = H, Body strength = H, Positioning = H) 4/5 7.Keepers (Keeping, Mistake, One on One, Communition, Penalty) Recommending to train; "Raya" (Keeping = H, Mistake = L, One on One = N, Communition = A, Penalty= H) 4/5 "Ramsdale" (Keeping = H, Mistake = H, One on One = H, Communition = A, Penalty = N) 4/5 Vs "Neuer" (Keeping = H, Mistake = N, One on One = H, Communition = A, Penalty = H) 4/5 8.Managers (Winning results, Team scoring threats, Team mentality, Goal difference, Consistency) Recommending to train; "Arteta" (Winning results = A, Team scoring threats = N, Team mentality = A, Goal difference = N, Consistency = N) 4/5 Vs "Guardiola" (Winning results = B, Team scoring threats = B, Team mentality = H, Goal difference = H, Consistency = H) 5/5

[@marcus-sky]

You must be bored 😂😂😂

[@marklyons3003]

10/10 for your meticulous dedication and attention to detail dude - UNREAL! BRAVO 👏🙂😉

[@ace-paidinfull5240]

0:01 wonder why they made her do that🤨 Football and its ties to freemasonry, wonder if that meant anything. Anyways shes cute i must admit 🔴⚪️

[@georgemichalopoulos2684]

Kira go into the ice cold water

[@vahallawinston]

she resembles kristina tonteri-young

[@georgemichalopoulos2684]

Nice girl

[@georgemichalopoulos2684]

Kira leave alone playing your games with step because step has a boyfriend you got me

[@jocelynehoughton8277]

No Win content tho. I feel cheated 😆

[@MonkeyFacedBeast]

This is such an awkward video

[@jaswc08]

Is that her mother or partner with her?

[@kenspedding4594]

Probably partner you know what women footballers are like 🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@mallyy1251]

Sack the coach. We’ve got a great team but a mediocre coach

[@bftb]

What are you talking about? Did you not see him lead us in a title race until the last day, to a champions league semi and to a trophy with the bare bones of his squad. Jonas and the girls worked miracles last year.

[@_theporkchopexpress]

Seems like the lady giving Kyra the tour really needs to get in the gym alongside the squad.

[@therealisticgooner8267]

A totally uncalled for observation and one that reflects poorly on yourself . Maybe the lady likes who she is. If she wants to get in a gym that’s her call I’m sure she don’t need any advice from a Moran .

[@XTC065]

Don't normally reply to stuff like this, but give yourself an uppercut, grub.

[@cristim2569]

no one is watching women footbal....give us a break

[@princetutu]

Just say you are not, don't rope us all in

[@weeroonafarm5981]

Many of the FIFA Womens World Cup matches in Australia were sold out; lot's of people are watching & loving womens sport.

[@garfs5208]

@@weeroonafarm5981how much were the ticket prices?

[@garfs5208]

@@princetututhere’s a reason it’s constantly being forced into anything to do with men’s football mate

[@juliamaijala]

At least you had waste a time to write a comment here, rather than watching some men's football videos

[@Delboy0]

Once again Arsenal Ladies wasting money on mediocre foreign players instead of investing in local london girls. If Arsenal invested the money they make in academies that are actually in London like the men’s game, they would find far better talent they are importing. How can you be a club that produced Adams, Rocastle, Thomas, Kevin Campbell, Andy Cole Ashley Cole, Wilshere, Nelson, Balogun, Smith-Rowe and Saka and say with the women’s team we will no longer scout or develop young girls in London and just import mediocre players from Scandinavia or Australia. No wonder they flopped in the Champions League. London inner cities have more natural talent than all of Scandinavia and Australia combined, if you can be bothered to look.

[@therealisticgooner8267]

It’s not an unfair observation but you do sound a tad bitter . All the players you listed are men . Maybe there isn’t the talent in the female game in the numbers that there is in the men’s. I do think given the smaller budget the ladies team has if there was such a player in the academy of indeed in London the club would prefer to sign them instead. Home grown is always a better option if it’s available.

[@Delboy0]

@@therealisticgooner8267what nonsense of course there is more raw talent in London, but the women’s game in England have decided they are not going to be inclusive and will exclude black girls from the academy system and this is what you are defending? Lauren James is one of the few black girls who got the opportunity to e in the academy system and she is better than ever Arsenal player, showing the talent Arsenal are missing out on by being lazy importing Scandinavians and Aussies for a lot of money, when their money could be used to find better players.

[@therealisticgooner8267]

@@Delboy0 I’m reading between the lines due to a couple of typos in your reply ….given most of the teams in the WSL are part of Premier League clubs who between them have 43% of there squads drawn from black players be they home grown or imported. Those clubs are both sports teams and businesses they want to win but they all have their own budgets in which to achieve this goal. Some like Arsenal have bigger budgets and bigger goals and more pressure to achieve success. To suggest Arsenal indeed any other WSL team would spend on ‘mediocrity’ rather than a home grown talent what ever the colour of that talent is just ridiculous. To suggest there is a racial bias behind this decision is also ridiculous. I’m assuming you are actually a gooner given the rise of of Saka and indeed Nketiah both of whom came through our academy not forgetting Nelson who all happen to be black but they aren’t in the squad because of the colour of their skin they are there because of talent and character. Which makes it hard to understand your argument. To win at the highest level you need to be among the best in talent, mentality and character which is extremely rare in any academy player . As to your point that Lauren James is better than every Arsenal player I would agree she has talent but I could name a handful of Arsenal players I’d want in my team before her, given her injury record and questionable temperament. A successful team isn’t about having 11Messi’s on the team it’s about having having a blend of talent and hard workers which in my opinion Lauren James isn’t .

[@Delboy0]

@@therealisticgooner8267 stop using inclusion and diversity of the men’s game to justify the exclusion and lack of diversity in the women’s game. Your argument that not trying to scout or develop girls from London is bring Arsenal success, what success? Chelsea win all the domestic trophies and Arsenal have already been eliminated in the champions league not really a contender and to try and claim there is no black talent in England to justify no looking for local girls is so ridiculous when you look not only at the men’s game who focus on finding local players showing that world class players can be found locally, but also Chelsea women’s focus on local players more and are more successful, Lyon the most successful European team with the most champions league have dominated for 16 years because they scout and develop local non-white girls as well as having a few top foreign players. To me the WSL is like watching the NBA before they allowed the black players in. This Arsenal policy of not looking for local girls isn’t working.

[@therealisticgooner8267]

@@Delboy0 without wanting to insult you, would it be to much to ask if you could proof read your replies before posting, I hate bad .grammar ! Now to tackle the points you raised… inclusion and diversity apparently isn’t in your opinion something the Arsenal ladies team are to concerned with even though the people that own the club and run the club ( the board ) have overseen the rebuilding of a new men’s team that has 44% of its members from black or other ethnic backgrounds. To say what they do with the men’s team can not be used to justify what the board stands for is nonsense and it seems you only say so because you can’t get around the facts . As to my ‘ argument’ as you put it that Arsenals failure to scout girls from around London isn’t working due to the unfortunate early exit from the CL this season is a tad obvious but sadly flawed. You need to reread what I said… Arsenal are a successful team they just aren’t yet winning trophies and academy players won’t make them winners. A proven player with international experience is far more likely to get them over the line than an untested academy player and you may call the new signings mediocre but they are all full internationals which suggests they are mediocre at all.

[@jocelynehoughton8277]

Welcome, Kyra!!