<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container full"><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/536a8146ecad043f0309b1fb-1200-738/arsenal-mean-tweets.jpg?maxX=800" border="0" alt="arsenal mean tweets" width="800" /><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP7k1QkkhZk&amp;feature=youtu.be">YouTube</a></span></p></div><p></p></div>Irish gambling site Paddy Power is out with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP7k1QkkhZk&amp;feature=youtu.be">a clever new online video ad</a> featuring Arsenal players.</p>
<p>In the video, three Arsenal players read mean tweets about themselves (Jimmy Kimmel-style), take them literally, and then set out to prove them wrong in absurd fashion.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/Mitchel_Cooper/status/455035760002203648">tweets</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/samkaye6/status/458521057545420800">are</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeWilson1988/status/456812821729521664">real</a>, which makes it way better.</p>
<p>The ad is for Paddy Power's "Ball of Shame" campaign.</p>
<h3><strong>A fan told Lukas Podolski he couldn't hit a barn:</strong></h3>
<p> <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/536a8047ecad041e7d09b1fb-621-252/screen shot 2014-05-07 at 2.49.22 pm.png" border="0" alt="arsenal tweets" /><p class="source"><span><a href="https://twitter.com/samkaye6/status/458521057545420800">@samkaye6</a></span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p>False:</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/536a7f6369bedd2979d26827/podolski-barn.gif" border="0" alt="podolski barn" /><p class="source"><span>Paddy Power</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<h3><strong>A fan told Mikel Arteta that a grandma could take a better penalty kick than him:</strong></h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/536a7fc4eab8ea2256f20659-638-226/screen shot 2014-05-07 at 2.46.56 pm.png" border="0" alt="arsenal tweets" /><p class="source"><span><a href="https://twitter.com/JoeWilson1988/status/456812821729521664">@JoeWilson1988</a></span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p>False:</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/536a7f63ecad04377209b201/penalty-kick.gif" border="0" alt="penalty kick" /><p class="source"><span>Paddy Power</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p>A fan told Per Mertesacker that milk turns quicker than him:</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/536a80096bb3f7842409b203-635-281/screen shot 2014-05-07 at 2.48.13 pm.png" border="0" alt="arsenal tweets" /><p class="source"><span><a href="https://twitter.com/Mitchel_Cooper/status/455035760002203648">@Mitchel_Cooper</a></span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p>False:</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/536a7f646da811682ab11608/per-turn-milk.gif" border="0" alt="per turn milk" /><p class="source"><span>Paddy Power</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p>Pretty great. Watch the full ad here:</p>
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Arsenal Players Take Mean Tweets Literally, Prove Them Wrong In A Great New Ad

YouTubeIrish gambling site Paddy Power is out with a clever new online video ad featuring Arsenal players. In the video, three Arsenal players read mean tweets about themselves (Jimmy Kimmel-style), take them literally, and then set out to prove them wrong in absurd fashion. The tweets are real, which makes it way better. The ad is for Paddy Power's "Ball of Shame" campaign. A fan told Lukas Podolski he couldn't hit a barn: @samkaye6 False: Paddy Power A fan told Mikel Arteta that a grandma could take a better penalty kick than him: @JoeWilson1988 False: Paddy Power A fan told Per Mertesacker that milk turns quicker than him: @Mitchel_Cooper False: Paddy Power Pretty great. Watch the full ad here:

YouTubeIrish gambling site Paddy Power is out with a clever new online video ad featuring Arsenal players. In the video, three Arsenal players read mean tweets about themselves (Jimmy Kimmel-style), take them literally, and then set out to prove them wrong in absurd fashion.

Arsenal Players Take Mean Tweets Literally, Prove Them Wrong In A Great New Ad

Tony Manfred

A fan told Lukas Podolski he couldn't hit a barn:

A fan told Mikel Arteta that a grandma could take a better penalty kick than him:

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