Gallas sparks Gunners revolt
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ARSENAL players are angry with skipper William Gallas for his criticism of Theo Walcott and his Birmingham sit-in.
And some believe it has contributed to the Gunners’ slide in the Premier League title challenge.
SunSport revealed how Gallas attacked winger Walcott, 19, for being “too predictable”.
His criticism came on the back of his bizarre tantrum at St Andrew’s, where he sat crying in the opposition half after the final whistle, following a late Brum penalty which cost his side two points.
A further three draws and a defeat at Chelsea have followed — leaving Arsene Wenger’s men in third, six points adrift of Manchester United.
One Arsenal star’s representative said: “William has not behaved the way a captain should and has lost respect among some of the players.
“He went round all of them in front of the cameras before the Chelsea game trying to gee them up but some think it was a bit phoney.”
Gallas, 30, is refusing to throw in the towel as far as the title race is concerned. The French defender said: “It will be difficult for us to come back — but we have to.
“We must play until the end of the season and then see.
“Maybe United can drop some points because of the Champions League.
“They can be tired, Chelsea too.
“We have to give everything until the end.
“Why do we have to be down? Football is like this. Sometimes you are angry, sometimes you are not angry.
“You never know, you can be back. They can lose some points.
“We have to be ready for the next game and do not give up.
“We can still win it. It is not finished yet so we have to believe.”
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come to think of it, Gilberto actually is the best person to be the captain......the other chioce is Flamini.
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Serves you right Judas, you were actually one of my fav back in Chelsea.
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Gallas was a lousy choice...
i wondered what the hell Wenger was doing...
still thought Gilberto would have made a good one considering his standing in for Henry..
as for the younger ones, i think Wenger is grooming a few like Flamini and more likely Fabregas
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Read somewhere that Flamini may most likely leave and join AC Milan as a free agent when his contract runs out in June cos Arsenal's offer will not exceed £50,000 a week and Milan are understood to be willing to offer more and a substantial signing-on fee.
Wenger says he is confident that Flamini will stay. But the much-improved midfielder look increasingly likely to leave...
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Originally posted by the Bear:
Gallas was a lousy choice...
i wondered what the hell Wenger was doing...
still thought Gilberto would have made a good one considering his standing in for Henry..
as for the younger ones, i think Wenger is grooming a few like Flamini and more likely Fabregas
Its because he wanted to make Gallas happy and also because Wenger didn't have any more plans for Gilberto after this season as he already had Flamini, Diaby and back then Diarra in the position, so i guess he wanted continuity rather then to keep changing captains and thought that Gallas with all his experience would be a good choice since he was 2nd vice captain back in Chelsea.
But well, Judas turns out to be a crybaby.
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Originally posted by stellazio:
Its because he wanted to make Gallas happy and also because Wenger didn't have any more plans for Gilberto after this season as he already had Flamini, Diaby and back then Diarra in the position, so i guess he wanted continuity rather then to keep changing captains and thought that Gallas with all his experience would be a good choice since he was 2nd vice captain back in Chelsea.
But well, Judas turns out to be a crybaby.
No lah... Its because he is French... simple as that...
Since when Arsenal's captain wasn't a frenchman... I think its has been more than a decade... Talk about continuity...
Anyway, you can learn from Drogba... He said something like Chelsea owe Gallas for their league title years. Don't blame him anymore lah... Its not that he wanted to leave what, Jose had problems with him back then and even accused him of wanting to score own goals given a chance... How to stay somemore?
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Originally posted by zocoss:
No lah... Its because he is French... simple as that...Since when Arsenal's captain wasn't a frenchman... I think its has been more than a decade... Talk about continuity...
Anyway, you can learn from Drogba... He said something like Chelsea owe Gallas for their league title years. Don't blame him anymore lah... Its not that he wanted to leave what, Jose had problems with him back then and even accused him of wanting to score own goals given a chance... How to stay somemore?
Decade? Last season Gilberto was Arsenal's captain.Gilberto aint French.
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Originally posted by felirox:
Decade? Last season Gilberto was Arsenal's captain.Gilberto aint French.
last season gilberto is stand-by capt during henry's absense.anyway, gallas is only temp capt. for a long run, i think either Flamini or Fabregas will take over him in the future.
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Originally posted by stellazio:
Its because he wanted to make Gallas happy and also because Wenger didn't have any more plans for Gilberto after this season as he already had Flamini, Diaby and back then Diarra in the position, so i guess he wanted continuity rather then to keep changing captains and thought that Gallas with all his experience would be a good choice since he was 2nd vice captain back in Chelsea.
But well, Judas turns out to be a crybaby.
maybe another reason is french captain in arsenal squad bound to leave arsenal when they r old age. so wenger will try to sell him off next season? -
Originally posted by zocoss:
No lah... Its because he is French... simple as that...Since when Arsenal's captain wasn't a frenchman... I think its has been more than a decade... Talk about continuity...
Anyway, you can learn from Drogba... He said something like Chelsea owe Gallas for their league title years. Don't blame him anymore lah... Its not that he wanted to leave what, Jose had problems with him back then and even accused him of wanting to score own goals given a chance... How to stay somemore?
And after he left Chelsea, nobody will know whether he threatened to score own goals or get himself sent off, sure he was angry with the management but when he went to Arsenal, he immediately gave disrespect to the Chelsea fans who supported him throughout his time.
He could have left it at the management level, but no, he even brought it down to the fans. If he had followed Gujohnson who came back to a standing ovation and even got applause when he scored against us then fine, but he chose to be a Judas.
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yeah like i said before. Football is round. Who knows arsenal may finish behind liverpool and everton as well.
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Originally posted by FirePig:
yeah like i said before. Football is round. Who knows arsenal may finish behind liverpool and everton as well.
And who knows Arsenal will win the EPL crown and the UCL trophy.
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Originally posted by felirox:
And who knows Arsenal will win the EPL crown and the UCL trophy.
anything is possible. unless FA ended up n investigated by FIFA for match-fixing, resulting manu n chelsea to be relegated, arsenal might be champ.
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Originally posted by felirox:
Decade? Last season Gilberto was Arsenal's captain.Gilberto aint French.
Yeah decade... Gilberto was only a stand-in when Henry wasn't available... He was never made permanent captain unlike Henry, Vieira and Gallas... Who was before Vieira i have no idea... Maybe their next captain could come from Flamina, Sagna or Clichy... Unless Wenger is no longer manager...
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Originally posted by zocoss:
Yeah decade... Gilberto was only a stand-in when Henry wasn't available... He was never made permanent captain unlike Henry, Vieira and Gallas... Who was before Vieira i have no idea... Maybe their next captain could come from Flamina, Sagna or Clichy... Unless Wenger is no longer manager...tony adams
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Originally posted by 798:
tony adams
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Originally posted by zocoss:
I thought was their English goalkeeper... A pony-tail guy...So he was before Adams?
no, seaman is only stand-by captain for adams n vieira whenever they r not playing. -
Originally posted by 798:
tony adams
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Originally posted by BrUtUs:
ya it was adams...
he was captained at the age of 21 in 1988 n remained club captain for 14 years (2002 retired).Adams also known as one-club man who has played his entire professional career with Arsenal (1984-2002)
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. the old back four arsenal was better than the current one. Lee dixon adams keown and winterburn. All white skin. Now our defenders now all dark skin.
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Wenger: William has my full support
Manager Arsène Wenger has defended captain William Gallas and his style of leadership on and off the pitch.
The former Chelsea defender was a surprise choice for many when he was chosen to be made captain at the start of the season, and has come under fire for a public display of emotion in recent games.
Gallas has also come under fire in the English press for apparently criticising Theo Walcott, and saying that he has no friends at Arsenal, comments which obviously have been misconstrued.
Wenger said: "I believe he had not the best of performances on Sunday, and he would be the first to agree with that, but I don't question his leadership nor his position in the team.
"You have the same William Gallas - and the same people said it was a good choice to make him captain when we were five points ahead, and you have not to go too much overboard.
"He said Walcott could be the next Wayne Rooney, but he has to work. What is wrong with that? You want at 18 years of age to not work? It's unbelievable.
"I read it really carefully, it didn't say anything wrong on that. After the way it has been turned, yes.
"If you want to win the World Cup you have to accept that your players are highly exposed, you have to accept that you have to work.
"Is it an insult to say somebody has to work? I don't know, I don't think so.
"I believe at the moment when you don't go well, everybody is analysed a little bit more, with scrutiny.
"But what we want to do is perform well as a team again and we know we can do that.
"And on Sunday, for example, we played okay, but we have to improve. Recently what punished us a lot is that defensively we have made big mistakes.
"William has my full support and my full backing and I am completely behind him, and behind the team as well.
"We are going through a bad patch, I agree with you, but we want to come back and win the games again that we can win."
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obviously wenger is a nationalist. There are other players who deserves the captaincy more than gallas.
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Originally posted by FirePig:
obviously wenger is a nationalist. There are other players who deserves the captaincy more than gallas.
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i still find gallas is still the man for the job. dun ever believe wat the english media said. they r a bunch of bastards who trying to write us down remember?
n they even reported trival case like john terry parking his car at handicaft lot, how boliao can they get for trying to convince others dat terry is not the man for england. wat's dat going to affect off-field n on-field?