You're a bunch of bottlers
CAN'T LOOK ... William Gallas reckons his team-mates have
not got the stomach for a fight
In an amazing outburst certain to shock Arsenal
boss Arsene Wenger, the whingeing captain questioned the heart of
the youngsters around him.
Now his position as skipper could be under threat,
particularly as he also hinted that he could quit the club next
summer if Arsenal fail to win the Premier League. The French
defender, 31, said: “We have to understand that to be champions you
have to play big matches every weekend and fight.
"We are coming up against teams who are not scared to
play football against us, who are not scared to take us on at our
place, and this is becoming dangerous for Arsenal.
“We are not brave enough in battle. I think we need to
be soldiers. We have to be warriors. “There are teams who can do it
well against us, we have to be able to face up to these attacks.
“That is how they will forge their character and how they’ll get
experience.
“Even though they’ve played a certain number of
matches, they’re still young and still learning.” The outspoken
defender also believes the huge salaries of many of Arsenal’s kids
could be holding them back.
And he questioned their hunger compared to the crew led
by David Beckham that came through the ranks at Manchester United
and had to wait for their big pay cheques.
He said: “That makes the difference, perhaps.
“You can rest on your laurels, that’s for sure. They
can have the same success as United. “But the problem is that the
Manchester United youngsters have been through something, they have
won something.”
Gallas spoke out because he insists “there are things
that can’t be said and tolerated”. And the former Chelsea defender
says he is fed up of taking criticism because he wears the
captain’s armband.
Gallas is desperate to win something this season and
admits that another campaign without silverware would be “a kind of
failure”.
Asked if he would leave the club if Arsenal do not win
the title, Gallas kept his options open. He said: “We will have to
see. We don’t know what will happen between here and
then.
“Four defeats is a lot but it’s a long season.
Who's the baddy? Eboue (below left) or Sagna (below
right) could be the villain, but the leading candidate is Van
Persie, who clashed with Gallas while the defender was at Chelsea
(above)
