Speaking his mind: William Gallas could be stripped of
captaincy for lifting lid on turmoil at Arsenal.
Sack him? Strip him of his captaincy? Why, on earth
should Arsene Wenger get rid of a man who is showing the very
passion so sadly lacking in his team-mates this
season?
At every Arsenal game a banner is unfurled with the legend
"Arsene knows". It was accompanied recently by another with the
poignant command "Show us some passion". That is exactly what
Gallas is doing.
Yes he has a history – some say that history should have
prevented him from joining the Emirates staff – but what is wrong
with making your feelings felt? Others believe Wenger was wrong to
hand the Frenchman the captaincy.
After Patrick Vieira and, less impressively, Thierry Henry, the
job was always going to be a hard one. But, if not Gallas, then
who? Manuel Almunia is not the most vocal, while Cesc Fabregas is
still learning the trade.
The problem with investing in youth is that maturity takes a
back seat.
When Gallas kicked the hoardings at St Andrews last season after
Gael Clichy gave away a penalty, he was expressing his deep
feelings at a missed opportunity.
Losing Eduardo with a broken leg on that bleak February
lunchtime was bad enough. Throwing away the points coincided with a
drop in form and cost Arsenal the title, so his anger and
frustrations were right.
Before he arrived at Arsenal he had fallen out with Chelsea.
After the transfer, Gallas, used in the deal that took Ashley Cole
to Stamford Bridge, Chelsea issued a statement claiming that Gallas
threatened to deliberately score own goals if he was not allowed to
leave Chelsea.
Gallas rejected Chelsea's claims and accused them of lacking
class and 'hiding behind false accusations'. Gallas had probably
not anticipated that his latest outburst, about his team-mates,
would receive such a response – or was it a calculated response
from a 31-year-old looking, possibly, ahead of the launch of his
autobiography?
Whatever the case, Arsenal should, on one hand, warn Gallas
about his future comments. But, privately, they should be pleased
he was brave enough to highlight the failings at the Emirates
Stadium.
Actually i think Gallas also has a point in his outburst as said
in ur post.
