William Gallas can see no reason why he will not fulfil
his promise of delivering silverware as captain this
season.
Thierry Henry's move to Barcelona in the summer saw the captain's
armband passed to Gallas - as Arsene Wenger elected to overlook the
long-standing
Gilberto and Kolo Toure for the honour.
The Frenchman endured a tough start to the season as two months on
the sidelines with a groin injury rendered him a frustrated
spectator.
But now back in the side and playing well, Gallas feels he is
growing in the role of captain and is backing his team-mates to
keep on maturing and at the campaign's close, have plenty to
celebrate.
Captain's
promise
"When Arsene told me I was to be the captain, I told myself I will
try to do my best to try to win some trophies for the club, and to
help my team," the 30-year-told the club's official website.
"I try to speak with the players when something is wrong and I am
very pleased with all the players because they are doing so
well.
"All of the young players [have impressed me] because at their age,
I did not have that quality."
Invincibles
Such has been Arsenal's imperious form thus far this season there
have been inevitable comparisons with the 'Invincibles', who won
the league title in 2003/2004, but Gallas insists the current crop
are chasing trophies not records.
Arsenal have not been beaten in 23 matches and while they are still
some way short of the Invincibles' record of 49, Gallas is not
overly concerned.
"We just want to win every match, but for us it is more important
to win something this year," said the Arsenal skipper.
"If we can beat that record, then why not? But it is not what we
are thinking about.
"Only winning trophies can give you the satisfaction."
