Comments on: Should Arsenal give Gallas the boot?

By: unclebingham

unclebingham — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:02:38 +0000

If Gallas was half the captain Arsenal needed him to be, he would have taken himself aside after his display of disloyalty, given himself a damn good talking to, done a few trust exercises with himself and politely but firmly asked himself to apologise to his teammates. He wasn’t, so he didn’t…or did he?

By: Hannah Benjamin

Hannah Benjamin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:17:01 +0000

I think this situation’s inherent of what Arsenal are all about these days - egos and more egos. There’s Gallas on the one hand who, rightly or wrongly, walked straight in to the captaincy and evidently thinks he has some god-given right to air his opinions, however harmful they may be to team spirit.

Then there’s the likes of Van Persie, who it is said sees himself as the most pivotal player in the squad.

And who’s managing these overpaid, over-hyped egomaniacs? The biggest egomaniac of them all, Wenger. To say you could see it coming doesn’t do the phrase “understatement” justice!!

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Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:32:09 +0000

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By: alex mac

alex mac — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:20:59 +0000

This has been coming for a long, long time…remember Adebayor and Bendtner last season? Wenger’s worked miracles in the transfer market, but you do get the impression he’s gathered a bunch of people together that hate each other.

By: Titus

Titus — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:01:01 +0000

Isn’t the point that Gallas now wants a move away? I think it’s a bit of a mountain being made out of a mole hill. This wouldn’t have been in the news at all if it weren’t for the fact that Arsenal are second rate this season. Wenger needs a defensive midfielder and a world class central defender. He should be worrying about that…not a few loose words from his captain.

By: Hans Moman

Hans Moman — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:49:49 +0000

It is only a matter of time before he starts to threaten to score own goals…again.

Maybe he’ll also take another move across London. Tottenham anyone?

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Don’t blame Gallas — he was trying to do a captain’s job | Soccer News Info — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:18:04 +0000

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By: Babs

Babs — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:32:47 +0000

Bullshit. As captain Gallas needs to be strong when his team is weak. He is the voice of the manager on the pitch, he actions and mannerism matter much more than any other players’. Its a responsibility and an honour to be a captain and Gallas does not realise this. Some of the blame must go to Wenger as well, because he seems to be unable to handle big egos. In my oppinion, Wenger has been making mistakes since the first day Gallas arrived, after giving Gallas the 10 shirt (worn by Denis Berg.) and making him captain, he should have punished him after the Bermingham game.

I don’t think its fair to blame one player for a teams bad run of results, but when that player is the captain and his negative attitude is visible to the opposition, then you need to ask yourself ……………………. Y WAS HE EVER MADE THE CAPTAIN.

By: Victor Omoniyi

Victor Omoniyi — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:40:19 +0000

I personally do not think Gallas should be the scape goat for Arsernal woes. Fine he is the captain but the point is that the truth will have to be said, the only offence Gallas has committed is is to to said this openly. Arsernal players are playing like secondary school boys, they should be brave and fight like men on the field of play and that is the point Galls is trying to say. Galls as a captain does not want to be associated with failure but success hence his outburst . Arsene Wenger should go and buy experiened and quality players rather than relying on all these small boy players.

By: nicola

nicola — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:22:51 +0000

Who would you choose as the next Arsenal Captain?