Gooner Talk have managed to carry out an exclusive interview featuring one of France’s most passionate and talented football journalists - Philippe Auclair.
In his homecountry, Auclair is renowned for his work in the music industry where his name - Louis Philippe - was associated with the short-lived, but very influential ‘él record label’; since this label’s demise (1989), he has grown into one of the ‘elder statesmen’ of indiepop.
Philippe - who is a hardcore Gooner himself - works for RMCinfo, arguably the biggest radio station in France. He’s also a regular contributor to FranceFootball where he posts a daily blog on all things footy, definitely one to read.
Our British readers may be more familiar with Auclair’s work on Setanta Sports News as their French football analyst, as well as popular radio stations TalkSPORT radio & BBC Scotland.
The concluding part of the interview includes:
- Philippe’s opinions on the latest young crop of Arsenal talent coming up through the ranks.
- His views on why Michel Platini made a ‘personal attack’ against Gunners boss Arsene Wenger via the French media.
- What Philippe thinks about the squad in terms of experience and quality of football.
- Arsenal’s chances of winning silverware this season and if so, what trophy are we most likely to claim.
