Gallas NOT Included In City Squad & Stripped Of Captaincy
|Gooner Talk can exclusively reveal that Arsenal skipper William Gallas did not travel with the rest of the Gunners squad up to their Manchester hotel earlier this afternoon.
The 31-year old centre half risked being stripped of the captaincy after his critical comments on Arsene Wenger’s policies and young side just days ago. But now, Gooner Talk understand that the Frenchman has not travelled with the Arsenal squad up to Manchester, and Manuel Almunia looks the likely candidate to skipper the side out at Manchester City tomorrow.
According to Philippe Auclair, renowned French journalist and good friend of the blog, Gallas underwent a meeting with boss Arsene Wenger yesterday evening – just as we told you last night. Unbelievably, Auclair announced on RMC radio that Gallas would not take part in the City game, and because of his comments, has been stripped of the captaincy until further notice.
Auclair also believes Manuel Almunia, Gael Clichy or Cesc Fabregas are likely contenders to be the next Arsenal captain.
So, who do you think will be the next skipper? Gael Clichy is definitely in the driving seat, but you can guarantee Kolo Toure will be lurking somewhere behind him.
We want your views on this amazing story, here on Gooner Talk.
Gallas had deserved this and I think that should be sold in January he suck and if we get rid of him I’m confident that the team would be on the right track again .
As for the captain I think Cesc should be the next captain he said that he is brave enough to be captain and he love the team, or maybe clichy he getting more experienced .
I’m not sure mate, is it too early to give Cesc the captaincy? I personally feel Kolo or Almunia will get it.
Whatever happens, Arsenal really do need some stability, and that starts with three points tomorrow afternoon.
Yea I agree with that kolo should get the captaincy and also he should become a regular alongside silvestre and gallas on the benched.
I think an outside option would be Silvestre. Experience in abundance and would avoid any power struggle. A good short time solution.
It would be luxurious if Wenger misses Gallas from the squad. We have only just nine first-team defenders, two are on loan, two is injured. So it’s 5.
I think that there is more-less problem at every team, but every coach and every capitain sort it out inside the club.
Gallas went to media and told everything to them. It wasn’t a good decision from him. I would see Clichy as capitain, he does 100% for Arsenal at every match. So, I agree with Kenny Samson. (But what will feel Almunia, Kolo and Cesc?)
I think Wenger shall sell Gallas in the winter, and he might buy van Buyten. But obviosuly our problem is not just so easy, so we have to deal with it.
No doubt it should be Cesc!!
on recent performances, cesc should not get it!
it should be clichy!
he gives 110% to the gunners!
as for gallas bein left out!
its the start of him leavin the club in jan! thank god btw!
hes good buh he has done more harm than good for the reds!
bye bye le sulk #2
GALLAS OUT!!!!
if anyone can give me a good reson for him to be captain, i will tattoo the arsenal badge on my love stick!
i would say there is no point giving cesc the captaincy, he is off in the summer. clicheys a goodshout but has made a coulpe oferrors in big games.
Its gotta be kolo, the guy is immense and lord only knows why wenger will choose toplay a slow silvestreand and that stupid little frenc helm in front of him i dont know!
Finally! fuck off Gallas!!!!
Give it to Clichy and let’s move on!
cesc
Toure will be next captain mark my word.
Clichy all the way, can’t fault his performances on the pitch and he seems like a natural leader. His comments to the press are regularly exemplorary and i know i’ll get stick for this but i’d love to see him as Cesc’s partner in the middle, he’s everything we’re looking for (apart from experience…..)
Now is NOT the time to appoint someone on a long term basis.
Almunia is vice captain so give him the armband for the moment. Popular player with everyone and it’ll give some breathing space before someone (Clichy for me although I wouldn’t be at all upset with Fab)has to take on the role next summer.
Captain Pie – I think there IS a good reason to keep Gallas as captain…and that’s for the pain and embarassment it’ll cause you, mate!
Take some tissues because I think your eyes might water a little…
clichy as a DM?
no way man he maybe is a fighter but he dosnt have what it takes for midfield place
Some of the rubbish I am reading. Yes Gallas should be stripped of the captaincy. Who to replace him? Not clichy!!!! Who the hell thought that. There is only one man. The man who should be captain is Fabregas he plays consistently for Arsenal and faces the press well, he always is positive and is our star man. No one else deserves it. Kolo is far too inconsistent. Wenger made a mistake of selling Gilberto, we had a leader in him
absolutely cesc should not be made captain. his petulance, and failure to produce any consistency this term, combined with his obvious desire to play in spain in the near future, all seek to undermine the role of a captain.
dont get me wrong, when he is good, he is the best. but unfortunately his not always playing with everything he has.
Clichy for me would be choice. no other player on that pitch gives as much as he does. however, his age may count against him. and perhaps after him, Toure would certainly deserve it after everything he has given for arsenal.
Gallas must be sold. he is undermining the teams confidence and has spoken out of turn on more than one occasion. he is untrustworthy, and completely out for himself. i have lost all respect for him.
arsene is losing the plot. we need experience. A new defender, a central midfielder and a striker.
BENDTNER is the worst play i have ever seen. he is awful, beyond awful. he was so poor against Villa it was unbelievable, it was like watching sunday football player, in awe of his surroundings.
Van Persie is my choice for captain. That would be a laugh.
The Captain cannot be entertaining thoughts of leaving. That rules Cesc out. He continues to flirt with Barca and told Hleb how much he’d love it there. Wenger even gave them a week off and they went to take in a match together. Did they ask permission? Either way it was DISGRACEFUL.
The Captain has to focus on the performance of the whole squad not just himself. He can’t complain about not having experienced or talented enough players likes Cesc has done this season.
Finally, in his current form Cesc is in no shape to worry about anyone’s performances other than his own.
I think Van Persie would be a great captain, it’ll give him more responsibility and teach him to keep a calm head. He’s Dutch for crying out loud, its in his genes.
A safe option would be Fabs or Clichy. Clichy would be better cause he can rile up the team. Hes always shouting at players and commands a much bigger potion of the pitch. Fabs could do without the captaincy as he has more other pressing matters to keep on his mind namely staying fancy free from obligations other than finding his creativity again.
The captaincy would be wasted on Almunia. What is he going to do from the goal??
Cesc is the man, because we have no obvious leader, all of them have left, Gilberto, Flamini. We must not give it to a goalkeeper or left back, Clicy is a consistent player but he doesnt even play regular for France he has not played in the big stage. We need someone who can cope with that pressure and I think Cesc is the only man in the squad
Yeah the lack of experience really shows in the squad when you have the option of changing captain eh. I take your point about Clichy but he had been getting at least some first team international duty and has that look though too. He just seems the perfect balance of that intensity and calmness required. At the moment Fabregas may not need the captaincy although it could be as much of a good thing as it could be a bad thing. Centre field captain sounds like it could be a pain in the neck. Isnt the problem him having to cover for Denilson all the time. He has to keep an eye on everyone if he was the captain. Too soon maybe. Heck only Arsene (and well Fabregas of course) knows. Well… Unless Gallas does another interview…
Should be Toure.
He was IMMENSE before Gallas came to Arsenal.
He has the spirit and energy and is the last survivor from the ‘invincibles’.
A well liked guy and is very consistent without Gallas there.
HAS TO BE TOURE!!
Fab will leave without a doubt im afraid and Clichy at left-back is not in the best position to be captain.
As for Van persie as captain…no.
This is the best thing to happen to AFC since TH14 left. YAYAYAYAY! Make Almunia captain.
Clichy my ass, he may be our best player bt definately nt captain material.. Toure is the answer nw that Gallas can be left on the bench n sold in January, Cesc is nt yet there, Almunia should be Vice-Captain.
I hope cesc gets it precisely bc of the reasons everyone is giving for him not to get…maybe it will refocus him, reignite his passion for the gunners, and keep him in red and white next season…then if he leaves, give it to clichy
THANK GOD THANK GOD THANK GOD THANK GOD THANK GOD THANK GOD.
AT LAST THE USELESS FRENCH PRICK IS OUT.
He talks a lot of shite but not everything william gallas said was untrue plus he is also the best centre half at arsenal fc.
But he was having that much of a negative influence on things is that
he gotta go now
Give Cesc the Armband, and sign a tough tackling midfielder to make him shine