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< ![CDATA[Excellent article Dev. I am getting addicted to checking the blog daily know. I've never posted so today is my first one. I always read the posts and kind of feel like I know you all...!!

So, the reason I'm posting is because I'd like to talk about Gallas and the disruptive influence he's been. He was an idiot at Chelsea and Wenger shouldn't have bought such a player. Threatening to score an own goal over there was definitely a sign. Then after joining Arsenal, he criticised Arsene's purchasing and lack of players. It was then only as captain did he shut up, and maybe that was why he was made captain.

But as captain, he hasn't been inspiring, has been really moody and set a bad example.

I am so thankful he has supposedly gone, I wish he was never signed. It all went down hill when he joined us.]]>

< ![CDATA[VAN PERSIE FOR CAPTAIN
I THINK FABREGAS AND CLICHY ARE A BIT TO YOUNG BUT DEFINATELY 2 FUTURE CAPTAINS]]>

< ![CDATA[Don't underestimate Song and Djourou. They are both very good players. I think they have been underused so far this season, and it looks like its finally going to change. Shut the door on your way out Gallas!

I think its worth giving Clichy the arm band for this game too. As a reward, and also as a test. Who knows what it could bring out of him.

This news has got me quite excited actually. I have no doubts that either Clichy or Fabregas can do the job better than it has been. Whether it transforms them into a truly great captain i'm not so sure. At least we know change is on the horizon.

And to the people who are claiming Wenger is spineless - stick that one up your ass!]]>

the only way to be sure if this decision is right is by 2moro’s performance, to see how the team responds! I personally think the fact that there’s a split (not just a few ppl) about Gallas by the fans shows he wasn’t the right person! You can’t compare him (his attitide) to a John Terry or a Steven Gerrard. I honestly believe it’s good riddance to (bad) rubbish. PS- I do believe though that he’s a great player when he’s on his game. I don’t mind Clichy being captain- a little reward for his performances so far where he’s practically outshone the others. But yeah, we’ll see 2moro!

< ![CDATA[moving on to today's match.

its a scary thought. i trust djourou more than i trust song. and having them both in defence is one very worrying thought. theyr fighting it out for RB and CB slots. and personally i feel both should go to djourou. can we get the technology used in Arnold Schwarzenegger's '6th Day' please ?

they'll have to deal with benjani, robinho and s.w.phillips. and i'm not so sure we'll come out on top if they decide against parking the bus and coming out to play instead.

(its thought the sagna is injured but in th pre-match conference and the injury list given on the arsenal site, it doesnt say that sagna is actually injured. anybody know what his status really is ?)

then comes our midfield. cesc's out. but thats still not as big a blow as it could have been had he been on form. the boys who are in form are ramsey and denilson. but i agree with the 'likely first team' put out in the article. with ramsey at RM and diaby at CM with denilson. its diaby's proper position and in the pre-season game(s) they did well together if i remember correctly.

ade and vanpersie up front most probably.

i was going to suggest my own first team but theres just too many options coming to mind and i'm getting confused. i'll suggest mancity's first 11 instead. much easier.

-------------------benjani----------------------
robinho--------------------------s.w.phillps
-----------elano---------ireland--------------
------------------kompany---------------------
garrido----dunne----richads---zabaleta
-----------------schmeichel------------------

seems like the areas to exploit are b/w robinho and garrido, and b/w s.w.phillips and zabaleta. and mancity are weak defensively and dont really have quality full backs. which is why we'r really going to miss theo.

anyone else got any opinions how we should play against them ?]]>

< ![CDATA[http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_4529704,00.html

he reveals a little more about the incident.

i think whats happened is that some guy has spoken angrily to gallas. maybe the insult wasnt even meant in a personal manner but he's taken it so. and then the media's asked him about something (probably to do with arsenal's inconsistency) and he's revealed the incident (bcuz its caused unrest and as a result inconsistency) when it would have been better to talk to wenger about it.

if he's taken a personal matter and made it part of the club's problem, then thats wrong.

maybe he feels wenger wudnt have done enough and he feels like he needs some support which is why he chose the media or maybe he made a mistake.
but wat is obvious is that since the birmingham incident, people have been very quick to spot his average performances and because he's captain he takes extra criticism. and he feels its unfair that the performance of the whole team is blamed solely on him (which has been happening and it isnt fair). and thats why he's trying to defend himself. he hasnt named the player. he could easily hav named the player if he wanted people to think less of that player. he's actually protected that player by not naming him. and yet winterburn suggests he should have at least named him because the 'suspicion of blame falls on 3 or 4', after saying he shouldnt have gone to the media but spoken to wenger instead. contradictory statements !

also i'd just like to clarify. i'm pretty sure he hasnt 'gone' to the media. the media's probably asked him about it. sometimes unclear words and words used with double meanings are all the media needs to exagerrate matters. people really should be more careful with their choice of words.

anyway, i'm not saying gallas should remain captain. the media's blown it so much out of proportion by going to all their pundits and forcing the fans to think that everybody thinks gallas was wrong, that now theres no option but to strip gallas of the captaincy. bcuz now even more supporters will be shouting stuff against him if he's on th pitch. and thats th last thing the players need. they need our support !

maybe there are better players than gallas. maybe he is getting to the wrong side of 30. maybe he's not good enough to be in a top 4 side. i was never looking forward to us getting him when we exchanged him for cashley. but what do i know. wenger knows loads i dont. maybe it was the best option then. he took it hoping it would come good. and it hasnt. that happens to every manager. but wat magnifies the problem is that wenger is too stubborn. it can't be that he doesnt see th problem. but he chooses to stick with it rather than make the necessary changes. thats wats cost us.
choosing to make gallas captain was a big blunder. that was a clear no-no. its suggested that he made gallas captain so that gallas would get his act right. i'm sorry but that's just as ridiculous as it gets. thats like saying i'll give the guy what he doesnt deserve so that he magically see's the light.
everybody felt that toure should be captain. its baffling why he wasnt made. there shouldnt have been one thing going against him. he's got pace. he's got determination. he's got a humble attitude. he's a terrific competitior. he can play against any top striker. wat more do you need !? why gallas was chosen over toure was probably because toure wasnt vocal enough. but then thats theoretically wrong - if wenger chose a guy who is very vocal only to motivate the players by shouting. because the players themselves are only 20 years old. you can't expect them to be of the character of experienced players such as vieira or keane etc. who respond well to shouting. its one thing to say the kids can play at premier league level at 20 yrs old. and its another to say that they'v got the same character.

wat needs to be done now is to make either almunia or toure permanent captain. not cesc. we've already seen how the media created extra pressure and criticism on the captain. and cesc doesnt need that. as it is he's having to deal with extra pressure as a result of a weak midfield.

btw has anyone read this ? any thoughts ?

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11670_4524049,00.html>

Part of me is happy to see the captaincy removed from him and even if he was sold I proberbly wouldn’t mind, but I do believe we needed someone to speak out, we’re playing shit and someone has to give a wake up call, so for that I do think he did right, but the way he did it is wrong, he should of done it in house not through the media. It is easy to blame him and he has cost us a number of goals this season with slack defending (where was the “warrior” then?), but the whole team seems to be drained and there is no bite, no tenacity we see in other teams, it seems we have to be 2 nil down with 3 minutes to go before someone realise we can shoot instead of trying to walk the ball into the net.

< ![CDATA[It used to be one week, one trouble. Now its gone to one week double trouble. This guys should get over this crap and play football.

The statements by Gallas should not destablize our morals tommorrow.At least Wenger might ve got sthing right this season.]]>