Am I the only who thinks that the William Gallas rumpus is just another attempt by the English media to undermine the Arsenal boss?
After the success of the the unbeaten season, Arsene Wenger has done what few managers in the English game are capable of doing. He has taken a young and largely inexperienced group and molded them into a force in the Premier League and Champions League. Wenger has done this without changing his ethos, his belief in the passing game and his reluctance to pay the ludicrous sums that other managers have sanctioned on over priced footballers. Yes, he has spent, but he has bought players with potential for reasonable transfer fees. He has managed yet again to unearth sublime talent, such as Carlos Vela, but also signed domestic talent like Aaron Ramsey. He will pay large transfer fees such as that paid for Samir Nasri, but he usually gets it right. The Arsenal manager buys players who fit his system, intelligent players who seem to be able to adapt quickly. Compare this policy to the 30m Man Utd paid Spurs for Berbatov who has contributed little or nothing and seems ill at ease, or the 20m Liverpool paid for Keane. This is not about Wenger versus Ferguson but can you remember the last time the united boss was subjected to the same degree of scrutiny. There is more at stake here than the future of Arsene Wenger, this is about the beautiful game.
Can you imagine what the Premier league would be like if all the teams where like Bolton. Simply put, there is something about Arsenal’s playing style that enlightens English football, and personally I do not think that sits well with some in the English Football establishment. Watch Arsenal’s reserve team and those English born players learning their trade and admit that the English national side will benefit in years to come. Look at how Arsenal have nurtured Theo Walcott, do you think he would be half the player he is now of he had gone anywhere else?
Gallas goes to the press and criticises the group and is stripped of the captaincy. Instead of seeing it for what it is, one player going on a bit of a rant, all of sudden the media portray Arsenal as being in crisis. Qualifiers for the Champions League group stage and in touch with the EPL leaders, some crisis.
