Comments on: Gallas tantrum shows that Arsenal are feeling the pressure

By: Karl

Karl — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:45:29 +0000

I don’t really care about Gallas being a good/bad captain (in fact, the shitter, the better) nor Arsenal cracking under pressure (hope they do though).

To me its just funny how Arsenal management, players and fans share the same trait – the ‘Love for Excuses’.

If you pay someone a COUPLE of MILLION pounds, you’d EXPECT him to behave PROFESSIONAL. (at the end of the day, we the fans are actually paying the players).

The injury was a bad one (my sincere condolences to Eduardo), but compare the reactions with that of a similiar injury to Alan Smith about 3 years ago (against bitterest rivals), and it’s easy to see the immaturity/unprofessionalism of some super-rich boys.

By: James

James — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:25:54 +0000

And united are chasing!

By: dave28

dave28 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:21:08 +0000

This is all getting rather ridiculous. Neil wrote a article about the reaction of Gallas after the game and the effects it could cause to Arsenals psyce during the title showdown. But as it often goes, its turned into a slagging match between the upset Arsenal fans (due to a horrific incident, a unjust penalty call and unexplainable Captaincy) and the Reds fans.

I think what Neil wrote was a genuine article of HIS opinion. The debate is whether or not it was just a reaction of a highly emotional afternoon or that Gallas was showing he and maybe his team-mates are feeling the pressure of a very impressive United team – nothing else.

In my view, Gallas was wrong to do what he did no matter what emotion he was feeling. He is the CAPTAIN and senior figure in a very young side and it his duty to lead them through tough times with his head held high. He is the LEADING EXAMPLE.

But however much you debate on whether it was emotion or pressure it tells us nothing, because at the end of the day leagues are won by points, not the amount of stress you can put on a team.

By: harasuke

harasuke — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:12:25 +0000

STALLONE-ROCK. you’re very wrong here…no manutd fan r anti-arsenal, they r anti-liverpool.

gallas is NOT a good captain , but that is my personal opinion , its down 2 wenger 2 decide. but lets be fair recent captains in manutd n arsenal were not calmminded( viera, keane). actually controlled himself…he did not karate-kick a fan , did he?

N, really arsenal should not be under any pressure… remember last year, everyone was predicting they were goind 2 end 5th? actually, the pressure should be on manutd 4 their moneyspending 2 a title winning side…

By: STALLONE-ROCK

STALLONE-ROCK — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:03:54 +0000

AHMED U ARE A CLOWN; APPERANTLY U ARE THOSE ANTI ARSENAL GUYS FROM THE MAN UNITED CAMP. I AM NOT AN ARSENAL FAN BUT IF YOU ARE FAULTING GALLAS BEHAVIOUR GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCE U ARE JUST BEING RIDICULOUS. MIND U THIS IS FOOTBALL, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN TO ANY PLAYER IN THE NEXT 11 MATCHES. I AM NOT PRAYING IT HAPPENS TO ANY TEAM OR ANY PLAYER. BUT WHAT IF IT DOES HAPPEN TO MAN U PLAYER I AM SURE U WILL HERE DEFENDING THE COMMITMENT OF THE PLAYER INSTEAD OF FAULTING THE UNPROFESSIONAL DISPLAY OF A FRUSTRATED PLAYER. GALLAS IS HUMAN GIVE HIM A BREAK, HE JUST SAW A TEAM-MATE BEING TAKEN OFF WITH A CARRIER THREATENING INJURY AND ANOTHER TEAMMATE FOOLISHLY GIVEN AWAY THE POINTS AND HIS EMOTIONS TOOK THE BETTER OF HIM SO WHAT?I AM SURE YOU WILL NOT PERFORM BETTER THAN HE DID GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCE. SO DROP THE ISSUE AND GROW UP

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:32:29 +0000

iqnadir,

it doesn’t clear the captain of acting like a petulant retard and setting a bad example for the team on the pitch.

yes, a teammate is supposed to watch for his comrades, which Gallas does in the incident you refer to. But how does that exonerate Gallas from another, unrelated event that happened on the pitch?

then again, he should be fine, so should Arsenal.

By: iqnadirshah

iqnadirshah — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:39:28 +0000

This is not to justify anything, but I’m putting it only as a reminder to Arsenal fans about our captain’s conduct and the supposed lack of leadership qualities. Arseblog reports that Gallas spent much of the last week with Sagna after the death of his bro consoling him and his family. So i guess that clears our captain and he knows how much every wrong decision that goes against us means to everyone and he just showed his disgust at the official(who deserved some more). We have some tough matches ahead and we do count on Gallas to lead us, he he………

By: Sohail

Sohail — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:51:19 +0000

I take my comments back for insulting Man U fans.

I was just defending Gallas in the position he was put it in and got a little too emotional.

By: James

James — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:05:08 +0000

The fact that all arsenal fans are trying to avoid is that they drew against a relegation threatened side.They played against10 men for 87 min and failed to win.United now smell blood and will chase like a dog after a little cat.Dont give me that bullshit that they were emotionally affected.Newsflash!Manutd dont give a fuck!Manutd now are playing the best football and arsenal are rattled.They failed to take full advantage of manutd earlier season problems and now it will haunt them.gallas was pathetic.Crying?give me a fucking break,he was supposed to the experienced head but the younger players behaved better.What message does this show to the rest?

By: Andrei

Andrei — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:08:17 +0000

Simmy, have you observed how Rooney behved on the three ocassions he was made captain? He was an angel.

As for Gallas not being a good captain, we should just let it to rest. True that the boss might give the armband to someone, but if the feeling in the dressing room is not a pleasant one and the captain does nothing or little about it, then another player will become a “dresing room captain”. Did you see the way the Drogba, Lampard and Terry took turns in encouraging their team mates yesterday? That is what I am talking about. On top of that I am willing to bet that the main motivational force in the Man Utd dressing room is not Giggs, Neville, Ronaldo or Scholes. The real leadership come from Ferdinand, VDS and Rooney.

So whether Gallas is a good captain or not is irrelevant as are his reactions. If the players feel leader-less they will turn to someone else.