Soccer Blogs Posts Tagged William Gallas

Daily Dose: Nov 21st, 2008

2008-11-22T01:00:04+00:00

Something to read while you dream of what might have been... Cristiano Ronaldo's alternative method for terrorizing fullbacks (Off the Post) What did Marta mean exactly? (WPS Offside) Dimitar Berbatov's injury, in his own words (Dirty Tackle) River and Chacarita fans overcome matchday transport problem (NBC Sports) South Africa scared of empty stadiums at Confederations Cup (Reuters) Could insoles really protect [.

Gallas’ Rant Proves Costly; Autobiography Lessens The Blow.

2008-11-21T19:30:14+00:00

Coming as a surprise to absolutely no one, William Gallas has been stripped of the Arsenal captaincy for his very uncaptain-like rant yesterday aimed at "Mr. X" (the good money's on RvP). It's also being speculated he will be dropped from the squad to face Man City this weekend, while the band will go to [.

F**k Off William Gallas

2008-11-21T19:00:00+00:00

After William Gallas' outburst yesterday, he has been removed as the captain of Arsenal Football Club. I'm absolutely thrilled, I can't wait to see the back of him and I hope Toure or Cesc gets the armband. Gallas has brought so many problems to Arsenal and a cancer like him had to be removed. Arsene, it appears, finally woke up and saw what everyone else has been saying for a yeah and a half, that Gallas is no captain and is a disgrace to our club.

Report: Gallas Stripped of Arsenal Captaincy

2008-11-21T18:43:49+00:00

In an exclusive, France Football is reporting that French international William Gallas has been stripped the Arsenal captaincy. They claim that the often-outspoken defender has suffered the consequences for his recent verbal attack on his Arsenal team-mates and has been dropped for Saturday's trip to Manchester City.

William Gallas No Longer Captain!

2008-11-21T18:40:00+00:00

William Gallas has been stripped of the captain's armband by manager Arsene Wenger. This decision is coming just days after Gallas revealed to the press that there is infighting among the Arsenal players. Gallas' career with Arsenal could be over as well as Wenger will not allow him to travel with the club to Manchester this weekend to play City.

Gallas Stripped Of The Arsenal Captaincy

2008-11-21T18:00:42+00:00

The rumor's flying around the soccer world are that William Gallas has been stripped of the Arsenal captaincy and dropped from the squad to play Manchester City tomorrow following the Frenchman's outspoken comments about his teammates this week. While away on international duty, Gallas told a French newspaper: "We are coming up against teams who are [.

Wenger Considering Demoting Gallas After Admitting Fights In The Dressing Room…

2008-11-21T11:33:10+00:00

An interesting story in todays newspapers - an understandably irate Arsene Wenger is considering demoting club captain William Gallas after the player admitted that a fight broke out during the half-time break in the 4-4 draw with local rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Gallas apparently refused to name one Arsenal player who it seems is constantly arguing with [.

Gallas Out: Bizzare rant should cost ‘Capi’ William the armband

2008-11-21T10:30:05+00:00

Well I can't say anything that hasn't already been said elsewhere, but when an incident of this magnitude occurs I feel that I have a bit of a duty to cover it. I am, of course, talking about William Gallas' comments to the Associated Press yesterday. The controversial 'captain' has made some contentious remarks in [.

What Now Mr. Wenger?

2008-11-20T21:31:54+00:00

An interview came out today with captain William Gallas and, if reports are accurate, it's far from good news. This isn't the kind of bold leadership this young squad is in need of, but perhaps it is. But how do you take it from a player who hasn't shown the consistent mettle you'd expect from a captain?

Which Arsenal Player Is Single-Handedly Destroying Team Chemistry?

2008-11-20T19:30:41+00:00

Based on William Gallas's latest intemperate, teammate-under-bus-throwing outburst in the press, I'd be inclined to guess that it's William Gallas. But Gallas himself insists there's someone else. He stoutly refuses to name names, but then, a touch less stoutly, agrees to name ages: "I'm 31, the player is six years younger than me.

William Gallas Puts His Own Reputation Before Arsenal’s

2008-11-20T17:48:36+00:00

William Gallas's Arsenal captaincy has been questioned more than once recently, and with good reason. Last season's centre circle sit-down (pictured) comes to mind. And now - with Arsenal's title chances looking slimmer than Peter Crouch on a diet - Gallas has finally cracked and spilled all kinds of beans about internal arguments at [.

Arsenal & France set for Gallas/Silvestre defensive partnership. Where does that leave Kolo?

2008-11-14T11:11:30+00:00

France boss Raymond Domenech has today hinted that he may opt for an all-Arsenal back four ahead of Les Bleus' friendly against Uruguay next week. Along with fullbacks Gael Clichy and Bacary Sagna, Domenech has stated that he may start Arsenal captain Gallas along with Mikael Silvestre for next Wednesday's clash.

Can Arsenal save their season by beating Manchester United?

2008-11-06T16:57:16+00:00

Here we find ourselves, just over a quarter of the way through the season and the usual four-horse race seems to have already become a three-horse race. For the last few years, if a team had dropped behind this early it was usually Liverpool, but this time its Arsene's Arsenal. Now, at a hugely pivotal [.

Raining Drama In North London

2008-10-29T23:09:07+00:00

So I switched to the North London derby just in time to see David Bentley score a "fuck you" lob goal from about 35 yards out (above) to shockingly open up the scoring against his old pals. From there it was all Arsenal, at least up until the the 89th when it was 4-2. Final [...]

West Ham 0-2 Arsenal

2008-10-28T23:12:15+00:00

No dramas on the road this past weekend, although it wasn't easy. Trip to West Ham can be nervy at times, and that was the case this time around.

The start was pretty sloppy - the midfield couldn't hold onto the ball very well, and West Ham enjoyed a significant portion of the possession, leading to a few chances for the Hammers.

Photo of the Day: William Gallas + Cigarette

2008-10-25T22:00:22+00:00

So here it is: the infamous photo of William Gallas. With a cigarette. But not smoking. Yet. As published in the Daily Mail. When this story broke I remember saying "there's only one thing you can do with an unlit cigarette. And that's to light it." But call me gullible, part of me is now willing [.

Smoking William Gallas in trouble over cigarette photo

2008-10-24T21:51:14+00:00

Arsene Wenger fuming about crafty fag Arsenal captain William Gallas could face action from the club after being photographed leaving a nightclub with a cigarette in his mouth. The French defender was snapped driving his car with the fag in his mouth, although newspaper reports claim witnesses said the cigarette was unlit (possibly the first time [.

Wenger backs Gallas after Arsenal captain photographed with cigarette -- Guardian Headline

2008-10-24T17:15:00+00:00

Football's come a long way. Guiseppe Meazza was the only player in the Italy squad permitted to smoke, because he was that good. Matthias Sindelar smoked and cavorted with prostitutes during his playing days, yet still managed to beat defenders for fun.

Gallas, I can say without too much controversy, is not and never will be the same class of player as the above.

Arsenal’s William Gallas Adds Cigarettes to His Injury Recovery Program

2008-10-24T15:41:18+00:00

Uh-oh, Arsenal captain William Gallas is in trouble. Seems he was pictured leaving a nightclub on Thursday morning with a cigarette in his mouth (no pictures online, yet). The cigarette was unlit, but I'm not sure that gets him out of trouble. Mostly because there's only one thing you can do with an unlit cigarette.

Friday Night Links

2008-10-18T03:27:02+00:00

Previews of the weekend's fixtures courtesy of The Sun, The Telegraph and Sky Sports. The Injury Front Michael Owen does it again. I guess it's comforting Beye, Gutierrez and Martins are coming back...then again, maybe not. If Kinnear can stay calm about this, it will be the first sign of hell freezing over.

Tall task ahead this weekend

2008-10-16T21:52:58+00:00

The injured list is lengthy heading into this weekend's crucial clash with Everton. After dropping points in the past two matches, it's vital to pick up three points. It'll have to be done without William Gallas, Nicklas Bendtner, and Bacary Sagna, all three picking up knocks on international duty.

The Tuesday Portrait: William Gallas

2008-10-01T19:14:19+00:00

I realize that this isn't the obvious word, but there's something ethereal about him. Arguing that he's "a smart, strong player with an unfortunate temperamental streak" misses the point completely, since there's every reason to think that his temperamental streak is also the raw fuel of his will.

Well That Wasn’t Pleasant

2008-09-29T16:40:06+00:00

I'm still recovering from that. Tip of the cap to the coach and players of Hull City - they played an outstanding game, whereas the high paid players of Arsenal looked liked they didn't care Geovanni's goal was sublime, but he was given too much time and too much space. William Gallas is once again facing a hail of criticism for his shoddy defending and leadership.

Premier League: William Gallas warns Arsenal to show more respect or face losing out on silverware

2008-09-29T10:51:00+00:00

William Gallas warns Arsenal to show more respect or face losing out on silverware

Arsenal defender William Gallas has warned his team-mates they cannot afford to take so-called lesser teams for granted if they are to mount a serious challenge for the Premier League title.

From Telegraph.

Thoughts on Hull City and the weekend

2008-09-29T06:17:25+00:00

Coming out of the ground on Saturday I heard one disgruntled Arsenal fan behind me say "You know, if it were up to me I'd drop the whole fucking lot of them and play the kids on Tuesday".

Knee-jerk reactions to defeats like Saturday's are normal but it was easy to see where he was coming from.

Hull see off the might of Arsenal

2008-09-27T18:35:00+00:00

Hull City have this evening beaten the might of Arsenal in their own backyard. It is, undoubtedly the result of this season's Premier League and Hull manager Phill Brown can take a tremendous amount of credit for it.

Brown started with a very attacking line-up, a move that many people felt would see Hull be humiliated but that was far from the case.

Guns shoot down the violent Wanderers as the criticised strike back

2008-09-21T08:18:00+00:00

Welcome back fellow Gooners, it has been a while but now I am ready to give you news and post match analysis of Arsenal's fixtures. I would like to start off with a personal boast, saying that this summer I managed to meet the French National team during their visit to play Sweden in a friendly. As you know, many of our present and former players are in the French squad.

Arsenal go top of the league as Bolton revert to type

2008-09-21T08:11:15+00:00

Well, it's top of the league for Arsenal with a 3-1 win over Bolton.

Games up there are rarely dull and yesterday was no exception. We started brightly but found ourselves a goal behind early on as our central defensive weakness was exposed again. From a corner William Gallas stood watching as Kevin Davies ran off him, leaving Kolo Toure with two men to mark, and the Bolton man got to the ball first to head his side in the lead.

Classy display sends Wenger-haters back into their caves

2008-09-20T23:32:30+00:00

The amber fluid was flowing in the land of ArseNews as a silky Arsenal side outclassed a tough Bolton outfit. Megson's Men took the lead in the 14th minute as Kevin Davies climbed above Kolo Toure to head in a Joey O'Brien corner. A lack of communication between Toure, William Gallas and Gael Clichy [.

CONCACAF at the UEFA Champions League, Matchday 1

2008-09-19T02:13:30+00:00

The first matchday of the group stage is complete, so here's a summary of the CONCACAF players in the UEFA Champions League:Rafa Márquez scored the opening goal (a header from a corner kick) in Barcelona's 3-1 victory over Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday. He played all 90 minutes.Carlos Vela played the last six minutes of Arsenal's 1-1 draw at Dinamo Kiev.