Petit - Uk press to blame on Gallas

Former Arsenal great Emmanuel Petit claims that William Gallas has been the victim of anti-French British media.

Despite the fact that Gallas was stripped of the Gunners captaincy after an interview with a French journalist, Petit has painted his fellow-countryman as the innocent party along with fan-kicking Eric Cantona.

"The gutter press in England are doing their job well," Petit told L'Equipe TV. "They are happy when they can hit out at a French player, and I am well placed to know that. They already did that with other French players such as Cantona.

"It's been a year now that the press have tried to push Gallas out of Arsenal. Why? I have no idea."

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_4548432,00.html


Is the media to blame or is it Gallas throwing his toys out of the pram every five minutes that's the reason he's not fit to captain a top European side?

Petit clearly has a bit of jungle fever.

Great comment by someone on the F365 website

"Yeah, those bloody press. Getting on Cantona's back for kicking fans during games. They love it when English players do that"

Parks lives wrote:Former Arsenal great Emmanuel Petit

Did I miss something during the nineties ?

IIRC he wasn't *that* special for Arsenal...

Petit is wrong but clearly Gallas is taking the heat for a mess that is of Wengers making.

Parks lives wrote:"They are happy when they can hit out at a French player,

"It's been a year now that the press have tried to push Gallas out of Arsenal. Why? I have no idea."

Has he no idea or not? this is like one of Gallas's clues. The thing is how does he know what the 'gutter' press in England have been doing. He doesn't live here does he read the stuff? If so then surely he has some idea

I assume Petit is of the opinion that the media darling Wenger is german?

The HuddFather™ wrote:Petit is wrong but clearly Gallas is taking the heat for a mess that is of Wengers making.

Incorrect

Without Gallas' stupidity, Gallas would not be taking the heat for anything

Wenger is a manager who has made mistakes. If gallas wants to be the manager of arsenal he should apply for that job

why do the British press keep making up these stories about Gallas? If he didn't say these things then he should sue them

Who do the gutter press in France pick on just out of interest ?

They surely pick on someone / something / england / africa

COTR wrote:Who do the gutter press in France pick on just out of interest ?

They surely pick on someone / something / england / africa

North africans.

Petit was a good player but (like Gallas) he's a c**t

COTR wrote:

The HuddFather wrote:Petit is wrong but clearly Gallas is taking the heat for a mess that is of Wengers making.

Incorrect

Without Gallas' stupidity, Gallas would not be taking the heat for anything

Wenger is a manager who has made mistakes. If gallas wants to be the manager of arsenal he should apply for that job

Petit is spot on.

They started getting on his back after the Birmingham game when he sulked - you know, as all Frenchman do. Had it been Lionheart Terry we'd be praising his "passion" and commitment".

I can see the headlines now:

"The Warrior Terry is rightly livid at the slackness of his fellow soldiers in battle"

There was also the smoking incident.

Olé wrote:There was also the smoking incident.

My mate was at the same nightclub as him when that happened - and he's an Arsenal fan too.

Not sure how big a deal it is, Berbatov & Rooney have both been snapped doing it.

Olé wrote:

COTR wrote:

The HuddFather wrote:Petit is wrong but clearly Gallas is taking the heat for a mess that is of Wengers making.

Incorrect

Without Gallas' stupidity, Gallas would not be taking the heat for anything

Wenger is a manager who has made mistakes. If gallas wants to be the manager of arsenal he should apply for that job

Petit is spot on.

They started getting on his back after the Birmingham game when he sulked - you know, as all Frenchman do. Had it been Lionheart Terry we'd be praising his "passion" and commitment".

I think the main flaw in your point here is that terry actually acts as a captain whereas gallas acts like an idiot

Also if it is the press' fault then why on earth has Wenger stripped gallas of the captaincy ? Is Wenger anti france as well ?

Rooney got just as much $h!t for the smoking incident too

Silly Ole.

COTR wrote:

Olé wrote:

COTR wrote:

The HuddFather wrote:Petit is wrong but clearly Gallas is taking the heat for a mess that is of Wengers making.

Incorrect

Without Gallas' stupidity, Gallas would not be taking the heat for anything

Wenger is a manager who has made mistakes. If gallas wants to be the manager of arsenal he should apply for that job

Petit is spot on.

They started getting on his back after the Birmingham game when he sulked - you know, as all Frenchman do. Had it been Lionheart Terry we'd be praising his "passion" and commitment".

I think the main flaw in your point here is that terry actually acts as a captain whereas gallas acts like an idiot

Also if it is the press' fault then why on earth has Wenger stripped gallas of the captaincy ? Is Wenger anti france as well ?

How did he act uncaptain-like? Roy Keane was praised when he criticised the youngsters at the club - who think they've made it before they've actually won anything.

Wenger stripped Gallas of the captaincy because he has no backbone. It's much easier to blame Gallas for the teams problems than to take responsibility for HIS teams poor performances.

As far I was aware Gallas was given another chance of captaincy in the summer on the condition that there were no more bad incidents. Obviously his comments made ten days ago was the last straw as far a Wenger was concerned.

What Gallas did was wrong. I agreed with his sentiments, but you don't ever come out and make the club look like a complete circus. He had to go regardless if it made Wenger look bad by giving him another shot.

Strangely enough I actually felt a bit sorry for Gallas at the time, he isn't a captain by nature, that is obvious enough. In the end it was too much for him. Most clubs have numerous players that have strong leadership qualities. Even though Gary Neville had been injured for a long time, Man Utd have around five personalities that could easily step into his shoes. Most of the time they are all on the pitch together anyway, so regardless of who is wearing the armband they have strong direction. Tony Adams had Lee Dixon, Nigel Winterburn, Steve Bould and even players like Alan Smith. Patrick Vieira had the likes of Sol Campbell, Martin Keown, Ray Parlour, Dennis Bergkamp as well as players like Ashley Cole and Jens Lehmann who were not exactly captain material but they had plenty of character and bottle. Who did Gallas have? No wonder he folded in the manner he did.

Amy Lawrence wrote an exellent article a week ago saying we lack character throughout the entire squad. Wenger is solely responsible for the players in the squad, he needs to sort this out sharpish otherwise its UEFA Cup for us next season.

Olé wrote:

COTR wrote:

Olé wrote:

COTR wrote:

The HuddFather wrote:Petit is wrong but clearly Gallas is taking the heat for a mess that is of Wengers making.

Incorrect

Without Gallas' stupidity, Gallas would not be taking the heat for anything

Wenger is a manager who has made mistakes. If gallas wants to be the manager of arsenal he should apply for that job

Petit is spot on.

They started getting on his back after the Birmingham game when he sulked - you know, as all Frenchman do. Had it been Lionheart Terry we'd be praising his "passion" and commitment".

I think the main flaw in your point here is that terry actually acts as a captain whereas gallas acts like an idiot

Also if it is the press' fault then why on earth has Wenger stripped gallas of the captaincy ? Is Wenger anti france as well ?

How did he act uncaptain-like? Roy Keane was praised when he criticised the youngsters at the club - who think they've made it before they've actually won anything.

Wenger stripped Gallas of the captaincy because he has no backbone. It's much easier to blame Gallas for the teams problems than to take responsibility for HIS teams poor performances.

Wasnt Keane sold not long after that incident?

I think those comments were made for a piece on MUTV that was not broadcasted. He was released from his shortly after.

But before that Keane was never short of a word or two for his team mates, he just never crossed the line.

Dont see how Gallas can be defended really. He really is a $h!t captain..and I love the French

Olé wrote:

COTR wrote:

Olé wrote:

COTR wrote:

The HuddFather wrote:Petit is wrong but clearly Gallas is taking the heat for a mess that is of Wengers making.

Incorrect

Without Gallas' stupidity, Gallas would not be taking the heat for anything

Wenger is a manager who has made mistakes. If gallas wants to be the manager of arsenal he should apply for that job

Petit is spot on.

They started getting on his back after the Birmingham game when he sulked - you know, as all Frenchman do. Had it been Lionheart Terry we'd be praising his "passion" and commitment".

I think the main flaw in your point here is that terry actually acts as a captain whereas gallas acts like an idiot

Also if it is the press' fault then why on earth has Wenger stripped gallas of the captaincy ? Is Wenger anti france as well ?

How did he act uncaptain-like? Roy Keane was praised when he criticised the youngsters at the club - who think they've made it before they've actually won anything.

Wenger stripped Gallas of the captaincy because he has no backbone. It's much easier to blame Gallas for the teams problems than to take responsibility for HIS teams poor performances.

You are too used to the Madrid and Barca circus mate

I'll leave you with another quote from an anti france player


Gaël Clichy last night broke ranks and accused the deposed Arsenal captain Wiliam Gallas of wrecking morale with his extraordinary outburst levelled against team-mates last week.

Clichy, the left-back who has started 21 games this season, most of them alongside Gallas in Arsenal's defence, said: "Maybe there is some truth in what William has said, but it is something which should have remained between him and the manager. They have since discussed the matter, but it is still a shame. It has shattered something within the squad."

I think Gallas is taking a lot more $h!t than if he were playing for any other club, because what he said was so off-message from the Wenger propaganda machine (all his ex-players turned pundits).

The HuddFather wrote:I think Gallas is taking a lot more $h!t than if he were playing for any other club, because what he said was so off-message from the Wenger propaganda machine (all his ex-players turned pundits).

Are many other captains bitching about their teammates in the press ?

If we have missed something you know about please do tell T/S

COTR wrote:

The HuddFather wrote:I think Gallas is taking a lot more $h!t than if he were playing for any other club, because what he said was so off-message from the Wenger propaganda machine (all his ex-players turned pundits).

Are many other captains bitching about their teammates in the press ?

If we have missed something you know about please do tell T/S

You missed the point entirely.

If Gerrard came out and said rotation was rubbish, because the replacements weren't of nearly the same quality as the 1st XI, would he be wrong?

Not really.

Would he get hammered for it?

Not likely, seeing as all the pro-Liverpool pundits criticise Benitez for it anyway.

BTW, Ian "it was like playing in a foreign country" Rush is a total conte.