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Gallas is captain: It’s official

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In a surprising move, Le Boss has opted to hand king-moaner William Gallas the captain’s armband for the new season. It was widely-expected that the role would be given to Gilberto given that he deputised so ably for Thierry Henry for such long periods last season.

Le Boss has made his mind up and confirms the decision on Arsenal.com. “The captain will be William Gallas,. There will also be two vice-captains, Kolo Toure and Gilberto.

“I feel centre back is always the best position to lead on the pitch and it is Gallas who has more experience at the back. But Gilberto has always been a great captain and Kolo Toure has a stature too.”

The decision to install Gallas as captain is sure to be met with mixed approval by fans. As I mentioned a few days ago, Gallas has not even been with the Club for a full season and even missed a huge chunk of that campaign through injury. Yet the thing that irks Arsenal fans most is that when he returned to action he moaned, whined and moaned some more about the state of our Club. Gallas even openly questioned his very own future at Arsenal before the players reconvened for pre-season training. That’s what makes the decision to hand him the armband so contentious.

Yes, we have seen a chirpier William Gallas in the past few weeks, talking a much more positive and sensible game. But I’d bet Gallas has known that he will be the new captain for some time now and this is probably why he has been in a much more upbeat frame of mind.

Given that our squad is young, our players need a captain they can look up to both on and off the pitch. Let’s hope that Le Boss is right. Thankfully, he usually is.

Do you think Le Boss is right to hand the captain's armband to William Gallas? Leave your thoughts below.

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Posted by Marco Bilello on August 9, 2007 5:14 PM in News
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Shocker.
Can't believe Gilberto wasn't picked. He led us for 75% of last season, and did a bloody-good job considering.

Posted by: Craig | August 9, 2007 9:53 PM

dont know what wenger is playin at
i dont want that moaner as captain
i would of stuck gilberto as captain and kolo as vice
they are truly loyal servants to arsenal unlike that fool whos only been there a season

Posted by: Anonymous | August 10, 2007 12:02 AM

I've been hoping for Gallas to be named captain. I think the responsibility will help him regain his Chelsea form. He was really the only Chelsea player I'd ever coveted, and if he can get back to that form, he could become the best center-back in the world again. That and I think our past 2 captains have been generally nice guys, at least off the pitch. We need a tough-guy to lead the team.

Posted by: Bleustilton | August 10, 2007 4:44 AM

I think our players will be scared of gallas and so will do everything well so yeah i think its good

Posted by: Anonymous | August 10, 2007 8:31 AM

I expected Gallas to become captain for arsenal, I agree that centre back is probably the best posistion to lead a team. Gallas, being 30, is also the most experienced and qualified member of our back four, making him a great choice for captain! I think the new and motivated skipper will do a great job in leading the young gunners in the new season.

Posted by: Johnny | August 10, 2007 11:52 AM

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