Fantasy Debate: Future of William Gallas
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Today’s topic:
Out of contract Gallas has been sidelined for a month now with a mysterious leg problem while Wenger revealed he is to hold a second meeting with the player’s agent next week over his future.
What’s your gut feeling – will Gallas stay or go?
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He’s off to Wigan at the end of the season. He’s bought a caravan there!
I sincerely hope he stays.
I actually think he’ll leave, but I really hope he stays 🙁
Gallas Leaving would mean that Wenger has to buy another Vermaelen type Defender to partner the Verminator. I would preferably like to see Hangerland, Cheilini or Lucio.
I do think Gallas would sign on for another year
I’m all in favor of experience, especially when the rest of the team is so young, but I think we’ve seen the best from Gallas. He did well after he was stripped of captaincy, but once his spirit was amputated, it will never fully recover. Quality defenders are not hard to find, lots of teams play very defensive football nowdays and they bred a new generation of big, strong players like TV. We need another signing of that sort with more potential, smaller ego and wage bill and we’ll be all set.
no idea at all.
sol is well past his best but it has been good to have a tall centre half in the side: neither gallas nor the verminator are that tall by today’s standards.
happy for william to be a squad man and play 20-25 matches.
hop gallas stays n d manager brings anoda uncompromising central defender so we hav strength in depth in dt department.
I would like gallas to stay but wenger shld pls buy another vamerlean
imo it depends on if we win anything this season (if gallas stays or not)
Gallas stays. If he leaves it will be for a French team.
We need him since I’m sure this is Silvestre’s last season with us and Sol probably has a 50:50 chance of getting another year here. So other than Vermaelen we would maybe have only Djourou who has been out this whole season. I can’t remember a season where Arsenal hasn’t had a centerback get injured so I think we will need to go into the season with at least four. I’d like to see us start next season with at least Vermaelen, Djourou, Gallas, and one other CB that we buy over the summer
I don’t think there is any doubt that he is off to be honest. A real shame as he has been excellent this year
if he leaves he leaves,not a big deal we just get another defender,if cesc leaves thats big trouble,henry will not come back as we dont need him now,van persie arshavin bendtner eduardo walcott,henry is off to u s a for cash and a holiday,if people think henry is coming back or we need him they are deluded,never really liked gallas anyway,der are plenty of younger better defenders out der,vermaelen is proff of that,aaron hughes is better than hangeland anyway
I like Gallas. But if he goes we could do well to add a good CB with sum speed. Doesn’t have to be blinding, but it seems we get beat by speedy players too much in back.
I would like to see us add a bit more height and strength in defence but it’d be tough to find a suitable replacement with the experience that gallas has.
It’s not that gallas isn’t good enough, it’s just that this is the 2nd season in a row where he’s had to sit out quite a few games with an injury later in the season and imo if there’s one position we need continuity, it’s at CB.
He’s lost a bit of pace but he’s still good enough to play at any level imo. He’s saved us many times this season with saving slide tackles, so he would be hard to replace, but we certainly need reinforcements at least.
If djourou could shake his injury problems we’d have our answer I think.
Hope h stay at least for another year. Sol is doing just OK but will not lat fo eve anyway think he is only in for the season? However it would be good to let Silvest and if Gallas stays break in a young guy again who will stay along time and continue to improve. LaurieB
I actualy thick gallas should stay bcos he have d experience as an old player in arsenal and also his good if they always pair him and vamaelem together
I think he stays…Vermaelen and Gallas have a good chemistry working. He won’t cost a lot to renew.
Money always seems to be an issue at The Emirates…so Gallas is priced right and it gives Wenger another year to assess other talents and gather the money to make a big swoop.
As good as i think he has been this season, I will never forgive Gallas for 2008.
And he has always been a Chelsea player to my eyes, so as long as we replace him adequately, I will not be sad to see him go.
AW may be thinking he’ll have Djourou back, and possibly Nordvedt back from loan. Haven’t seen him play but his rep is immense, including, specifically, that he is mature/experienced for a player of his age. He’s a had a year in the german league, and a year (?) home in Norway – 2 full seasons.
Wenger buy Chiellini and Buffon. End of story.
Djourou???
Ouch…”Chocolate Senderos” is NOT a quality option at CB.
I’d keep Gallas one more season then clear the decks (Gallas/Djourou) and bring in QUALITY.
That’s way off and dissapointing from you.
chocolate senderos? wow. OK, he’s swiss, and he’s 6’4 but the comparison ends there. Twice the pace, twice the skill, still needs to work on his positional play, if i remember correctly – it’s been a while.
but regardless of your opinion of Djourou, the point is – Gallas wants two years. If the boss won’t give him that, he’ll probably take the free, and a big pay day. So keeping Gallas for one year isnt an option, and I doubt he’ll sign him for two and then try to sell after one, either.
Be interesting to see how it pans out…. in any event, Arsene knows….
Gallas should stay his good combinatiom with vermaelen
love him to stay!! but wont happen…
been offered 60k and on 80k now.. sure someone else will pay more… and a big signing on bonus….
I am a big fan of gallas but a mercinary!! only after money!!
Djourou couldn’t even crack the starting line-up for the Swiss team at Euro 2008.
Not only that…he never saw the pitch the entire tournament!!
Fact check it if you don’t believe me.
“Twice the pace, twice the skill”…(of Senderos).
That’s some funny shit dude.
Almost sounds like a back-handed compliment??
Lets see how fast on that knee he tore up this summer.
We need a QUALITY CB…especially if we loose Gallas.
Not another “development project”.
This team will be set for years to come if we’d just sign a QUALITY striker, CB and ‘keeper.
They don’t even have to be mega-stars…just experienced with a real pedigree.