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The good news is that William Gallas will be available and I must say that I'm quite comfortable and confident with the prospect of Gallas and Johan Djourou pairing up again.

@ Luxinbrasil — I have to disagree with your assessment of the Gallas goal mate.

There were a lot of contrasting opinions of Gallas in particular, some readers saying that he is incredibly important to the side and others suggesting that he is the weakest link at the back.

Song, arguably our most improved player is on 4 yellow cards and we should ensure that he doesn't miss the Chelsea game.The partnership of Gallas and Vermaelen is outstanding, yet one can not expect them to play in every game, and it is in that are we are weak in cover.With regards to the full back situation, perm any two from four, that is Clichy, Gibbs, Eboue, Sagna and even Traore they are attacking wing backs and are always at risk on the quick counter attack by the opposition.Almunia still doesn't impress me and his command of his area is still indecisive and he is still vulnerable to letting goals in, especially to his near post.Wenger being Wenger, I doubt he will buy in January, and it is a pity we didn't go for Given months before he joined City, when he was available for a comparatively cheap price.This new diamond shape or 4 -1-4-1 is working well and we have an abundance of quality to interchange, which bemuses the opposition more often than not.We have every chance this year, and we are also being helped by the fact that the other so called big four sides are showing their vulnerability.A couple of decent signings, not squad players in January, and hopefully we are in the mix.

You just have to contrast the press and media coverage of the Gallas tackle and the Robinson one to tell you all you need to know.

In all honesty, I'd rather see the back of Gallas in the centre of defence than Toure.

Once one of Gallas, King or Dawson go down we have Bassong, Kaboul, and Corluka to fill in.

Whilst I have been pleased with the combination of Gallas and Vermaelen I long for the stability we had with the likes of Adams & Bould or indeed Adams & Keown and perhaps this pair could provide that in years to come.

Talking of Gallas - just to use as a random example for some perspective on Oxlade - Chamberlain: Willy G had a goal record of 1 in 11 for us, Ox's is less than 1 in 14.

Not exact matches

The last time Arsenal agreed such a deal was when they sold Ashley Cole to Chelsea in 2006, with William Gallas leaving the Blues and joining the Gunners as part of the deal.

Wenger brought in a 29 year old William Gallas from Chelsea as part of the deal that saw Ashley Cole join the Blues and last term the Arsenal boss brought in Yossi Benayoun in on a relatively successful season long loan spell.

The main argument in favour of Manchester United is the strength of the defence that set the record.Chelsea got there with a full - strength reliable back four of Terry, Carvalho, Ferreira and Gallas.

So which players are in your Team of the Week, mohawk - sporting Willy Gallas or Lou Ferrigno impersonator Carlos Tevez?

Defensive partners at the back for Arsenal for a number of years, it soon emerged that Kolo Toure and William Gallas did not get along at all, with Toure eventually feeling he had to leave the club for Manchester City to get away from the Frenchman, who was known for being a difficult personality.

The Daily Telegraph reports that William Gallas feels that the team are guilty of trying to play too much attractive football sometimes.

With 26 Premier League goals in total, including some impressive strikes, William Gallas fared well at both Chelsea and Arsenal as a top contributor of goals from the back.

In just four years at Arsenal, Gallas had one hell of a journey at the club with on - field tantrums and being stripped off the captaincy the tip of the iceberg.

After running down his four - year contract at Arsenal, Gallas completed his London tour by signing for arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur where he also spent another four years of his career.

Signed from Chelsea in a swap deal with Ashley Cole that summer, Gallas found himself at left - back in this game having previously complained about the position during his ugly exit out of Stamford Bridge.

There was the centre - half Alex Song who was made to adapt to a DM, but he spent most of the time thinking he was an attacking midfielder along with William Gallas the centre - half.

Wenger's training is soft and not able to bring out the best in players, Thiery Henry, Vieira, Willaim Gallas who played under Wenger as captains and played under Mourinho and Pep Guadiola in case of Henry confirmed last season at different fora that training under Wenger was inferior to that of Mourinho or Guadiola.

let me remind you incase you have forgotten; Due to financial constraints, we had to rely on a team that had lots of inexperienced teenagers (eg teenage walcott, ramsey, gibbs, wilshere, fabregas etc), injury prone players (eg, RVP, TR7, Diaby, gibbs, walcott, wilshere, etc) and some cheap mediocre players (squillaci, denilson, arshavin, chamack, Lord, Gervinho, Gallas, Andre santos, Park chu young etc.).

And just by coincidence I was channel surfing the other night and came across a PL review of the 2008 - 9 season (I think it was that season) and watched Cech flap at a cross letting in Gallas behind for us to win 1 - 0.

William Gallas also gave his opinion and had this to say, according to a report in the Sun: «Maybe it is time to change something at the end of the season,» the ex-Arsenal defender said.

Arsenal had gone from the experience of Toure and Gallas, to an unknown French defender in Laurent Koscielny playing regularly in the centre of defence.

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Arsenal Almunia 7 — Had little to do, but what he did do he did well Sagna 7 — Lost the ball a couple of times but reliable as ever Gallas 9 — Excellent game, this season will be an important one for the Frenchman and this was a great way to start it Clichy 7 — Didn't put a foot wrong Fabregas 9 — Wonderful performance capped with a brace (Ramsey) 7 — The Welsh Cesc is coming along nicely Vermaelen 9 — An assured debut that left me forgetting about the absence of Kolo Denilson 8 — Top notch display Song Billong 8 — Solid and measured Arshavin 8 — Kept going from the 1st to the final minute Van Persie 8 — No goals, but two assists and a hand in an other (Eduardo) 7 — Lethal finisher showed what he is all about in his cameo Bendtner 8 — Really impressed me and is continuing to improve every game (Eboue) 7 — Helped close out the game.

Thiery Henry, Gallas and Patrick Vierra at different fora had thumbed down the training given by Wenger compared to that of Pep and Mourinho.

Got to say awch about Toure, he was part of the invincables... He and Gallas just didn't work together and I would put that down to Gallas due to the fact that Toure prooved he could do it alongside a reliable partner.

However, for me the weakest Arsenal side is the one that lost 3 - 0 to Manchester City on the day after Gallas was stripped of the captain's armband.

Try and think of d world class DEFENDERS dat we hav either made or brought thru out wengers reign, and u will only recall a handfull of dem, like Ashley Cole, sol Campbell, William gallas mayb?

The club will still keep hold of William gallas and henry.

Save for a few exceptions that prove the rule (Gallas / Cole, Eto'o / Ibrahimovic, Matic / Luiz), swap deals almost never happen (for the avoidance of doubt, Wayne Rooney and Romelu Lukaku trading clubs was not a swap deal).

One of only a few players who have represented three top - flight London Premier League teams, William Gallas retired from playing professionally in 2014 after a season playing the Australian A-League for Perth Glory.

All things considered I suggest the manager will opt for a team consisting of Manuel Almunia in goals, William Gallas and Thomas Vermaelen in the centre of defence and Sagna and Eboue starting on the right and left respectively.

Regardless of this, the reason I want Gallas to sign a new deal is not to prove that Arsenal have learnt their lessons from the past but because I rate Gallas as one of the best defenders in the world and I believe that Arsenal are stronger with him than without him.

you will all just hav to make do with the french, who only sing when their winning as an arsenal fan i will cheer on our french players in the comp with the dirty taste in my mouth of poetic justice... anelka deflection, henry hand to foot to gallas....

I know Gallas got it in only his second season but he was far more experienced and in a position of greater influence.

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however, there is an option of partnering silvestre and gallas at the back and toure in the central midfield next to fabregas.

when have we bought a player that has proven EPL pedigree????? campbell, sylvestre were free, gallas was part of the wanker deal....

Part of the gripe I still have with Gallas choice is that he was so new.

What are u trying to justify to me with Gallas what is the main role of a defender to defend his goal gallas made more effort to score goals than to defend check the stats we have leaked more goals than ever since gallas has come here don't get me wrong he is not a bad player but I will listen to mourinho on defenders anytime and he said gallas is not a good center back and he played him at rightGallas what is the main role of a defender to defend his goal gallas made more effort to score goals than to defend check the stats we have leaked more goals than ever since gallas has come here don't get me wrong he is not a bad player but I will listen to mourinho on defenders anytime and he said gallas is not a good center back and he played him at rightgallas made more effort to score goals than to defend check the stats we have leaked more goals than ever since gallas has come here don't get me wrong he is not a bad player but I will listen to mourinho on defenders anytime and he said gallas is not a good center back and he played him at rightgallas has come here don't get me wrong he is not a bad player but I will listen to mourinho on defenders anytime and he said gallas is not a good center back and he played him at rightgallas is not a good center back and he played him at right back.

We've just got rid of four defenders, Gallas who was poor in the air and seemed to have a playground mentality, Silvestre and Sol who were only ever extra bodies and short term solutions (both «experienced international players» I might add) and Senderos, who didn't really seem to have much luck at the back and was routinely terrorised when he played against big clubs.

He tolerated players like Gallas who brought team morale down and sold Senderos who I never rated but who was loyal, probably as Gallas is french as he also leaves Diaby on the field far too long even on the rare occasions when hes actually in control of the ball, Nasri another one whos overated and couldnt even make the poorest French team in decades.

Strong performances by Alex Song, Cesc Fabregas and William Gallas were overshadowed by the lacklustre efforts of Tomas Rosicky, Samir Nasri, Eduardo and Aaron Ramsey as the effects of the international break well and truly took their toll on the team.

In terms of passes played, he again distributes the ball square to William Gallas and Sandro to the right, then more diagonally out to Gareth Bale on the left.

Gallas was a nut they should of got rid of him years ago Mourinho said at chelsea that gallas cant play center back yet wenger buys him and puts him there he cost us more point than he saved us Silvestre, i can't blame becaus wenger bought him a reject from Manu whose fault is that, I know itsGallas was a nut they should of got rid of him years ago Mourinho said at chelsea that gallas cant play center back yet wenger buys him and puts him there he cost us more point than he saved us Silvestre, i can't blame becaus wenger bought him a reject from Manu whose fault is that, I know itsgallas cant play center back yet wenger buys him and puts him there he cost us more point than he saved us Silvestre, i can't blame becaus wenger bought him a reject from Manu whose fault is that, I know its mine.

Tom Huddlestone's free kick was played in to the box and Jan Vertonghen was able to nod it back across the face of the goal for Gallas to touch home to make it 1 - 1.

9 years down the line, Wenger has finally assemble a formidable defence, after years of tinkering around with the likes of Senderos, Gallas, Silvestre et al..