Arsenal fans are calling for William Gallas to be stripped of the captaincy following his outburst.
Arsenal fans demand action from Wenger over skipper's outburst
Arsenal fans are calling for William Gallas to be stripped of the captaincy following his outburst about unrest within the Gunners camp.
Thousands have been voting in a
skysports.com poll with more than 80 per cent urging Arsene Wenger to change his skipper.
Gallas has openly accused his team-mates of lacking bravery and spilt the beans on a dressing-room bust-up in the recent 4-4 draw with Tottenham.
Gallas also claims that, as captain, he has received complaints about one player in particular and warned Wenger's side that they are danger of wrecking their own title hopes.
But Gunners supporters have rallied round the rest of the team and are demanding Gallas lose the captain's armband.
Pete Joyce got in touch with us to say he was always against Gallas' appointment.
He said: "Couldn't he (Wenger) see from Gallas' first season as captain, he wasn't up for the job so why leave it to him again for the next season.
"Arsene Wenger needs to buy in January and kick Gallas out."
Several Gunners supporters, including Rob Grover, go back to the French defender's sit-in at Birmingham as proof he is not captaincy material.
He says: "When we got Gallas and £5million for Ashley Cole I thought what a deal. Up until the enormous strop he threw at Birmingham he was performing well but the way he spat his dummy out against Birmingham... it's the behaviour of an idiot.
"Can you imagine Tony Adams doing something like that?"
Patrick Fitz adds: "Having given Gallas the benefit of the doubt over the past year since the Birmingham melt down, I feel now it is time to look to other Arsenal players to step up to the mark and take the armband.
Leader
"No one wanted Gallas to succeed more than me and prove to Chelsea that he could be a Premiership leader but sometimes you have to cut your losses and move on."
Many fans are questioning whether Gallas has the qualities necessary for a captain and are already looking for the next skipper
David Mssika said: "If you look at the squad we have plenty of players with leadership quality; Gallas is not one of them! Wenger should get rid of him and give the armband to Kolo Toure, the longest serving player in the team and let Fabregas be his deputy!"
But Peter Tshiamo questions whether there are other leaders in the current Arsenal squad.
He says: "Whilst I agree that what Gallas has done is not in the best interest of Arsenal, I doubt if we have anybody within the current crop able enough to shoulder the responsibility.
"Maybe Toure would be the best of a bad lot but he could also struggle due to the intense pressure the team is in at the moment.
"I think Gallas should be thoroughly reprimanded for the last time and we revisit the issue at the end of the season. Disruptions at this point could result in more harm than good!
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