William Gallas made an Arsenal statement that caused a heated discussion among fans, Tribuna's supporters included. He doesn't consider Arsenal a great club anymore.
Here's some of the most interesting takes from your fellow Gooners who responded to the former Gunner.
💭 Kelly Burner: "I know how much we'll all enjoy bashing Gallas over this statement but u can't really blame him cos even though he didn't really have that much of a successful spell with us, u can't take away the fact that during his time at the club, he understood what being a world-class player meant when u look at the kinda Characters he saw around him day-in day-out in the dressing room.
"I mean, he had players like Pires, Hleb, Henry, Fabregas, Ashley Cole, Lehmann, Bergkamp, Ljungberg and Gilberto Silva all around him so u can't really blame him after u put emotions aside and face the facts. He saying we're no longer a big club is a bit of a stretch cos we still rank among the elite in Europe(albeit on paper) buh we all gotta ask ourselves this question.
"How many of us fans can stand in the midst of 50 other football supporters of other elite clubs who don't know the team u support and boldly tell them I'm an Arsenal fan without reservations or without thinking of how much mockery or abuse u might receive after making that statement.
"Let's be real here guys, Arsenal FC is no longer the club it once was and the sooner we all get to accept that fact and PRAY our fortunes change, the better for us all!"
💭 Locksley Brown: "Well, William Gallas is obviously the authority on the definition of a Big Club! I don't even know why people use this vague term! Arsenal are a winning club and that is a fact!
"That fact is more important than any other nonsense term that people might want to come up with! Anyone doubting can go research the facts! The club is short in only 2 areas: 1 European trophy, 2. Premier league in the last 17/18 years. Gotta put that right soon to shut down some of these fools!"
💭 Wale Banmore: "William Galas, was once a mercenary and embarrassment of a player to us after his missteps in Chelsea. No one should be hurt or offended by a senseless assessment of a failed player in our Club.
"Very soon you will get the same comment from Willian Borges da Silva, because they are sojourners and fair-weather friends. All the same, we should not only take this comment as an insult but also a wake up call to Stan and Josh Kroenkes, also Mikel Arteta that enough of this insults and rundown."
💭 Jackson Wiafe: "He was not a great player neither is he a great communicator. Probably evident in how he has not done anything useful since retirement.
"The big but is he hasn't lied. All that he said is absolutely true. If you are big finishing 4th should be considered a failure and coaches should get sacked or big name players should be brought in.
"Instead we are dragging on transfers about Bissouma, Buendia etc. Why not be honest and go for the very top top players. Please, my dear Gunners, let's wake up to the fact that we have finished below 6th twice now. Big clubs don't do that."
💭 Alan DeRong Kang: "By placing 8th in the league table, by losing to our former manager in the UEL, by not winning anything this season, by not playing any European football next season, it doesn’t determine whether we are big or small club.
"A king or prime minister who doesn’t do his job properly, he is still the king or prime minister am I right? We fans or the players can think big, but if the owners don’t, we can’t do anything other than protest etc. Gallas should tell these to Kroenkes."
