he former France and Chelsea defender told bookmaker Genting Casino: "It doesn’t help the squad, that is for sure. Gallas had an ill-fated stint as captain from the summer of 2007 to November 2008.Īnd with striker Aubameyang stripped of the role due to disciplinary reasons, Gallas stresses it's vital each team's skipper leads by example.Īsked about a fractured relationship between any manager and captain. Stand-in skipper Alexandre Lacazettle was lavishly praised by Arteta after his goal and all-round display up front over the weekend in Aubameyang's absence.Īnd Lacazette, along with Granit Xhaka, is thought to head the running for the permanent captaincy.įormer Arsenal captain William Gallas claims he understands why Mikel Arteta axed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as current skipper. For now he’s not involved in the squad.”īarcelona are 2/1 favorites to sign Aubameyang, with Juventus are 5/1, Newcastle 8/1, Manchester City 10/1 and Man Utd 12/1.Īubameyang aside, the Gunners are at full-strength as they bid to jump above fourth-placed Hammers with victory this evening. Axed skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang remains unavailable again for tonight's huge Prem derby at home to West Ham.įit-again Emile Smith Rowe is pressing for a recall in place of Gabriel Martinelli despite Saturday's 3-0 win over Southampton.īut boss Mikel Arteta admits Aubameyang's longer-term future is in doubt after his latest disciplinary breach.Īrteta claimed he took the ‘really tough’ decision to strip Aubameyang of Arsenal’s captaincy to ‘defend the interests’ of the club.
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