Former player Clichy praises Wenger and Arsenal
Gael Clichy spent eight seasons at Arsenal under the tutelage of Arsene Wenger before moving to Manchester City last July. He does not occupy the same pantomime villain role as Samir Nasri or Ashley Cole, however, because he is not gloating and disrespectful like those two. He seems to appreciate what Arsenal and Wenger did for him and his career.
Two weeks ago at the Etihad stadium, the tunnel camera showed Wenger going past Clichy without acknowledging him and much was made of it in the press. Clichy denies that there is any rift or bad feeling however, stating that his response of ” it’s only been
nine years,” was just a joke to his friend Joleon Lescott.
“But of course when I saw (Wenger) after the game, I shook his hand and later sent him a text. I don’t have to tell Arsene Wenger how much I respect him or how much I owe him. He knows this and I know it.
“He doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone. He brought so many new thins to England and made certain players- like Henry, who was the best in this country for years.
“This is a club that is always competing in the Champion’s league with young players- and they reach many quarter finals. People don’t realise this achievement because they want trophies, but he has done so much.”
Clichy also talked about his first season with Arsenal, the `Invincibles` year. Clichy says that he never appreciated the magnitude of it at the time, being a teenager, but Thierry Henry told him that it might be his only title ever and that plasyers like Alan Shearer had only got one.
Clichy was in dreamland when he moved to Arsenal, stating that playing with players like Henry, Bergkamp, Viera and Campbell was all he cared about. Now he has got a very level head and enjoys whatever comes, but he will always have a place in his heart for Arsenal and Arsene Wenger.
ANY PLAYER CAN CUMON AND GO….WE WILL SURVIVE….
THE 1 PLAYER WE CANT TO LOSE IS WENGER…
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I think he misses. We not care your nice words, we have Gibs.
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I respect Clichy for this, at least he knows that it was Wenger who made him what he is now. Players like Na$ri and van Persie have forgotten this.
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TRUE….CLICHY DONE HIS BIT FOR AND HIS ATTITUDE DIDNT STINK LIKE COLE OR NASRI…
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Pfff gibbs is waaaaay better ,but i saw the footage and it actually hurt glitchy ,cause he shook yaya toure s hand but ignored glitchy s presence. He chose for the money thats ok he s an adult he is free to decide what he wants ,but i lost my respect for those players ,yet still he stays respectful at least thats kinda rare. At least the little boy inside of him wasnt screaming for man city uurhmmm.. money
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for me clichy and fabregas are players who left whithout much ill feeling from the fans because they departed less for money than footballing reasons.
RVP is on top of my TRAITORS LIST FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY Na$ry AND Ca$ley.
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Newfound respect for Clichy…remembering his roots and giving credit where it’s due…
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Sounds a bit patronising
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@ invincibles
I couldn’t agree more
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We aяe fine without his words.
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I like clichy still, he ain’t really aragont like there other scum bags ie nasri
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That’s good of clichy. Not d hopeless nasri and rip. No rvp.
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Goodbye Clichy, stop using my club as a means to grab headlines for yourself. All you’ve done is looked at all the stars who left Arsenal and seen that they’ve not slagged off the club …. Something you can’t say about yourself. You chose the Nasri and Hleb brand of dignity, instead of the Toure, Henry, Vieira brand. You’ve not been as bad as some have been like Adebayor and Emmanuel Petit, but you did gob off and your U-Turn now doesn’t unsay the crap you said before. You blew it. Many of us considered you the last of the Invincibles to leave though you only had a bit part …. and of the Invincibles you are thought of by me as the only one who lacked class after hearing your gobshite in Manchester.
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Despite the fact that he praise Arsenal, I still cannot take it as he join one of our main rivals
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gael,,he was only following that fat cheque at moneyland and since then he behaved like some one who knows well about his foster papa otherwise motormouthed adebayor and arogant nasri were just true traitors and you robber van.
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he was a di*k when he left, talking about ambition this and ambition when he really wanted 2 double his pay check, his a c*nt and i never laughed so hard when wenger ignored him (that was classy by arsene) and that he’s playing 2nd fiddle with kolorov and his nitemare of sitting on the bench is coming true, he acknowledges arsene?
on another issue, WTF we gonna do now gibbs is injured? Santos is SHITE defensively, maybe push verm to the left and play kos? plz get well Gibbsy
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i keeo saying buy ba/ciss’e but i forgot small fact, THEY ARE BOTH GOING TO AFCON WITH GERVINHO, DOH!!!
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Gael clinchy i heard what you said in respect of yourself at moment it is now you remember that WENGER is the make you to look like a player. So what do you want from him now that is my first quest ask you. Secondly there is some words you present before you went on your transfer Man city, don`t forget we are all human. If you know that Arsene is some one you love you cannot decide to leave when he need your service by then. Now let me ask you once more again, are you try to appeal he should forget and forgive because any time from now you would have a place in Man city him should consider you. Please kindly forget the team did not need your type at moment. the team are okay with the one need to remain with to play either good or bad, because the trophy is not our problem but let us see how the team manage the players at hand.
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After Kolarov’s excellent display yesterday against the black cats, Clichy is probably numbering his days. Thanks for the respect Clichy, but stay where you are.
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Go and f*&! off you traitor…
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Don’t care for him at all to be honest … Any one who leaves us and goes to a Manchester club can ‘do one’, as it were!
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@malik, ba and cisse may not go to AFCON, there is a play-off match between ivory coast and senegal, winner goes through to AFCON
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Clichy we still appreciate ur contributions for afc!!!
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For me simply another player that left for the money…full stop
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@Drichi James
And who managed the invincibles? How many other managers have gotten their club into the CL 15 years running? How many other managers have managed to stay at their club for as long as Wenger? Who would you prefer, Morihno? Look what happens ‘the chosen one’ leave the club he’s at? (and yes he only stays for a few years at most) – disharmony, turmoil, a flurry of in-hen-out managers in his wake.
You have the right to your opinion, but I doubt many supporters agree with you mate.
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Robin Van Persies, departure from arsenal is still, equivocal to me in as much i want to remain ambiguous about his departure , In the visage of things it is still complex .No matter i try to find interpretation ,explicitly and precisely i cant.Certainly at the core of traitors van persie cant remain unequivocal his the number one traitor Just imagine van persie playing for man u its quite shocking and displeasing
Although that inner boy has made the switch to man u the fashion in which he did so is is not appealing .Certainly the extra ordinary claims he made about that little boy , is comical, where was that little boy when he was injured all those years, .Just remember those injury ridden years in those chocolate legs of his there have been numerous scenarios and instances we kept faith with ,him, Personally hi has been one my favorites ,but seeing him in that man u shirt is quite displeasing and disrespectful to Larsen. His A BIG TRAITOR ,I HOPE HE GETS WHAT HE DESERVES ,For me ARSENE WENGER remains the world best player VIVA LA VIDA ARSENAL
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Clichy u scumbag, all u true gunners might have seen he only put in real effort towards the end of his last season, on the hopes of transfer, we don’t need player that don’t love the club no matter how good they are,
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Clichy is a great player though not the best in this position and I personnaly think that it’s going to be difficult for him to improve much more. However his words stinks a bit, he left the club from the back door, didn’t say a thing and didn’t believe in his former club. I agree 8 years is long time in a footballer career but he could have stayed a couple of more season and let Wenger get really prepared to replace him and not making an urgent buy, though I like Santos
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@Drichi James, we all feel your pain and frustration. But you have to turn the coin over. WE COULD BE IN A MUCH WORSE SITUATION. Look at Liverpool. I’d rather walk alone. The real problem at Arsenal is the wage structure. We are paying our crap players far too much, and the players who actually deserve a raise are not getting it. This is the world of football…like any job, if another company offers you more, you take it. Football is no different these days. Loyalty has disappeared, and players that are known stars become greedy and want more. I doubt RvP, Nasri, Fabregas or any of those players had intentions to leave Arsenal in the beginning when they were newbies. We have even heard the loyalty talk come out of most of their mouths…but when it came to the crunch, they took the better package, because they are humans just like us, and want what they think and what everyone else thinks they are worth in terms of market value.
Arsene Wenger is only doing his job as a manager and for the pittance he has had to work with compared to Money bags City, Chel$ki etc, he has done a FINE job. The board are the culprits here…they first need to change the wage structure, and give Wenger a little more to spend in transfer window. Then we will be styling. But I feel Wenger has put together the best team since the Invincibles this season. We have a great chance of winning something this year. But I will be most upset if we end up selling our top players again. This I agree with and it must stop.
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@arsenal4ever, the greedy man is no longer RVP, he’s instead RMP-Robin Money Persie. Such is his treachery that he left the club he claimed to love to join the Devils who he had watched kick our players off the pack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wonder how he manages to embrace a player like Scholes whose knee-high tackles were costly to Arsenal more than once!!!!!!
Aaaaaaah, money!
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Clichy with Fabregas are players who still love Arsenal no wonder he said that he would allow his son to play for Arsenal then he added that he doesn’t know whether Nasri will do the same
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Song wanted 2 play 4 d best club. Fabregas wanted to go back home. Clichy nd nasri went 4 money. Robbit Ban Pershy went 2 united bcos d fu*king little baby in him screamed man united. I hope al dis truama stops and our players become more loyal 2 us
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he has a place in heart for Arsenal….
yeah thats right…between his shirt and his WALLET
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WENGER is our most loyal member Of the GUNNERS !!
As for Clichy ,I think gibbs became better than him .
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That’s why Arsenal should develop more youngsters who are true Gunner fans like Jenk and Wilshere. That affection can’t be pried away by money or trophies.
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We got the money and we can auction anybody without worry. We just know how to groom them. If you have some deficiencies come to Arsenal
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My Traitors Top 5 list.
1. Robin Van Per$hit.
2. $amir Na$ri
3. Ca$hley Cole.
4. Clichy
5. $ong.
Cesc didn’t make the list because I know he loves AFC and will surely play for Arsenal again, and he will be welcomed with open arms.
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who cares what he says… Clichy, Nasri both sitting on bench. Song either on the bench or as a defender, even fabregas struggling to get a spot. Adebayor couldnt get a game, now at spuds. Hleb playng for BATE.
These guys get what’s coming to them because they nothing without Arsenal
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@Slengteng Well said. Most players that have left Arsenal withered out to nothing. The thing I’ve noticed about these massive super star clubs, like Barcelona, Real Madrid etc is that as soon as players start showing signs of age etc, they get rid of them. There is also no loyalty from the clubs perspective. Where as with Arsenal, players that are loyal and really give 100% end up retiring at Arsenal. Look at Rosicky, one of many examples. He isn’t the greatest midfielder in the world (still very good though), but no doubt he will end retiring with us, as he has proven his worth and loyalty. Imagine if Henry, Pires, Viera etc had stayed. I’m sure we would have more trophies to boot and we would have a monument full of legends – they would have been immortalized at AFC.
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Two things.
1> Wish the writer of this article could spell corectly.
2> To the guys who say Wenger is a bad manager for letting his best players go, the so is Alex fergson.
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we all can see here gael and nasri are counting the day when mancity are bored with then they will be thrown away like adebayor and toure….both are counting their days already……..both of them are not so good and nasri is not consistent enough to be in the first team
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no one cares…. blood oil club is evil
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Oh and i forgot to mention, while sitting on the Man City bench and you so bored, you can count your money because you aren’t playing football dude.
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there is change.it will happen.no one can last long.even Wenger.he too will go one day.can anybody play in team for 100 years? no.so there will be some change. till now we got the better deal than we had.hope it will be like that for many more years to come.there are legends i agree.again it will change every time.i am an arsenal fan till i die.The small badge in front will always be bigger than the name tag at the back.so,Play for the name on the front of the shirt, and they will remember the one on the back.
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@Ashendren Reddy – lol!
You wish people could spell ‘corectly’ and say ‘the’ so is Alex Ferguson. Jokes.
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wish i got paid lots of money to sit on a bench… bums also get money for sitting on the bench… but not as much
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warm the bench of shitty and stop talking about our coach and the club we love .
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