Switzerland coach pleased that Senderos left Arsenal
The Switzerland natonal team coach, Ottmar Hitzfeld, is glad that Phillipe Senderos has left the Emirates to join Everton, and believes the defender will be an integral part of his team at the World Cup Finals in South Africa this summer.
Hitzfeld said: “I usually do not cap players that do not play very regularly at their clubs. But with Philippe I have created some sort of exception – due to some exceptional facts – and he never disappointed when he was on the pitch.
“Of course, I was pleased when he moved to Everton.
“Philippe could have gone to Glasgow (Celtic) as well, it might even have been easier for him to install himself as a defender, but the fact that he has chosen a team which has got some very good defenders already shows me his sheer will to make up for anything he has been missing.
“He wants be in good shape when it comes to the FIFA World Cup 2010 in June.”
“What are his strengths? First of all his personality,” said the Switzerland coach. “He is a true leader of any team. He is the one who opens his mouth not only during games, but also in training sessions.
“He simply is unable to accept defeats, he cannot lose. He’s very strong in the air, and he knows how to read the game.
“He is a great character both on the pitch and outside. He is not a person, he is personality.”
It’s a shame that Arsene Wenger didn’t feel the same way!
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Senderos is better than Gallas by any measures.
Another foreign player wenger couldn’t develop into a regular for any length of time. While wenger seems to enjoy a reputation for developing youngsters, the actual record is very mixed. Reyes, Flamini, Diarra, Upson, Jeffers, Theo(yes he’s actually regressed since southhampton), baptista, bentley, ect(throw in some current players). Before you say ‘they weren’t good enough’, consider that wenger agreed to bring them in, spending time and resources and in so doing denied opportunity to other players.