Gilberto: Win trophies if you want a pay rise
June 10, 2008
Re-posted from Arsenal-Mania.com
Gilberto: Win trophies if you want a pay rise
Midfielder Gilberto Silva today told his team mates to start helping the club win trophies if they wanted a pay rise.
He was responding to comments from Robin van Persie, who had earlier said that the club were too rigid with their wage structure and hence stars like Mathieu Flamini were leaving to go to other clubs.
But Gilberto says that this was the wrong attitude to take, and that players had to earn pay rises by winning trophies for the club.
The Brazilian World Cup winner said: “When you win things you achieve more than anybody else. It follows that you get better contracts and more money.
“I cannot blame them if they have a good contract at another club but I still believe if they stay at the club and have a good season they could do a lot for the club and themselves. Then try new things.
“Most of the players who leave miss the club for lots of reasons. The lifestyle at Arsenal is fantastic. You get so well looked after.
“Next season will be very important for the club and the players.
“They must win something to keep the ambition of everybody and to maintain the hope of every player.
“If we don’t win anything next year it will be difficult to keep everybody happy. If you don’t see any possibility of winning the title they will change their minds.”