Wenger calls The Mirror disrespectful
October 31, 2007
Wenger slams the liars at The Mirror
Wenger has hit out at The Mirror, who yesterday printed blatant lies about Gilberto Silva. The tabloid paper said that Gilberto had refused to play for Arsenal. Here’s what Wenger said in response (note that I’m actually QUOTING an official source, something which The Mirror seem unable to do):
I deny the rumours categorically.
I find this assessment disrespectful to a great professional like Gilberto. He is 100 per cent professional and is in the squad. He will play.
I believe that as a manager and as a player you always have one thing in your mind and that is what is good for the club and the team and I cannot fault Gilberto on that since he arrived here.
Recently he has played less, but his mentality has been superb.
It is important to win every single competition and in this one I use younger players because traditionally it has always been like that and it has helped us a lot to develop the players.
So, Wenger backs up my suspisions which I wrote about in yesterday’s news article. What a surprise, The Mirror were making things up.
Gilberto is an absolute professional who would never refuse to play simply because he was dropped from the first team squad. It’s slanderous and disrespectful.
Mirror, Mirror, on the wall; you’re the biggest liar, of them all.