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Former Arsenal skipper William Gallas has asked for patience for new star signing of the club Alexandre Lacazette.

The Lyon striker joined the club recently for a record fee. Even before the season is to start there has been pressure on the French star to impress.

“We have to give him time. Sometimes it’s not easy to change country, you have to speak another language. It’s not easy to settle very quick. I know in football everything is about results so if he doesn’t score many goals people will judge him straight away. We have to give him two years to see what he can do,” Gallas pleaded.

Gallas is featuring in the ongoing Star Sixes event at the London O2 Arena as part of the French soccer legends contingent. The retired player refused to endorse the player for success at the Emirates but he generally wishes the best for his compatriot.

“In France he was a great, great player. He scored so many goals. Now he’s in the Premier League it will be a different league, a new challenge for him,” the Frenchman explained.

Lacazette started his career at Arsenal on a good note though. He scored in his pre-season debut when the Gunners faced Sydney FC in Australia this week. The 26-year old has a lot to prove if he wants to be taken seriously.

Laca, as fondly called, netted an impressive 101 goals in 203 games in the Ligue 1 but he is yet to be appreciated as much as others. Leaving his comfort zone and coming close to such feats would surely earn his the admiration of many. Arsenal for one needs his goals this term as they put up a serious challenge for the Premier League title.

Ligue 1 star KylianMbappe could be the first person to reach the £100 million mark in football going by the buzz around him.

The player only made the first team in December 2015 but after an impressive run in the league and Champions League this term, his value has shot very high.

European sides are competing for his signature. Arsenal reportedly placed a club record fee of £87.5 million for the player while Real Madrid are preparing to better the offer. Monaco rejected the offer to sell their youth star for many reasons; victory is sweet and replacement would be difficult and expensive as well.

Mbappe started well at a young age and he was noticed early. He was at the Clairfontaine Academy – the same famed institution that developed stars like William Gallas, Nicolas Anelka and Thierry Henry. He was in England for a bit but eventually signed for Monaco. He is the youngest player to feature for Monaco, breaking Henry’s record. He broke another record by Henry when he scored his first goal at 17 years.

The French star is touted as one that could potentially develop into something brilliant. His pace, eye for goal and skills are impressive. The player has self-control and not easily impressed like other youngsters. He says he does not have a car yet and his mother still drives him to training.

For every 70 minutes, the kid scores a goal or creates one. This is the reason the biggest clubs want him in their team. Wenger revealed that he went to his home in France to try to convince him but Monaco fought off his offer. Some French sources say the player might be open to a move to Arsenal and have the team built around him like Henry. For now he remains at Monaco.

Former Arsenal and Chelsea defender William Gallas has stated that the Gunners can win the title next season if they do not qualify for the Champions League this season.

He said that it is appearing increasingly difficult for the Gunners to qualify for the Champions League this season and he feels that this could be a blessing in disguise for them.

He said that they could replicate what Chelsea has achieved this season without the distraction of the European competitions and mount a serious bid for the title. However, he is unsure on whether Arsene Wenger will remain as manager of the team.

He said that whoever is the manager of Arsenal next season might benefit from the fact that the team is not playing in the Champions League and this could be a great way for them to challenge for the title.

Gallas believes that Arsenal are paying the price for not investing in quality players and that Arsene Wenger should change his philosophy if he wants to win the title again. He said that the best players are not cheap anymore and that the club should be prepared to invest massively if they want to improve next season.

Gallas said that Arsene Wenger is experienced enough to find out what is not working at the moment and he surely have a list of players that he will try to get during the summer.

Gallas said that Arsenal needs some more physical players as they fail to compete whenever opposing teams get physical against them.

He stated that there needs to be a collective decision taken by the board and the manager to ensure that the team progresses. He said that to win the Premier League you need to invest massively and he feels that Arsenal has not been doing so in recent years.

Former Arsenal player William Gallas has voiced his thoughts concerning what Arsene Wenger and what his squad have to do in order to truly contend for the Premier League title, which is what they have been aiming to accomplish for the past few years but have failed to lift in over 10 years.

For the past few years, Arsenal has been edging closer and closer to the 1rst place spot of the top tier English League. During the 2015-16 season of the English League, Arsenal had to settle with the 2nd position and in the season prior to that one in the 2014-15 season, Arsenal secured the 3rd spot.

It’s evident that Arsenal has been progressing but they just aren’t able to go all out and win the Premier League and according to William Gallas, what the team of Arsene Wenger needs to do is stop attempting to play ‘’perfect football’’

The 39 year old retiree William Gallassaid: “When you play away from home, you have to be ready physically and mentally. Sometimes, Arsenal want to play perfect football too much. Sometimes you have to say, ‘No, stop.’ You have to be solid at the back, reply physically, and after that you impose your style of play. And unfortunately with Arsenal, it’s not like that.”

During the playing career of William Gallas, he spent 4 years performing with the Arsenal jersey and the Frenchman believes that Arsene Wenger needs to stop attempting to implant his own philosophies and teach his team to scrap for points in their away games.

Whether or not Arsenal win the Premier League is something that only time will tell but Gallas is certain that Wenger follows his advices, they are going to have a better chance of accomplishing their primary goal.

Leicester City became the sixth club to ever win the Premier League back in May as Claudio Ranieri guided the East Midlands club to a shock title. Leicester’s football odds to win the league were an incredible 5000/1 at the start of the season.

The Foxes joined Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City to have been crowned champions of what many consider to be the most-exciting league in the world.

Others argue Spain’s La Liga where Real Madrid currently have a six-point lead over the rest of the field and where both they and Barcelona have combined to win 19 of the previous 24 titles since 1992 when the Premier League was formed.

During the same period, Spanish teams have been the most successful in the UEFA Champions League – Europe’s elite club cup competition, winning it on nine occasions. That’s Real Madrid five times and Barcelona four.
Despite the success of these two huge footballing giants, the Premier League boasts both the highest television viewers across the world and the highest television rights.

The Premier League secured an incredible £5.14 billion deal over three years in February 2015 that kicked off this season. The 20 teams in this season’s Premier League are to land a windfall of cash.

13 clubs in England’s top flight even broke their transfer record in the summer to show how significant the new TV deal is worth and how important club owners know it is to stay in the Premier league for the next three years at least.

Last season’s Championship winners Burnley splashed out on £10.5 million on Jeff Hendrick from Derby County, whilst Bournemouth paid a staggering £15.3 million for former-Derby loanee Jordon Ibe. The winger arrived from Liverpool with 41 appearances to his name but only one Premier League goal and three assists. Simply put, transfer fees really don’t mean much at all to clubs in the English top flight any more.

In Germany there are few clubs with such spending power, but one club that do is Bayern Munich. With significant money splashed out on the likes of Manuel Neuer, Renato Sanches and Douglas Costa in recent seasons, the Bavarians are expected to extend their number of Bundesliga titles over the coming years.

Since the formation of the Premier League back in 1992, Bayern Munich have been champions of Germany 14 times. In comparison, Manchester United have won the Premier League 13 times, Barcelona have won La Liga 12 times, Real Madrid seven, and Juventus have been top of the Italian pile 10 times during this period.

Paris Saint-Germain have won the French league five times since 1992 and Lyon seven times. Ligue 1 can actually boast the biggest variety of champions since the Premier League started with 10 in all. This includes Nantes in 1994-05, Auxerre in 1995-96, and RC Lens in 1997-98.

In comparison, Germany has seen six different champions like England, whilst Spain and Italy have only had five different clubs lift their crowns over the past 24 seasons.

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William Gallas is a former Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur player who has recently revealed his thoughts concerning the eternal rivalry between those clubs.

The Frenchman believes that when both of those clubs face off, this derby has suffered a significant change as it has turned more tactical and less physical.

“I wouldn’t say the derby is more intense now because I remember playing in this game and it was more intense physically and the impact of the game was more intense too. I hope the derby on Sunday will be electric. I remember 10, 15 or even 20 years ago; all the players were fighting for the ball and running everywhere. They always had big arguments on the pitch and I think the fans were very proud to see their players fight hard to win this game. “Now it changes a little bit, it’s more tactical.’’ William Gallas said.

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur faced off on November 6 of the ongoing year in this season of the Premier League which resulted in a 1-1 draw with both sides securing 1 point.

Gallas spent around 4 years performing with Arsenal and when his contract ran up, he opted to make a switch to their rival club Tottenham Hotspur which is something that angered many fans.

The 39 year old Frenchman is a retiree that has had many issues in the past with other players and even with his own teammates as he was named as the coach of Arsenal on 2007 but in the following season, he was removed from that role after Gallas had publicly criticized his own teammates during an interview.

Former Chelsea defender William Gallas recently revealed that he was heavily depending on pain killers to star in the club’s matches.

He said for two months he was receiving pain killing injections while he was with the Blues. The former French international said he was in pain. The discomfort prevented him from training, yet he featured for Stamford Bridge as there was shortage of defenders.

“When I was at Chelsea, I’d sprained my ankles really badly and at that time there were no more defenders. It was necessary that I played the next games, and every time, I was allowed injections. They lasted around, let’s say, 80 minutes, and the final 10 minutes was just excruciating pain. I had to do that for more than two months,” the former player said.

He claimed he really couldn’t do without the injections so he would miss training sessions for weekend games until Thursdays or Fridays. Gallas played 159 games for Chelsea, but he didn’t accuse the club of forcing him to take the injections and feature.

During Jose Mourinho’s first spell at Chelsea, Gallas was a regular figure. His prowess helped tame attacks of opponents in the trophy-laden campaign. However, Gallas left the club on a controversial note. He moved to the competition – Arsenal as part of a deal that allowed Ashley Cole move to Chelsea. After a while, Arsenal refused to meet his terms, so he moved to Tottenham in 2010. Gallas remained one of the standout midfielders in the Premier League’s history. His run for Chelsea was impressive.

Daniel Agger – ex-Reds – revealed how painkillers messed up with his system when he used them. He was with Liverpool for almost a decade before he returned to his home country. Many players have opened up on what they pass through due to injuries later in the careers.

In the 20+ year-long playing career of William Gallas, the now retired French player has performed with a number of clubs including: Marseille, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Caen and Perth Glory.

It was with Chelsea where he managed to become more well-known as the Frenchman was able to lift the Premier League title on 2 occasions as well as a FA Community Shield and Football League Cup.

The time that he spent performing with the club at Stamford Bridge was the most prolific one for the Frenchman as this was when he lifted the biggest pieces of silverware in his playing career but William Gallas has recently revealed that he was on the verge on joining Fiorentina instead of the Premier League club.

“I turned down the chance to go to Fiorentina before I went to Chelsea. That was down to Pape. His plan for my career was for me to play for France. After Marseille, I wanted to go to Fiorentina, because it’s sunny there. You know, you’re in Marseille, you get up, it’s sunny, you’re happy to go to training and Pape was talking to me about Chelsea.’’ William Gallas said as he stated that his former agent, Pape Diouf told him to join Chelsea instead of Fiorentina.

William Gallas retired over 2 years ago and looking back at the playing career of the Frenchman, it’s obvious that joining Chelsea was the best decision as he made a number of superb performances at Stamford Bridge, his time spent as a player of Chelsea was so impressive that he was included in the Professional Footballers’ Association Team of the Year during the season of 2002-03 and 2005-06.

Even though William Gallas also performed with a few other top Premier League clubs such as: Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, Gallas could never earn as much recognition as he did with Chelsea.