To repeat...luke. wrote:The-Reporter wrote:This is what Van Persie said a month ago.luke. wrote:polska. wrote:Where would these players go to? Man United? Chelsea? Man City? Pfft. Arsenal is a club always in contention to win a trophy, their best shot to win trophies is at Arsenal.luke. wrote:
What are top level footballers playing the game for then?
They don't want to play at a club and not win trophies, and see other teams lifting the silver. It makes them think, 'That could be me, lifting those trophies'. Torres is a prime example. Say what you like about Chelsea, how we may not be the perfect football club, but we do what we need to do to win what makes you a big club. Not winning some green financial numbers, but winning silver.
Torres example is a bad one. Liverpool were competing for a Europa place let alone trophies when Torres left them.
Man City have a great project running, only a matter of time before they run riot. Man Utd/Chelsea seem out of the question, but Barcelona and Real Madrid are not.
For some players, being in contention is not enough, they want the end product.
I don’t have the inclination to go anywhere. This is the best team for me to be in. The bottom line is that I want to win trophies with Arsenal, not with anybody else. I know you can win trophies in many countries and in many ways, but I want to do that in our way and in an Arsenal shirt.
I’m sure I could win things at another team in another country, but would it feel like our trophy, my trophy? I’m not sure it would. Anything we win here will come from the heart and that’s what I want. It’s my dream and I see no point in speaking about other teams when I have these dreams. I think other people know that about me; I’m just hungry to win with Arsenal and that’s it.
He's not a scummy Chelsea player, you see.
Mistake #1: Believing what a footballer says about 'loyalty'
He's not a scummy Chelsea player, you see.