Winds of Change

Arsène Wenger announced during his pre-match press conference ahead of the Champions League clash tommorow night that Cesc Fabregas will be the new captain of the club. Whilst speaking at the pre-match conference he had the following to say:

“Gallas will play against Kyiv, but he will not captain the team, it will be Cesc. This is a permanent thing. But I don’t think I especially have to explain why. I have given you information but I do not have to explain to you why I make these decisions. This subject is now closed. You have to respect a little bit of the team’s privacy.”

Cesc has described his elevation to the Arsenal captaincy as “a great honour”. Cesc was handed the armband as a replacement for Gallas (Thank GOD). At 21, Fabregas is one of the youngest captains in the Club’s long history and he admits it will be emotional experience to lead the side out for the first time against FC Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday night. He had this to say:

"It is a great honour for me to captain one of the biggest clubs in the world. It is a proud moment. I know it's a big responsibility but together with my team-mates, I know we have the spirit and commitment to get back to winning ways and fulfil our potential."

This is truly great news. so many of us had been pleading for this very decision and now it seems Arsene has finally relented and made a bold move because players like Gallas have been a very negative influence on the club. The seeds of change have been planted by this decision but this is not the end. Arsene needs to add to the squad in January and must also realise that Song, Eboue, Bendtner and Diaby just aren't Arsenal material whatsoever. they're average players who do not deserve to be in a world class team like Arsenal.

I personally believe we need to buy some quality CB's (think vidic) and a CM (for the love of GOD, get one already) and a genuine wide player and we need to do that now. The past few weeks have been very depressing, so much so, that I was at a loss of words as to what to write on the blog.

Well, lets hope Arsene continues with this trend.

All Hail Arsenal.