William Gallas: How the French Defender Is Turning into a Respectable Captain

Instead, William Gallas scored a goal. An important goal. The important goal. And he salvaged a point for the Arsenal.

That is what good captains do. They lift the team.

Some do it with fight, some do it with bite, some do it with goals. Gallas is one of those who does it with goals. And the man is a central defender.

So far this season he has scored in every Champions League game. Three goals in three games. A great return from any defender for a full season, let alone two rounds of a competition. Pretty impressive, no?

So even though he takes much stick, I think it needs to end.

The best captain in the Premiership right now is Steven Gerrard (oh, how it hurts to say), but William Gallas is not that far off the mark.

Is he ideal? Probably not. But being the Arsenal’s captain keeps him stable, and when the chips are down he mostly comes through.

Plus, I am willing to bet that the Birminghams are behind him.

Gallas is passionate, fierce, he fights for the club, he scores goals, and he leads by example.

He might not be the best captain, but he is ours. And I stand by him.

After all, the man improves every game, and that has to count for more than something.

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