"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
Neville seems confused, to me. Wearing his celebrity-footballer hat obviously he understands that it's not nice to have groups of fans violently bantering you off, threatening the new paintwork on your car and so on. As a pundit though, he really wants Wenger Out! just so they all have something new, different to talk about.
He critisises the way we play and the profile of our (Wenger's) players, but then in the next breath, attributes it all to us not being able to afford French second division midfield generalis like N'Golo Kanté.
Thing is, he talks so much that he's bound to contradict himself. Alot.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
I am convinced he will succeed as a manager or could be but I fear the punditry sofa may prove far too comfortable and well paid for him to consider leaving it. Why subject yourself to being c*nted off by 60,000 muggy boneheads every week with the additional delight of the media continually triggering rumours about your imminent dismissal?
I agree. There's nothing in it for a former player with any kind of reputation.
Unless there's an offer from a big club with a large budget, it's far better to stay clear. Neville himself would have been alright had he failed at Real Madrid, rather than Valencia, imo. Just like Ryan Giggs would've obviously jumped at the chance to manage Manchester United. But Swansea City? Not so much.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."