This does seem to overlook the demonstrable fact that a lot of countries are sh*tholes.
I suggest that anyone calling him a racist for saying this is made to take a gap year in The Democratic Republic of Congo and report back.
The chap seems incorrigible! He's just bantering his critics off again, drawing attention to the fact that they regularly describe America in similar terms.
And all the while the swamp slowly but surely drains away..
"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."