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Gallas captaincy in doubt

Fri 21st, November 2008

London, England (Sports Network) - Arsene Wenger is facing mounting pressure to strip William Gallas of the Arsenal captaincy following the outspoken Frenchman's latest verbal attack on his teammates.

Gallas, 31, who has previously questioned the desire of his colleagues and infamously staged a sit-in on the St Andrew's pitch when the Gunners conceded a late equalizer to Birmingham last season, is reported to have angered Wenger with a fresh blast at his teammates.

The former Chelsea defender revealed in an interview published on Thursday that he had to intervene in a halftime dressing-room confrontation between two players during last month's 4-4 draw with Tottenham.

He also complained about the lack of respect shown to him by an unnamed and junior member of the squad.

"There was a problem at half-time," he revealed. "The only thing that I could say was, 'Guys, we resolve these problems after the match, not at half-time."

'There are things that can't be said and can't be tolerated. When, as captain, some players come up to you and talk to you about a player, complaining about him and then during the match you speak to this player and the player in question insults us.

"There comes a time where we can no longer comprehend how this can happen."

(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)