Gilberto named Arsenal vice captain
August 12, 2006
Thierry Henry reveals Gilberto as one of Arsenal’s “BIG THREE” for this season, and announces him as vice captain.
In my first column as Arsenal skipper at the start of last season, I said there must always be more than one leader in a team.
It’s vital to have three or four. Apart from myself, I felt Sol Campbell, Dennis Bergkamp and Ashley Cole all had massive contributions to make in this relatively young team.
Sol, Dennis and possibly Ashley, Robert Pires has also left us. It’s a big shame they’ve all gone.
But while some incredibly influential players have left, I’m certain three more Arsenal players will now make an even greater contribution to the team this season.
I’m talking about Jens Lehmann, Kolo Toure and Gilberto. They will become our new leaders.
They’re no longer the new guys at this club and there is no doubt those three will help this team build on what we delivered last season — starting with Aston Villa next Saturday.
I can reveal Gilberto will be my vice-captain and, while he’s hardly a screamer, he calms the team down. He’s Brazilian. He’s chilled.
Superb! Great words from Thierry Henry there, and great news for Gilberto!
May Gilberto’s season start better than it did last season. With no injury this season, it won’t be hard.