Arsene Wenger explains the rift between Fabregas and Denilson
Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger, explains the speculative rift between the skipper Fabregas and Denilson after his team won against Leeds United 3 - 1 in the third round of FA Cup. Arsenal thrashed the opponents by scoring three sensational goals at Elland Road,
Leeds United FC, on Wednesday, 19, thereby reaching the fourth round at the expense of FC Leeds United. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380, scoring the third in the second half, just 15
minutes before the final whistle. Bradley Johnson from Leeds scored the maiden goal for his club in the opening half but in vain. The 61-year-old Frenchman was pretty delighted with the performances of the players and dismissed the potential feud created by
the media just before the match when Brazilian footballer, Denilson Pereira http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Neves-c27634, threw some reckless statements on the skipper Cesc Fabregas.
In an interview to Brazilian TV show, 22-year-old Brazilian stated that Fabregas is just a captain and not a leader. He asserted that leadership is something one is born with. It’s a natural trait in one’s personality but this is one area where Arsenal lacks.
He said, “We need to work on our leadership if we want to move ahead. A leader is always important for a team but when I see my team I see a captain but no leader.” He also appraised the Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Tomasz Szczesny. Denilson appraised the fourth
spot goalkeeper of Arsenal, Manuel Almunia. He affirmed that "The 33-year-old http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-Almunia-c23386 is the best goalkeeper Gunners have ever had." Later on the following day, Denilson gave a press release saying that he was mis-quoted and that he didn’t mean to criticize
Cesc Fabregas. He replied, “I have a good relationship with Fabregas and I had talked to him over the current issue. He trusts me. I was pointing out the lack of experienced leadership because Cesc is young but when we had http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gilberto-Silva-c14889, we had an experienced
leadership. We will have to focus on title race and not indulge into controversies as I am a shy guy and I don’t like being a part of controversies.”
Arsene Wenger stated that team is getting stronger everyday and Arsenal is still hungry, that’s what we had shown in tonight’s match. He considered Arsenal as a favorite for the next encounter with Huddersfield. When asked about Denilson’s acrimonious statement
in Brazil stating that Fabregas is not a born leader, he replied, “That statement came from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 and has nothing to do with the spirit of game. [Fabregas and Denilson] are good friends and they both respect each other. We have a leadership in our team, Cesc
is captain and Robin van Persie is the vice captain. Cesc is a good leader even he is just 23. What’s more important is that how we play on the field and that’s the main responsibility of ours.”
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