Former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira believes that the Gunners lack winning mentality
Former Arsenal midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrick-Vieira-c29316, has criticised his former employers for lacking the winning mentality since he left the club.
Vieira left the Gunners in 2005 to join the Italian Champions at that time, Juventus FC. The Frenchman is currently plying his trade with Manchester City and has made a handful of appearances for the club this season.
Vieira won three Premier League titles and four FA Cup’s for the North Londoners during his 9-year stay at the Highbury. He was also a part of the 2003/4 title winning team that did not lose a single game in the entire season, earning the tag of ‘The Invincibles’.
Since his departure, the club has failed to win any major silverware and their six-year drought will continue this season should they fail to win the Premier League title.
The 34-year-old is still affectionate towards his former club but he feels that the Gunners do not have the right mentality to win the trophies.
Talking to the reporters, Vieira said:
"I still have warm feelings for Arsenal, but it's starting to become frustrating. They play the best football in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749, yet they fail to win anything significant. I really enjoy watching them, but they lack the physicality to impose themselves. Arsenal
don’t have the killer attitude that a team like Manchester United have.”
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan midfielder added that the current bunch of players at Arsenal is better than what Viera was used to playing with.
"[http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tony-c35440] Adams, [Martin] Keown, [Nigel] Winterburn and [Ray] Parlour weren't as good with the ball as the current players, but they put their head where others won't even put feet."
Vieira believes that competition will increase in the next season and the Gunners need to spend to strengthen their weak areas if they are to have any chances of winning. The Gunner’s were in contention of winning all four trophies until March this season,
but they saw themselves getting knocked out of three competitions in space of 12 days.
A poor run of recent form has seen them trail the Premier League leaders, Manchester United, by seven points.
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