Fuming Arsenal fans say ‘you may as well get Adebayor’ as Sky Sports choose ‘one of worst ever signings’ as pundit
ARSENAL fans were left seething with Sky Sports and their choice of pundit on Sunday afternoon.
The Gunners faced off against Newcastle in a pivotal game at the top of the Premier League.
After Man City recorded back-to-back wins, the North London giants’ supporters faced an anxious afternoon.
And that wouldn’t have been helped by who was providing the analysis ahead of the big match.
Gooners would have been disappointed to have seen William Gallas standing alongside David Jones for the coverage.
They certainly took to Twitter to voice their complaints – with one calling him “one of our worst ever signings”.
And another likening the ex-France international to Emmanuel Adebayor, a perceived traitor.
One wrote: “Sky get a genuine Newcastle legend on, and then there’s William Gallas. Or as sky call him, Willy.
“Who is genuinely one of our worst ever signings. Nice to know you’re completely impartial sky.”
Another shared: “He was one of our worst because we got him at the end of his career.”
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A third posted: “You may as well Adebayor.”
William Gallas signed for Arsenal in 2006 in a swap deal that saw Ashley Cole move to Stamford Bridge.
But, he would prove an unpopular figure towards the end of his career at the Emirates.
Many Arsenal fans never forgave him for a public display of emotion in a 2–2 draw against Birmingham City in 2008 – a game the Gunners ended up drawing in the final moments and saw Gallas refuse to leave the pitch in disgust.
The Gunners lost momentum in the title race, with the finger pointed at the defender for disrupting team harmony.
Then in 2010, with the club at a standoff over a new contract, Gallas did the unthinkable and signed a contract with Spurs.