The Brazil international, who moved to Panathinaikos this month after six years at Arsenal, agrees that players are over-eager to demand lucrative new contracts and engineer transfers before winning any silverware.
“When you win things, you achieve more than anybody else. You get better contracts, and more money, anyway,” Gilberto told The Daily Telegraph.
“I can’t blame a player who wants a good contract. But I believe if they stay at the club, they can earn good money and do a lot for the club and themselves. So if they win something, it means more and they are more appreciated by supporters.”
Giggs hit out at greedy players who “change teams for 10 grand” and claimed that foreign players show less loyalty because they “have their home somewhere else, so they’re going to have their eyes on going back”.
Mathieu Flamini and Alexander Hleb negotiated hefty pay rises after leaving this summer and Emmanuel Adebayor’s future is in doubt because of his demands for an improved contract.
Gilberto, who moved to Greece after losing his place last season, believes Flamini and Hleb will regret leaving the club prematurely. “I don’t know what the reason is for them leaving but they could have stayed. If it’s for money, I would think they’re wrong.
“Most of the players who leave miss the club for lots of reasons. The lifestyle at Arsenal is fantastic. You get so well looked after.”
Adebayor could make his first pre-season appearance in tonight’s friendly at Stuttgart. William Gallas could also be involved and Arsene Wenger has hinted that he will stick with him as captain after admitting that he had to shoulder too much of the leadership burden at times last season.
“I think he has done quite well last year, for the biggest part of the season, and a lot of responsibility has been given to him when it wasn’t right,” the Arsenal manager said.
Arsenal’s tour has been low-key and Wenger said
they would resist offers of gruelling, long-distance trips. “I like not to travel too much. I feel in pre-season it’s important that we don’t go as far. It suits us quite well, especially with players coming in late.”
첫댓글 프로는 당연히 돈이 1순위라고 생각.
실리냐 명예냐
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구구절절 옳은말씀
아...지바보살..
실바는 아스날떠나서도 아스날 생각만해 멋있네
개인차가 있을뿐일듯.. 명예나 실리냐를 놓고 두는 자기 의견이죠.. ㅋ
ㅜㅜ역시 당신은 지바보살
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돈 문제가 중요하긴 하지만 돈이 전부가 아니라는거지
막말로 저정도 버는 선수들에게 조금더 높은 주급보다는 명예가 우선일듯... 그렇게 한푼이라도 더 벌고 싶을까?
조금더 높은 주급, 한푼 이정도의 레벨이 아니죠 연봉이 억단위로 바뀌기 시작하는데..
근데.. 클럽도 그선수들 필요없으면 가차없이 보지도 않으면서 왜 선수들 보고는 그렇게 모라모라 하는걸까?
대우잘해주는 클럽도 있고... 클럽에 소속의식이 강한 선수도 있고..
개인차가 있겠죠. 근데 프로라면 특히나 운동 선수라면 돈보다 우선시 해야 될게 있다고 봅니다.
초심을 잃지 말라고 했는데,, 어렷을때부터 돈때문에 축구를 시작 했을까,, 좋아해서 축구를 시작했을까?? 나이를 한살 한살먹어가면서 돈욕심만 느는 가 보다,, 좀 즐길 줄 알아야하는 법도 프로에겐 필요한법
내가 아스날 선수라면 딴팀에서 10M주급받고뛰느니 5M받고 아스날에 뛸거가튼데.. ㅋ 돈이든 팀이든 자기가치관에따라 선택하는거겠지만 떠날 애들 욕하지맙시다~ ㅎㅎ