One of the joys of working in this field is the opportunity to speak with former professionals and in particular those that have played for Arsenal. To give you a small glimpse behind the curtain when these interviews are organised, I like to be prepared and have questions ready to run through that I feel will generate some good responses, hardly a surprising behind-the-scenes look but relevant in this case.
However, in my recent conversation with former Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham defender William Gallas exclusively for football.london, this was a very different experience. It is not one I will forget and nor would I want to because what had initially been expected to be a question-and-answer session turned into a full-on debate about Arsenal, the expectations of the club, where we both saw how things have changed and where they could go.
From the beginning of our conversation about Arsenal Gallas threw the first question to me. “Okay, and what do you expect from Arsenal?” Gallas asked.
