Today’s News of the World “interview” originated in FourFourTwo magazine.
It’s hyped-up under the headline : ARSENAL LACK WILL TO WIN.
PV4 says he has a better chance of winning the Champions League at Juventus.
FEW WOULD DENY THAT.
Juve know how to defend, how to score from crosses and free-kicks, how to score from knockdowns.
VIEIRA SAYS:
“There’s a pressure here in Turin, a pressure on people to win, a determination in the air and in the environment that I hadn’t felt in a long time at Arsenal. I have an excellent midfield partner with Emerson and we have a very strong midfield.
“Most of all, though, there’s such a will to win here because Juventus are so used to winning.
“I feel pressure on me to do well and that hadn’t happened in a while at Arsenal.
“I wasn’t at my best over the last two years but each time my form has dipped I’ve been capable of pulling myself back up again.”
I WISH HIM WELL, I really do.I hope he is happy there.
His stamina isn’t great, his concentration isn’t great, his knee may not last a season, but Patrick Vieira will give a workmanlike team of adults a real touch of class.
He will make a difference.
When he is playing well, Pat can do things nobody in Serie A can do.
And I think he will score five goals this season.
AT ARSENAL, Vieira was king of a dressing room that was too French and reacted in a French way to defeats, whingeing too much, instead of kick-starting a new sequence.
As captain of Arsenal, it was part of his job to put that pressure on himself and others, especially if the manager was not doing that.
In the second half against Deportivo, Pat, where were you?
In the second half against Chelsea, with a CL semi as the prize, where were you?
WASN’T THAT PRESSURE TO DO WELL ?
I think Lauren has a burning desire to do well.
Whatever Freddie lacks, he doesn’t lack desire and determination.
Reyes, ditto.
Toure, still a rough diamond, has a strong will to win.
However, a team tends to reflect the mentality of its captain.
At Arsenal, Vieira was in a comfort zone
At Juventus, he is no longer captain and no longer in a comfort zone.
That should galvanise him.
I shall be following Juventus even more closely this season.