Бразильский полузащитник заявил, что после игры с "Фулхэмом" он полетит домой, поскольку ему надоело столь долгий период оставаться без трофеев.

"Это был мой худший сезон в карьере, и я очень расстроен".

"Я победитель и приехал сюда, чтобы выигрывать трофеи, но здесь уже 5 лет никто ничего не выигрывает".

"Карьера футболиста скоротечна, поэтому пришло время идти дальше".

"Это обдуманное решение, принятое мною примерно восемь месяцев назад. Я больше не мог приходить домой и чувствовать себя подавленным".

"До сих пор я ничего не говорил, поскольку не хотел мешать команде. Я не создавал шумихи вокруг себя и своего ухода".

"Я виделся с Арсеном Венгером и сказал ему о своих переживаниях и планах на будущее, он согласился меня отпустить".

"Я знаю, возможно, некоторые подумают, что я сумасшедший. Может быть они правы, в любом случае это их право. "Арсенал"  - великий клуб с хорошей инфраструктурой, великим тренером и талантливыми игроками".

"Я провёл продолжительный период в Лондоне, но в жизни есть вещи и поважнее. Мне нужен новый вызов, и хотя я осознаю, что могу играть меньше, я готов рискнуть".

23-летний Денилсон добавил: "Я не вижу себя в клубах калибра "Челси", "Ливерпуль" или "Манчестер Сити", и уж тем более в "Тоттенхэме". Думаю, что моя карьера продолжится в Испании или Италии".

На прощание Денилсон бросил одну мощную фразу: "Играть в красивый футбол можно и даже нужно, но иногда, чтобы добыть победу, нужно сыграть отвратительно".

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes the Gunners were very close to end their six-years trophyless crisis this season and missed out on “very little”.

Speaking ahead of Sunday’s away game against Fulham in the Premier League, the Frenchman confessed the players are not happy with their season but added that they will not archive the campaign as a disaster as they were very close to win the title.

Asked what was missing this year, the Arsenal boss admitted maturity is needed in the team as well as defensive efficiency as the way the Gunners lost the Carling Cup Final and dropped points against Liverpool and Bolton shows that nerves played an important role.

Ahead of next season, Wenger declared:

Quote:

[Ending fourth a failure?] Overall I believe we have been consistent in all the competitions, it’s more I would say a big frustration because we have the feeling that we were very close in all the competitions, we missed out on very little. So we cannot say we are happy but as well not say that it is a disaster, overall I think that’s the closest we have been to win the Championship in the recent years and that’s why it’s even more frustrating. If you look at the way we lost some games in the decisive moments, we need to add some maturity to our team. [We lack] efficiency, defensive efficiency. When you look at the recent history in the last three of four months, the way we lost in the Carling Cup Final [and] against Liverpool, we dropped points at Bolton in the last minute, of course I feel the nerves played a part, more than the talent in the fact that we didn’t win the Championship. I’m convinced we are very, very close and we have to continue to play with the same belief and become even stronger. The players have learned a lot this season and hopefully we can take advantage of that, next season.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has praised the form of Robin van Persie.

The Dutch striker has been a revelation since the new year, scoring 20 goals for The Gunners, including at least one in each of his last nine away games for the north-London side.

And the French boss pairs tribute the Van Persie, following a gruelling summer where he reached the final of the World Cup.

"Robin has been fantastic - he has been a goal machine.

"He is not only a goal-getter, he is a football player as well, who [is involved in] the combinations and in the defensive work. He has done extremely well.

"However, it adds a bit to the frustration because he made 18 Premier League starts, and so you could imagine that if he had played over 30 games, the number of goals he would have scored.

"I think he is putting his injury problems behind him. Let's hope that next season he can deliver 30 games."

kishioarile lu bendtner pentru ava

According to reports, Wenger has made his first signing of the summer transfer window, he's a player playing with Argentinian side Velez Sarsfield..... the player that it's being touted to move to the Gunners is 23 year old midfielder, Ricky Alvarez.

The report states that he's a versatile midfielder, who can also play in the hole, behind the striker. He is blessed with great pace and a powerful shot, and has been excellent this season with the club. He's 6'2'' which shows that he's physically well-built, from clips I've seen from him on Youtube and other sites.... Ricky Alvarez is a talented player.

Ricky Alvarez will come on a free transfer and it will be made official at the end of the Argentine Clausura campaign.... supposedly, nothing is official yet.

Here are some clips displaying his talent: