Arsenal legend McLintock: Criticising Wenger like criticising the Pope

Arsenal Double-winning captain Frank McLintock says the Gunners have turned into a selling club.

He told the Independent on Sunday: "I can't believe they're not going out and buying at least two players. I know they've been trying to get the lad from Bordeaux but didn't want to pay the money. They might get him in January, but the season could be over by January. They've got 40-odd million [for Kolo Touré and Emmanuel Adebayor] and spent 10. I didn't know we were a selling club, I thought we were a big club."

Any suggestion that Arsene Wenger is less than infallible can, of course, be taken badly even from such a revered figure as McLintock.

"Arsène's done a great job, I think he's a great manager, but the trouble is if you ever make a valid point about Arsène and the club, it's like criticising the Pope. Everybody gets up in arms. There are certain players at Arsenal who Arsène's talked about coming through, who if they play to 30 won't be good enough for Arsenal in my opinion."

 
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