“I left Tottenham for Arsenal because I’m ambitious – I dreamed of playing on the top”
Sol Campbell remains among the most hated figures in the history of Tottenham Hotspur after opting to leave the club on a highly controversial free transfer for fierce rivals of Arsenal
Sol Campbell admitted that it was his ambition to play at the level of football plus Hyghe who drugs his desire to leave Tottenham Hotspur for Arsenal. The former engraving defender arrived through the Spurs Academy before spending nine years in the first team, where I told me as one of the backs of the World Championship premier.
However, with a single domestic honor to his name and again to embellish the UEFA Champions League, Campbell has tried more for his career and decided to reject the offer of the Spurs contract that Wouled made the player more paid in their history.
Out of the contract in the summer of 2001, the Suba fans believed that Campbell would move abroad and was shocked to their nucleus when he realized that he had made his stay north of London to represent their most bitter rivals in the Gunners.
“Judas” afterlife of most of the Spurs fanbase, which continues to Lambast Esu ex Academy granuate for what he thinks he is the definitive betrayal in sport, Campbell was clear in his reasoning for the signature for Arsenal.
At the time of his decision, I said: “I am ambitious, I dream of playing football at the highest levels and that’s why I’m here”. The Gunners had competence in the Champions League for the last three seasons before Campbell’s arrival and had already won the Premier League during the Kingdom of Wenger.
The presentation of Campbell as Arsenal player was a surprise for the world of football, including the media, since there were only two journalists for the announcement in the London Colony of the club’s training field.
Waiting for the introduction of the former Goalkeper of the city, Richard Wright, who was signed for 2 million pounds, the reports were inserted treated with the shock of Campbell’s repetition when he walked in the press room.
His arrival was an immediate success for the red side of northern London, regaining the title of the Premier League with a margin of seven points in the second game Liverpool. In addition to a first championship title, the Back center won its first Cup of England, with Arsenal who beat Chelsea 2-0 in the final.
The arrival of Campbell in Highbury was not all a fluid navigation as he was subjected to whistles from his new teammates in training to prepare him for the hostile reaction that pressed on his return to Tottenham.
The previous Wenger spoke with the German magazine 11 Fredunde of the tactics of his former players while he said: “They did it, and they also made jokes about it. The situation was really stressful for Sol and told me to Afterwars how serious it was.
“I don’t have coup in certain places for dinner or I have not walked freely in London because the anger of the Tottenham fans. With hindsight, I’m not sure I have signed it by keeping it again keeping in mind the difficulties it faces.
“I thought he was able to face adversity. For me, it was easy because everyone was aware that they signed a great player. But he was more complicated for him.”
The two rivals take their head against the other Thursday in a friendly pre-stage. Being hosted at the Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong, it will be the first derby north of London to be held in the United Kingdom, with the kick -off at 12:30 pm.