Bacary Sagna slams Arsenal and claims his old club are run like a ‘circus’ ahead of Manchester City tie
EX-ARSENAL full-back Bacary Sagna said his old club is being run like a circus at the moment.
Sagna made more than 200 appearances for the Gunners between 2007 and 2014 and admitted he thinks they’re in a right old mess now.
Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of ahead of the North Londoners’ clash with another of Sagna’s old sides Manchester City this afternoon, the Frenchman did not hold back.
Sky are broadcasting from the Emirates this afternoon and Sagna was asked for his thoughts on the state of Arsenal at the moment.
And he swiftly said: “It’s a big circus at the club, you don’t really know who’s leaving and who is making the decisions.
“It seems like the players lack confidence.
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“You can’t blame them because they don’t know who is going to the the next manager.
“It’s a tricky situation for the club.”
After his scathing comments, the 36-year-old was asked what they need to do to put things right.
And he said: “First of all they need to find a good manager and stability in the club.
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“Because in past years they always have players leaving at the end of seasons and it’s been a long time since they kept the same group of players.
“You still have great players in Mesut Ozil and [Nicolas] Pepe and even the defence.
“I think it’s more like a lack of confidence why the defenders aren’t performing.”