Vieira return... but do we want this?

In the darkest hours for Arsenal Football Club this past season, Patrick Vieira would not stop talking about how lucky he was to move to Juve in his quest for European success. As the pressure mounted for Wenger in February and March, Vieira was saying things like this...

"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. 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 needed a new challenge."

Every summer I would trek up to Finsbury Park station and buy the latest Arsenal shirt with Vieira 4 on the back. Every season. No Wiltord, Kanu, Henry for me.

And I duly bought his book at Christmas and chuckled at the United Ruud boy with the very long face.

I was a massive Vieira supporter. And Vieira is still a legend.

But his comments throughout early 2006 were very unhelpful and I think went some way to whip up the media frezy in England about Arsenal being a club in transition.

He is apparently talking to super scout Gilles Grimaldi about a return to the Arsenal... http://www.tribalfootball.com/may/englshnews3290506.html ... but I dont want him back for a variety of football reasons but also because of his attitude since leaving Arsenal.

Now that Juve are increasingly likely to be relegated, Vieira has some very tangible reasons to return but I suggest he go to Real Madrid. So many summers I put up with constant stick about our captain wanting to leave us and move to Real Madrid. Well, this same difficult 2006 saw Arsenal kill off quite a few ghosts across Europe including Real Madrid and Paddy's Juve.

Well, you've wanted to move to a Real club... fine. Get on with it mate... the sarcastic Vieira song "tributes" at the end of your demolition (aka swan song) at Highbury will be ringing in my ears as you join Raul and co.

Im bitter... but Im also right.