Sol Campbell has questioned whether or not Tottenham followers’ hatred of him is fuelled by racism and says he’s baffled why they proceed to “harp on” about his transfer to Arsenal.
Campbell made the gorgeous change throughout North London in 2001 having come by means of the ranks at White Hart Lane to grow to be captain and, on the time, among the finest centre-halves in world soccer.
He went on to win two Premier League titles and two FA Cups at Arsenal below Arsene Wenger.
Campbell largely stays out of the general public eye however re-emerged yesterday in an advert for Google Pixel by which he reignited his feud with Spurs followers by mocking their relative lack of success.
Within the advert, he removes his white jumper for a purple one and says “huge strikes repay”.
He added: “It’s not such as you’re doing something outrageous, you’re simply switching to one thing a lot, significantly better.”
Campbell baffled by lingering hatred
Having stoked the fires forward of tonight’s North London derby, Campbell then appeared on AFTV to ask why Spurs followers nonetheless dislike him and instructed there could also be an ulterior motive.
He mentioned: “They know not what they do. As a result of for those who’re nonetheless hanging up on that, you see what occurs.
“[They’ve got a] new stadium, new coaching floor, the whole lot’s wonderful going ahead and also you’re nonetheless harping on about me. Like, what’s happening right here?
“Is it a color factor, is it a color factor? Is there a color factor about it? Is there an underbelly color factor that retains you going?
“As a result of there are plenty of different gamers who’ve carried out the sort of transfer, comparable strikes, you say to your self is it a color factor or is it a confusion?”
Relating to huge strikes, there’s just one man who is aware of what’s what.
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No regrets, insists Campbell
Former England defender Campbell, now 50, insists he has no regrets over the transfer regardless of the hostility that has adopted him ever since.
He mentioned: “Soccer clever, I don’t remorse it. Whenever you’re younger, as a child, I needed to win, that’s the factor.
“As a mature factor, that’s separate once more since you’re wanting again. As a younger man I wish to win, I’m considering I’ve obtained a restricted time to win one thing.
“I’m going to do the identical factor once more. No less than I can look again and say ‘have a look at the crew I performed with’.”
