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Wojciech Szczesny has reflected candidly on his former team-mates at Arsenal, recalling Jack Wilshere’s night in a bush, Robin van Persie’s tendency for "extreme arrogance" and Olivier Giroud’s handsome face. The goalkeeper, now at Juventus, was speaking to Polish YouTube channel Foot Truck."He [Wilshere] is my best friend, alongside [Grzegorz] Krychowiak. At my wedding he got so drunk, we were looking for him everywhere for two hours and found him sleeping in bushes," he said.
"He had one injury which was never fully cured, and which caused the next and then the next. He was one of the greatest talents I met. Because of injuries, he now plays for West Ham and not a big European club."
Here are some other highlights from the interview…
Robin van Persie
"You have to admit, he left to Manchester United and next year won a title, but the year after that he got benched, moved to Turkey and his big career ended. He could have made other decisions and achieved lots more at Arsenal. He's extremely arrogant - sometimes."
Olivier Giroud
"The most handsome player I played with, and he knows it. He loves himself, even more than Krychowiak. You know, a little beard comb, oils for chest. Great guy, very underrated player.
Thierry Henry
"The best player in Arsenal history. The best player in Premier League history. Very demanding especially for youngsters. Guys always said they were afraid of him in training. When you failed to pass, he got pissed and let you know he wasn't happy with you. Great guy."
Samir Nasri
"He always thought he was some kind of gangster. Everyone has this colleague at school, who had strong and big friends and it made them think he was cool. In Poland there is saying - to fart higher than your bottom..."
Nicklas Bendtner
"One of the most intelligent guys I played with. You see Nick, well-organized, neat, in-form, seems everything is going great for him, next day you open the newspaper and read 'Drunk Bendtner driving wrong way' and you are like WTF.
I don't know, a guy with two personalities. The most confident guy I played with."
Andrey Arshavin
"Hilarious guy, the funniest laugh ever. The season he joined us, we played lots of small games in training and we were like 'wow, we are going to win the league'. We didn't."
Tomas Rosicky
"You watch him play with great pleasure, Little Mozart. His movement on the pitch was impressive, full of class and grace. I still believe he's the richest footballer I know. He never spent any money. The whole time I was at Arsenal he had the same car, a 2005/06 Mercedes, and wore only clothes from his sponsor. The only thing he didn't spare on was his guitar.
Lukas Podolski
"I'm not lying to you now. In training, when Poldi got the ball inside the box, 10, 11 meters I didn't want to save it, I just covered my head. I swear, just protected the head. Really funny guy and with all that a normal person."
Mesut Ozil
"Seven times brilliant, two times horrible, but he's not lazy as people say. Great guy. He cant stabilise his form in the Premier League and I really can't say why. Unbelievable vision on the pitch. You watch a match on TV and you are like 'how did he see that?'.
Santi Cazorla
"We were on a camp in Germany and Santi joined us. In the first training session we played small games. After training the guys gave a big applause for Arsene for bringing Cazorla. Slow, small, one of the best I played with. Unbelievable mind and technique. I can't tell what was his best asset, but you played with him and were like 'Oh my god, he's so good'."