I'll stay at Arsenal, says Lehmann</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> BERLIN (AFP) - Germany's goalkeeper Jens Lehmann said on Friday he will stay with English Premier League side Arsenal, even though he has lost his status as first-choice shot-stopper at the north London club. "I want to stay with Arsenal until the end of the season," Lehmann told a press conference here head of Germany's Euro 2008 qualifier against Cyprus in Hanover on Saturday. "I have a responsibility with regard to my family and for my children, even if I were not to regain my place. "I cannot just leave like that before the season ends," he added. Lehmann will win his 50th cap against the Cypriots in a meaningless qualifier with Germany already through to next summer's European Championships and Cyprus unable to advance further. The 38-year-old admitted he has received several offers from other clubs, without giving precise details. But he again criticised Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who has chosen Spaniard Manuel Almunia instead of the German since mid-August. "I believe a manager must be honest with his players," said Lehmann. "During the two talks I had with him about my contract extension he gave me no indication of what he was going to do," said Lehmann, who has been with Arsenal since 2003. "I would like to be in the head of my manager, but I cannot answer your questions for him," he added in a far more diplomatic stance than his last outburst when he accused Wenger of "humiliating" him. But Lehmann again disputed whether Almunia is better than him. "There are situations where you find yourself behind a goalkeeper who is world-class and you have to accept that. "But I am not in this situation," he added.</div></p>
i think he only has 2 seaons left in him. Let him stay at Arsenal and fight for his place. Work it out. If he leaves it's only Almunia and Fabianski. And while Fabianski will be a good goalie it's not really directly competition for Almunia. so that means we could see him slacking and not performing a well as he could.</p> <div><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JW3H8EbCjh8&"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JW3H8EbCjh8&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350" /></embed></object></div>[/b]</p>
