We need the type
of leaders on the pitch who know which players need to be told to pick it up a bit and which players need a hug during a difficult game.
Probably the most frequent finger pointed at the Gunners over the last decade, however, is the idea that we
lack leaders on the pitch.
With captain Jordan Henderson on the bench, there was a noticeable lack of characters and
leaders on the pitch as the Reds were weakly overwhelmed by Sevilla's response.
When George Graham was at Arsenal he had a team / squad that was picked and played football based on a particular methodology and, as a result it was easy for him to appoint a single
leader on the pitch in the form of Adams that would oversea that playing methodology during games.
Perhaps it might be an idea to start the BFG to have one more
leader on the pitch because even though the other two might be better or in better form they do not provide that leadership on the pitch.
Wenger doesn't like that because he only wants «yes men», it's why you see Campbell on the bench and Sanchez never playing as a CF, it's why you never see
leaders on the pitch when we badly need one.
MDS turned in another solid season, assuming his usual role as starter between the sticks and Roma's most
vocal leader on the pitch.
Moreover I hope that after retiring he comes back to ARSENAL for a coaching role coz he is a real hero for the club and a
genuine leader on the pitch.
When questioned about the lack of leadership, Arsenal legend Thierry Henry said: «The boss, Arsene, needs that
[leaders on the pitch] type of help.
Granit Xhaka is another possible option, having captained his previous side Borussia Monchengladbach already, and is known to be a
strong leader on the pitch, but I was quite surprised to hear Hector Bellerin discussing himself as a possibility.
We have the non-playing Per Mertesacker as our current captain, and the much less vocal Laurent Koscielny as the
acting leader on the pitch, and this week even the mild - mannered Theo Walcott was given the armband against West Ham.
For all I care Arsene can even select Sanogo as captain, as long as we have 11
leaders on the pitch fighting for our shirt then I am fine with it.
Laurent Koscielny was given the honour last week alongside Gabriel, but the Frenchman has already confessed he is not such a
verbose leader on the pitch, whereas Cech has no qualms about shouting at his back four, and has a very good way of promoting confidence on and off the pitch.
The fact is that this team has waited a long time to have such a vocal and
focused leader on the pitch who likewise possessed such talents, whereas this club, instead of embracing his passion to succeed by bringing in the necessary transfers and handing him the armband, they seemed to side with the overpaid and under - performing lesser lights.
A team which has undoubted talent seems to lack
enough leaders on the pitch, especially when those leaders include the erratic William Gallas as captain.
Conclusion: Mustafi rejected us for Barca (because their ambition is more appealing) and we'll get an overaged defender because our manager doesn't want quality leaders on the pitch
I think Mer that game was super motivated and also he is
decent leader on pitch, but his age already catch up many season ago, but still leader i bealive.
Now Wenger appears to be stopping people from expressing their ideas... Bouldy quiet, Jens Lehman up in the stand, and is not actively
recruiting LEADERS on the pitch, because he doesn't want to be challenged.
Granit Xhaka has the potential to be a superb addition to our side, fixing numerous issues in one swoop, # 35 million nowadays seems like an absolute bargain for a man who may be our
main leader on the pitch for many years.
With Arsenal failing to take games by the scruff of the neck this season, and allowing themselves to tamely drop away from the title chase against Leicester, there has been much discussion about the fact that Arsenal have been lacking an
inspirational leader on the pitch to goad the players into action when their heads are dropping.
We lack a little mental toughness (but still better than recent previous seasons), and perhaps a natural captain
leader on the pitch now Mertesacker not getting played (that was best asset).
Arsenal were at their best with real
leaders on the pitch Petit, Vieira, Henry, Adams, Lehmann, etc, maybe that's where the real determination, and will to win came from.
The former Japan skipper remains a
ferocious leader on the pitch — when he plays — but elsewhere the Tricolore's stocks look somewhat thin on the ground.
Now I've lost count of the amount of years we have been accused of
lacking leaders on the pitch, well Xhaka has been brought in to fix that issue, the 23 - year - old was named Gladbach captain at just 22, and according to him, he's the man you'll have a problem with if you don't work hard for his team.
CB: A legend of this fixture, Sergio Ramos takes one of the two centre - back spots after continuing to be a hugely important part of this Madrid side and a
great leader on the pitch.
It's not only goals we need to think about but
true leaders on the pitch to galvanise the team when we haven't got our playing head on... we all know we fail to turn up 10 games per season.