Tony Adams’ snipes at Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and captain Martin Odegaard go viral after Indo Sport Football appearance

Arsenal legend Adams was on the panel for the Indo Sport Football show in Dublin

Joe Molloy with speakers Tony Adams, Gary Breen and Damien Delaney at the Indo Sports Podcast at Vicar Street

Tony Adams didn’t hold back in his analysis of what needs to happen at Arsenal in his appearance on an Irish Independent Sport event in Dublin last week and now his comments questioning manager Mikel Arteta and his captain Martin Odegaard have gone viral.

The Gunners legend appeared at an Indo Sport Football show alongside former Ireland defenders Gary Breen and Damien Delaney, as he questioned Arteta’s credentials to be a winner and especially his decision to stick with Odegaard as team captain.

Adams was adamant that Declan Rice needs to be be given the captain’s armband by Arteta, as he suggested the England midfielder was the leader who could carry the team to trophy success.

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“He’s got a really big call to make this year and for me, he hasn’t done it. The call is to make Declan Rice the captain,” Adams told host Joe Molloy.

“I think Declan is my kind of captain, and it might free Odegaard up to play with a bit more freedom.

“Every now and again as a manager, you have to put someone who reflects you, who reflects the football club that you think can actually take you to the next level.

“You’ve got someone in there who’s going to play every game all season, that’s going to encourage people to come in and lay the foundations of a title-winning team.

“Declan Rice can do that, Odegaard can’t. Come on Arteta, make him captain. I think he is better than Arteta. I think he’s a winner. As a man, he is a proper player.”

Adams was then asked if Rice was more of a winner that Arteta and he offered up a diplomatic response.

“I’m just saying he’s got an opportunity this year to actually turn into a winner,” he added. “To win league titles, you have to be a [Jurgen] Klopp, you have to be an [Alex] Ferguson.

“You have to lead by example, you have to be a winner, you have to go about your business. And that reflects in your captain.

“By making Odegaard captain, that’s a reflection of Arteta. And I’m seeing Declan Rice as a captain but I’m saying to Arteta: ‘Come on, step up now. It’s your time to be a winning manager and a fantastic manager’. Because you’re not going to win the league with Odegaard as captain, I’m sorry.”

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