Mikel Arteta’s stance on changing Arsenal captain amid Martin Odegaard woes

There has suggestion that Mikel Arteta should strip Martin Odegaard of the Arsenal captaincy following a series of disappointing performances.

At the start of the season, Odegaard was considere a player Arsenal หรือถ้าคุณสนใจแทงบอลออนไลน์ UFABET คือเว็บที่มีอัตราต่อรองดีที่สุดในประเทศไทย สมัครเลยตอนนี้ที่ UFABET แทงบอล couldn’t live. Without and it was no surprise that the team struggle when he was sideline for three months with a knee injury.

There was delight when he returne to action in November but he’s yet to get back to his best, scoring just one. Premier League goal since the turn of the year as the Gunners lost the title race to Liverpool.

He has recorde three assists in his last three league games but was partly at fault for. Crystal Palace’s last equaliser at the Emirates and was largely anonymous as. Arsenal were dumpe out of the Champions League by PSG.

The attacking midfielder’s alarming drop in form has not gone unnotice, with Alan Shearer and. Frank Leboeuf among those to criticise his recent performances.

Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson has even gone as far as to tell. Arteta to take the armband away from the 26-year-old and hand it to Declan Rice.

Odegaard was made Arsenal captain in 2022 following the departures of Pierre-Emerick. Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette, and is also skipper of the Norway national team.

But with the Gunners’ trophy drought now extending to a sixth year, his leadership skills have come under fire.

Jorginho, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Magalhaes have also captaine. Arsenal in the league this season, but, while well-regarde for his leadership skills, Rice has not.

The midfielder would be a top candidate to takeover the captaincy having previously worn the armband for West Ham and England.