After the Gunners’ 1-0 home loss to PSG in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final, former Liverpool player Mark Lawrenson has challenged Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to select a new captain for the team. According to Lawrenson, Arteta ought to remove Martin Odegaard’s captain’s armband. Additionally, the football analyst gave the Norwegian midfielder’s performance this season a score of “six” out of 10. Removing Odegaard’s leadership, according to the former football great, will allow the midfielder to concentrate on his own play. “Martin Odegaard should have his captain’s armband removed so he can return to concentrating on his performances,” he stated in an interview with Paddy Power (via Mirror). He is a talented player, as we all know, but this season has been a complete bust for him.If Arsenal can defeat Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg in Paris next week, they could advance to the Champions League final this season. Last week, the Gunners lost to the Parisians by a slender margin in front of their supporters at the Emirates Stadium in north London. Odegaard, a midfielder from Norway, is regarded as one of Arsenal’s key components.
An improvement in his performance will enable the Gunners add more firepower in attack. Declan Rice is the ideal candidate to lead Arsenal, according to Lawrenson, who wants Arteta to choose him as the team’s next captain. Rice guided West Ham United to the UEFA Europa Conference League championship in 2023. Given that Declan Rice was captain of West Ham, you would think that giving him the armband would not have an impact on his performance. In order for Odegaard to concentrate on enhancing his performances, I would award it to Rice,” he stated.
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