Quote Originally Posted by Niall Quinn View Post
Adams was a great Captain. I still remember vividly Ray Parlour's otherwise excellent debut where he nearly burst into tears when giving away a penalty at Anfield. Adams was there for him, as he was there for Beckham against Argentina when the rest of the team, coaches and pretty much the entire nation turned against him.

However, his record as a coach and the general impression he gives, in no way suggests he has anything to offer in a coaching role.

Also, his first autobiography was as boring. Boring as shit. Too bad he has to pump this one up by throwing the man who guided him to unparalleled success towards the end of his career under the bus.
I remember that game, Parlour looked a reall energetic prospect but then gave away a penalty.

As for the other part, Adams/Bergkamp and co ensured unparalled success for Wenger, their leadership, discipline on the field was passed on from one team to another, once that was lost we've seen what happens, it wasn't a one way relationship. Adam/Bergkamp and co were successes before Wenger arrived.

At the end of the day he's entitled an opinion, lots of former players have come out and spoken about Wengers flaws, he's an incomplete manager who requires players to do important part of a managers job for him, he's more of an economist/football manager, which makes it ever stranger that he doesn't value leadership, he's a man who fails to acknowledge his limitations, arrogance of the highest order.