Quote Originally Posted by Kano View Post
And he's right. No leaders, no winners. It all sounds so MOTD in terms of analysis but the basics of the game are very simple. When a player like that points out mental flaws in a team, I have no problem listening. When it comes to analysing a game they will mostly they just churn out cliched drivel. But you have to respect and pay attention to ex-players who understand what it takes to win a major trophy when it comes down to listing the personality traits required and our team is severely lacking. Once you have a winners mentality, you tap into the required cynicism. But don't worry, I won't delve back into that shit again, you know where I stand on that.
Coquelin is a leader and a winner. But he has no authority. He's not an Adams that grew up with the club or a Vieira that was the heart of the team. He's the guy who has accidentally found himself in the crucial role, where's his authority to grab Ozil or Cazorla and drag them around the pitch? Shame. As for our actual captains - can't fault Arteta off the pitch but he's almost as big a wet blanket as Merts when on it. Wenger has been fucking the whole captaincy thing for ages now. He doesn't value that sort of thing.