According to the Post, Arsenal legendary star Tony Adams was interviewed and he believed that Arteta should let Rice be the captain. "Arteta has a very important decision to do this year, and in my opinion he hasn't done it. This decision is...
"Arteta has a very important decision to do this year, and in my opinion he hasn't done it. This decision is to let Rice be the captain. I think Rice is the kind of captain I think, and it may liberate Odgao and make him play more freely."
"As a head coach, you have to be appointing someone who represents you, the football club, someone you think can really lead the team to the next level." When asked if he thinks Rice can represent Arteta, Adams retorted: "I think he's better than Arteta."
Then Adams was asked if Rice was the winner and Arteta wasn't. The front and rear guard responded smoothly.
"I just said he had a chance to really turn into a winner this year," he added. "To win a league title, you have to be a Klopp, you have to be a Sir Ferguson. You have to lead by example, you have to be a winner, you have to focus on doing your thing well. And that's reflected in your captain."
"And I think Rice is the captain, but what I said to Arteta was: 'Come on, now it's time to stand up. It's time for you to be a champion coach, a great coach, because you can't win the league with Odge as captain.'"
"You need someone on your team who plays every game all season, which will encourage others to join and lay the foundation for a championship team,"
"Rice can do that, Odge can't. Arteta, appoint him as captain."
