""Every now and again as a manager, you have to put someone who reflects you, who reflects the football club that you think can actually take you to the next level. "You've got someone in there who's going to play every game all season, that's going to encourage people to come in and lay the foundations of a title-winning team. Declan Rice can do that, Odegaard can't. Come on [Mikel] Arteta, make him captain.""
""I don't care that much, to be honest," said Odegaard. "Everyone can have their opinion and say what they want, and I'm all right with that. I can't care about what everyone says. "There's a lot of negative and positive things to say, but I can't let it affect me. That's what I've thought throughout my career. "We voted for it. Ultimately, it was his [Arteta's] choice anyway. But it was a nice confirmation for me.""
Tony Adams called for Martin Odegaard to be replaced as Arsenal captain, recommending Declan Rice as a more consistent on-pitch leader who reflects the manager and club. Adams argued a captain should play every game and help build the foundations of a title-winning team. Mikel Arteta confirmed that teammates voted emphatically for Odegaard in a captaincy ballot. Odegaard dismissed the criticism, saying he does not let others' opinions affect him and that the vote was a nice confirmation. Odegaard suffered a shoulder injury early in the season but returned to play for Norway and says the injury is behind him.
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