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Arsenal’s greatest ever captains  By Oli Dickson Jefford   The position of Arsenal captain is once again up for grabs following the recent decision to strip Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of the armband.   It is the second consecutive time that the captaincy has been stripped in such a way, with Granit Xhaka removed from the role before Aubameyang took over the position.   The position has been a hard one to nail down in recent campaigns with eight captains in the last ten years alone, with the club unable to find a consistent leader.   That hasn’t always been the case, with some of the club’s greatest ever players taking the role and thriving in it.   We take a look at some of those predecessors that the new captain - whoever that is - will hope to emulate.   Tony Adams   Arguably Arsenal's most iconic captain, Adams took the role from Kenny Sansom in March 1988 aged just 21 and did not relinquish it until his retirement in 2002.   A one-club man...

Tony Adams representing England Arsenal’s greatest England Internationals     By Jonny Bray   Traditionally an Arsenal player’s relationship with the English national team depended significantly on the position they played in.     The Gunners have a history of producing some of England’s finest defenders and some of their most overlooked attacking players.     Legends for club and country  such as  Sol Campbell, Lee Dixon and Martin Keown have all had their fair share of iconic moments whilst donning the three lions of England.     However, that hasn’t always been the case for Arsenal’s attacking players.     Take Ian Wright for example, who won 33 caps for England and scored nine goals but never was ‘the guy’ for England in the same way that Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney, and Harry Kane were ‘the guy’.     It’s also worth noting that four of his goals came in a 7-1 win over San Marino.     Similarly, atta...

Is this Arsenal's worst Premier League season ever as the Gunners look set for mid-table obscurity under Mikel Arteta By Adam Le Roux There’s no denying this has been a campaign to forget for Arsenal fans, with their attempts to challenge at the top of the table fizzling out almost as quickly as they had begun. It's been so bad that a mid-table finish was on the cards before the Christmas decorations had even been brought down from the loft. A porous defence, a crumbling midfield, a shot-shy attack and the ability to self-combust within seconds has seen the Gunners’ season stutter and splutter along with nothing much to play for in the league and wan hopes of a European spot all but diminished after the weekend’s draw with Fulham. But many Gooners of yesteryear will be well-accustomed to the feeling of a season petering out and settling for a spot in the nether regions of the top division, with only the Wenger-revolution consistently putting Arsenal in the conversation at the t...