Mikel Arteta remained as tight-lipped as feasible when requested approximately the decision to strip Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of the Arsenal captaincy, and gave an update on who will take the armband.
The Gunners confirmed in a declaration on Tuesday that the Gabonese striker has been pressured to relinquish the position following a 'disciplinary breach'.
Arteta became asked about this selection in a press conference prior to Arsenal's fit with West Ham, however pointed to the readability of the declaration furnished earlier.
"I don't have plenty extra to say. I think it's far a surely clean declaration from the membership, it's miles a choice we've got made following the remaining incident that we had with the player and this is where we stand," he said (thru soccer.London).
When asked how Aubameyang reacted to the information, Arteta actually spoke back: "He had to accept the choice."
Aubameyang becomes the second one Arsenal captain in succession to be stripped of the captaincy following Granit Xhaka's disagreement with fans in overdue 2019 - but Arteta found out the Swiss midfielder and Alexandre Lacazette are next in line to take the armband, stressing the importance of the Gunners' 'leadership institution'.
"We have the management organization and we assume that we have distinct players which are nominated to be captain. In the final game it turned into Laca and we've got Granit as nicely who has been captain so we can follow that," Arteta delivered.
"Obviously, it's miles a really unsightly state of affairs and it is not the moment to make any rash selection.
"That management institution is in reality robust, it's far the only that communicates with myself and the education staff after which with the membership in a sincerely clean and sturdy way.
"We are going to preserve like that and that is one of the decisions that we made, to make that institution a touch bit better and try to train them and try to get the proper remarks all of the time and construct that agree with and the sturdy tradition around the membership. It is running actually nicely so we can hold to try this.
