{"id":1113645,"date":"2019-11-03T11:55:31","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T11:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1113645"},"modified":"2019-11-03T14:33:05","modified_gmt":"2019-11-03T14:33:05","slug":"arsenal-captaincy-emer-aubameyang","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/arsenal-captaincy-emer-aubameyang\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal captaincy: Emery says Aubameyang can &#8220;take responsibility&#8221; for the Gunners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Arsenal manager Unai Emery believes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can handle the responsibility of the club captaincy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Gabonese marksman led out the Gunners in their 1-1 home Premier League draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Arsenal&#8217;s next captain? Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Arsenal named a five-man leadership group earlier this season.<\/li>\n<li>Granit Xhaka was selected by his teammates to take the armband.<\/li>\n<li>An unfortunate incident after being subbed off against Crystal Palace saw him miss the following league game against Wolves.<\/li>\n<li>Aubameyang was subsequently named captain and scored his 50th goal for the club.<\/li>\n<li>Emery is not ruling out naming Aubameyang as permanent skipper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7411631<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this season the squad voted Granit Xhaka as skipper, with Aubameyang part of a five-man leadership group that includes Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette and Hector Bellerin.<\/p>\n<p>However, an unfortunate incident that involved Xhaka and a section of Arsenal&#8217;s support in their recent 2-2 stalemate with Crystal Palace saw Emery leave him out of the firing line for Wolves&#8217; visit to north London.<\/p>\n<p>In Xhaka&#8217;s absence, Aubameyang wore the armband and put the Gunners in front, which meant he became the fastest player to reach 50 goals for the club; but the north London side couldn&#8217;t hold on as they once again dropped two vital points.<\/p>\n<p>With the future of Xhaka now in doubt, Emery hasn&#8217;t completely ruled out making a change in leadership after being asked if Aubameyang could continue in the role.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Can Man City Catch Liverpool? w\/Sam Lee &amp; The Anfield Wrap\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5COtzht_YjU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It could do. I think he can take that responsibility and today he did that,&#8221; he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is one of the captains and I think he can take that responsibility but we are going to analyse the match first and the situation for the next matches and decide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1024px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1113645-1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/03125014\/emery-future-arsenal.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/03125014\/emery-future-arsenal.mp4\">https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/03125014\/emery-future-arsenal.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Arsenal now occupy fifth place in the Premier League table and doubts in regards to Emery&#8217;s ability to lead the club forward have begun to emerge.<\/p>\n<p>Xhaka&#8217;s situation has added fuel to the fire, with the Switzerland international&#8217;s outburst leading to significant criticism for both the 27-year-old and his manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal manager Unai Emery believes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can handle the responsibility of the club captaincy. 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