Granit Xhaka’s inspirational team talk prior to Arsenal’s north London win at Tottenham goes viral as fans laud him for his leadership

Granit Xhaka might have been stripped of the Arsenal captaincy, however a video of his inspirational staff speak at Tottenham has proven he’s an actual chief.

The 30-year-old had the armband taken off him in 2019 for telling the Gunners followers to ‘f*** off’ following his substitution in opposition to Crystal Palace.

However he has since rebuilt his relationship with the supporters, whereas cementing his place as one in all Mikel Arteta‘s key gamers in Arsenal’s title cost.

After Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was axed as skipper final season, the duty fell to Alexandre Lacazette, with Martin Odegaard then assuming the role last summer.

Xhaka has been named as one in all Odegaard’s vice-captains, although various followers consider the Swiss midfielder is the captain with out the armband.

And an excellent video previous to Arsenal’s 2-0 win in the north London derby on Sunday has backed that declare up the place Xhaka could possibly be seen getting his teammates pumped up.

In a video shared on social media by TV presenter Alison Bender, Xhaka and the remainder of the beginning XI had been in a circle going by way of their stretches.

Xhaka was speaking continuous to the Arsenal squad all through the video because the gamers listened intently to what he needed to say.

His speech clearly did the trick as Arsenal dominated the first half against Spurs as they successfully put the sport to mattress heading into the break.

Followers had been loving his motivational staff speak, as they flooded Bender’s feedback part, with one consumer posting: “Nobody can persuade me that Xhaka isn’t our actual captain.”

One other mentioned: “The redemption of Xhaka is simply poetic.”

A 3rd added: “Odegaard is the captain, Xhaka is the chief.”

This supporter merely acknowledged: “Xhaka is the actual captain.”

Xhaka has began in all 18 Premier League video games for the Gunners this season the place he’s thriving in his new free-roaming No.8 function.

Boss Arteta has declared he threatened to replace Xhaka final summer season except the participant may adapt to his new place.

He remarked: “The squad needed to evolve to a different degree and be extra dominant and have extra assets within the remaining third to assault and to attain extra objectives. We wanted to make that change.

“I spoke to him on the finish of the season and mentioned, ‘I must unlock one thing in your mind since you’re so comfy and assured taking part in on this space that you’ve forgot that really what will win us the sport is right here and the staff now calls for anyone right here, so except you unlock that I’m going to should do one thing about it’.

“He took it immediately. He’s a really clever participant, he got here to pre-season fitter than ever, slimmer than ever.

“And he knew that if we needed to take the staff to a unique degree we needed to change his function. He knew that was coming.”