Stoke City midfielder Charlie Adam insists the Gunners have no motivator in their side and believes players are unwilling to criticise each other
Arsenal’s players are silent on the pitch and have no one in their team to act as a motivator, according to Stoke City midfielder Charlie Adam.
The Gunners’ title challenge was dented on Sunday following a 3-2 defeat away to an under-strength Manchester United, leaving them five points off top spot with 11 Premier League games remaining.
After the loss, Arsene Wenger’s players were heavily criticised for their mentality, with Thierry Henry claiming that the manner of the defeat at Old Trafford would not have happened during his time at the club.
And when asked which Arsenal player he hears speaking on the pitch during games, Adam told BBC 5 Live: “Nobody… because they have so much of the ball, there’s not really anybody.
“There’s plays on other teams, where if you do something wrong, you see them get dug out.
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“I see [Alexis] Sanchez sometimes but he does it the wrong way, he throws his arms in the air and things like that.
“If I’m sat beside Glenn Whelan and I do something wrong, he’l dig me out, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t like me, it’s just that he knows you’re better than what you are, and sometimes you need that, you need that rollicking to spur you on.
“Playing against that [Arsenal], I don’t see it. I don’t see that type of player who gets to that stage where they want to have a go at somebody to try and gee them up and get them going, because sadly, it’s missing.”
- Goal