New Arsenal manager Unai Emery has said that he plans to name five captains throughout his squad ahead of the 2018-19 season. Former club captain Per Mertesacker retired at the end of last term and Laurent Koscielny, who wore the armband for much of the campaign, will miss the opening months of the new season with an Achilles injury. Emery hinted that Koscielny would remain one of his leaders, but plans to name a quintet of skippers once he gets to know his squad better. "We've spoken about that. My idea is to know every player and to know, also, the personality of the players. And then, I think my first idea is to have five captains in the team. But at the moment, I don't know the...
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