Emery allowed his players to vote on who should wear the armband following the summer departures of Laurent Koscielny and Petr Cech. Xhaka won the poll but was later stripped of the captaincy after swearing at Arsenal fans when he was substituted in a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace. But Emery insists that the Switzerland international was the right man for the role. "The main captains last year were Koscielny, Cech, [Aaron] Ramsey and Nacho Monreal and they all left the team," the Spaniard told BBC Sport. "So the natural leader in the changing room, because of his values and what he represented, was Granit Xhaka. There was a vote to see if what I felt about him was also felt...
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