Per Mertesacker has one fundamental belief about captaincy: be true to yourself, no matter the consequences. Speaking exclusively to our ‘In Lockdown’ podcast, our academy manager revealed what it takes to wear the armband for Arsenal. "If you're authentic, honest and can have tough conversations, that's when you talk about winning teams," Mertesacker said. "Winning teams always talk, you know? Whether it's positive, negative, comfortable or uncomfortable.   "There needs to be that mentality in every single training session. I remember Aaron Ramsey was always a sounding board for me because we kept having a go at each other. Whenever we would do something wrong or...
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