Rio Ferdinand believes Martin Odegaard will be a “different” player this season for Arsenal and is worried that being named captain could weigh heavy on the playmaker's shoulders.
Odegaard was made Arsenal captain by Mikel Arteta on July 30. The Norwegian has inherited the captaincy following a rocky period in its history, which has seen both Granit Xhaka and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stripped of the armband.
Xhaka was demoted by Unai Emery following a public spat with the club’s fans, while Aubameyang lost the captaincy after falling out with Arteta by breaking some team rules. The striker was frozen out of the side and then permitted to join Barcelona on a free transfer in January. Odegaard takes the armband from Alexandre Lacazette, who left for Lyon in the summer when his contract expired.
